Bad weather is your friend
Even though it’s fall on the calendar the weather is pretty good right now. That won’t last though. The tough stuff is on the way, and that’s bad news for...
Top lures at Smith Lake 2021
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Combs’ technique for fall fishing
Bassmaster Elite Series champion Keith Combs explains one of the best tournament techniques for big bass: topwater. In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video brought to you by Mercury Marine, Combs...
Color me irresistible
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Drew Cook keeps what he calls a “teenage girl’s Sharpie pen kit” in his boat, plus “Dollar General” nail polish in assorted colors. He uses them...
Become a better map reader
Learning how to read a lake map will make you a better bass fisherman. While folks in the South still have a few months of great fishing ahead of them,...
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Tiny baits for schooling bass
Matt Arey shows fans a different approach to schooling bass in the fall. In this Tackle Tip Tuesday brought to you by Mercury Marine, Arey rigs an ultra-small swimbait on...
Lester’s 2 tips for fishing the fall ‘cheese’
The formation of thick yellow matts of algae atop hydrilla, coontail and milfoil beds each autumn is often comically called “cheese” by anglers. And it becomes as much a part...
Christie’s tips for storing spinnerbaits
Bassmaster Elite Series Champion Jason Christie gives us a look inside of his spinnerbait box and explains how he organizes them. Christie’s system keeps the same blade combinations and weights...
Breaking down backwater
Shortly after entering a modest backwater off the upper Mississippi River, Drew Cook blew right past what appeared to be a sweet little pocket of matted grass, pads and duckweed,...
Robertson’s unorthodox crankbait retrieve
Matt Robertson gives fishermen an alternative crankbait retrieve, especially for late-summer schools of bass that are highly pressured.
