Bass fishing tips from Bassmaster Elite anglers and other bass fishing experts. Learn about fishing tackle, rods, reels and techniques to help you catch more bass.
Top Tackle: Follow the bait in the fall
In this Top Tackle video, Beau Browning emphasizes the importance of following the baitfish in the fall. Bait will push into the creeks and finding where the bait is located…
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How to set up side imaging settings with Combs
Get great electronics tips from Elite pro Keith Combs when it comes to side imaging and settings.
1-Minute Angler: Marks’ late fall topwater tips
Learn how Elite pro Paul Marks approaches topwater fishing as the fall transitions into winter.
Follow the baitfish in the fall
When I watched my son Laker win the Bassmaster Elite Qualifier event at Wheeler Lake last week, it was officially a fall tournament, but the weather still felt like summer....
1-Minute Angler: Marks’ fall fluke tips
Elite pro Paul Marks shares his best fluke fishing tips for targeting bass in the fall months.
All about that bream
I’ll admit it – I am a bream freak. Whether it’s bluegills, redbreasts or shellcrackers – I’m obsessed with bream. It’s the bass forage that intrigues me the most. It’s...
Does lure color really matter?
This is an age-old question that has been debated for as long as I can remember. Every time I walk through the ICAST Show where new products are introduced, I’m...
Oh-Fish-Ally Unofficial: Best bass fishing knots debated
In episode 11 of Oh-Fish-Ally Unofficial, Dave Mercer welcomes Tucker Smith, Emil Wagner and more guests to debate which knot reigns supreme in the world of competitive bass fishing.
Top 100: Smith breaks down Lake St. Clair
Bassmaster Elite Tucker Smith breaks down the lay of the lake at St. Clair. Learn how Humminbird LakeMaster Mapping technology enables him to find subtle bottom contours attractive to smallmouth...
Decisions, decisions
Many factors play into tournament fishing. Things like preparation, execution and the ability to adapt to changing conditions. The anglers who work through these various aspects of the game with...
Keys to successful river fishing in September
I recently fished a major tournament in September on the Potomac River that drew more than 100 anglers. I’m pleased with my 12th-place finish. I relied on several components to...
My first trip to Lake Champlain
I entered the first Bassmaster Elite Qualifier event at Lake Champlain mainly to try and make next year’s Bassmaster Classic, and even though that plan didn’t work out, fishing this...
Fall time in the North
For the past several years, I’ve spent fall/winter in the South. I’ve enjoyed the warmer climate, but I’ve also missed the amazing fall fishing that’s available throughout the North Country....
1-Minute Angler: Smith’s fall jighead minnow tips
The 2025 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year Tucker Smith gives a quick jighead minnow tips for fall bass fishing.
