Catching a 16-pounder ‘felt like a bowling ball’
Joe McKay had grown accustomed to feeling the hard thump on the other end of his umbrella rig after a full day of slamming lunker bass on Texas’ O.H. Ivie...
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Kennedy’s line-thru swimbait
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday, Steve Kennedy walks through the process to simply rig a soft plastic swimbait so it is a line-thru bait. Kennedy often uses this setup when...
Upshaw’s tips for buying a used bass boat
Buying a used boat can be difficult, to say the least. Figuring out exactly what should go on the boat, how it should be rigged, how old the boat is,...
Tech Tip Thursday: Techniques for the Florida spawn
In this Tech Tip Thursday brought to you by 13 Fishing, Ron Nelson breaks down his favorite techniques to catch bass around the spawning season in Florida.
Land of giants: Winter wonder-bites
Bundled up, frosty breath clouding the air — don’t think the big biters won’t show themselves during winter’s chill. It’s not easy and you have to play their game, but...
Four baits for prespawn
Often the prespawn is characterized by unstable weather and moving fish.
Lipless crankbaits this winter, South and North
Winter bass fishing can get tough regardless of whether you’re in the South or in the North. Yet, there’s one bait that’ll often get them going no matter where you’re...
Top lures at St. Johns 2021
Paquette’s plan to Lock Down St. Johns
Before the 2021 AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River, Garrett Paquette shared his approach for targeting prespawn and spawning largemouth.
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Lipless cranks for winter and spring
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video, Justin Atkins goes through his lipless crankbait setup. Atkins explains a few key things he believes are important to fishing a lipless crankbait during...