Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry
Fall Dock Fishing
The in-between time of year generally falls in the fall when the water is still warm and the bass are acting like its mid-summer. Bass become real finicky in this time of the year as […]
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How to Choose the Best Spinnerbait for Bass, Every Time
We’ve gleaned expertise from Jason Christie’s many years of refining spinnerbait knowledge to provide you a shortcut to spinnerbait fishing success. Enjoying consistent success with a spinnerbait for bass is so much more than casting […]
Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry
Mud Lines For Bass
If I have learned anything about North Alabama in the winter, I have realized that in the winter we get a lot of rain causing the lake to get muddy; causing water to over-run many […]
Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry
Hard Targets
History has proved that the winter is the best of the hard target fishing, because the cold water drives the fish out looking for different structure “hence the bass move to hard targets” like rock, […]
Dan’s Fish ‘N’ Tales®
Out Chasing Crappie and Bass
Pepper and I started out fishing on a fairly warm and windy day that became windier, stormy and cooler. I don’t know if Pepper was tired, bored or trying to duck down out of the […]
Dan’s Fish ‘N’ Tales®
Are We Headed Into A Tough Outing?
Don Banning and I headed to the water today, and thought we might have it fairly tough. Another angler said they had fished all morning and caught two crappie. Other anglers were also having a […]
Bass Fishing
Increased Efficiency Thanks to Kayaks
“It’s hard to put into words, but it’s this,” Brett Mitchell said, using one hand to gesture to his surroundings while peddling a Hobie Pro Angler through a cypress-shrouded canal just off a Lake […]
Bass Fishing
Bandit Lures – Where are shallow bass in early March
March in the south brings hope to many anglers as the water begins to warm, only to have wild cold fronts blow in and change everything drastically. It can be difficult to find reliable patterns […]
Bass Fishing
Watts Bar Record Smallie Broken, Again
8.65 Smallmouth caught in the Watts Bar Opens Tournament by Seth Robinson last weekend. To learn more about WBO events go to this link on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/236126077053983/. or their website at https://www.wattsbaropens.com/. Contact them […]
Tournament News & Results
Bass, Redfish, Crappie and Catfish Tournament Coverage
Fishing Tournament Coverage From The Past Week+ – Crappie USA, IFA Kayak/Redfish, IFA Redfish tour, Cabelas King Kat and of course the Bassmaster Classic -CUSA Pro Division Victory at Santee Cooper, SC goes to […]
Bass Fishing
Lure Lock Angler’s Eyeing up Bassmaster Classic Crown in Tennessee
With the 2019 Bassmaster Classic on the horizon, three Lure Lock pro anglers have been preparing their gear for the biggest event of bass fishing and are ready to take aim at hoisting the Bassmaster […]
Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry
My Favorite Deep Baits
With the fish moving off shore and the spawn slowly turning to post spawn I thought I would give you my favorite baits that I use when the bass move deep as we progress into […]
Fishing Tips
Boy Howdys For Early Season Bass
“This is my new favorite topwater lure,” Tim Mann said, showing off a Chrome/Black Boy Howdy before casting is just past a stick-up beside a seawall in a canal. Mann, who is long-time tournament bass […]
Fishing Tips
MyFWC – Shiners and Structure For Bass
Lake Istokpoga has become one of the most productive trophy bass lakes in the country following major habitat enhancement programs by the FWC. Anglers can be extremely productive fishing this revitalized habitat using shiners, if […]
Bass Fishing
Top Picks for Late Summer Bass
The late summer period can be a very tough time to develop a pattern with bass fishing on clear water lakes. Our best tips will involve search baits that cover vast amounts of the water […]
Bass Fishing
Ditching the Pistons for Pedals
People may think that being an Elite-level bass fisherman is easy. They fish for a living, right? That, however, couldn’t be further from the truth. Doing what it takes to fish at this level requires […]
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Springtime Bass Bed Fishing Basics From Savage Gear
With Spring time upon us, as a bass fisherman you know what that means – its time for the spawn! Arguably the best fishing of the year, and the best time to catch your personal […]
Bass Fishing
Don’t Overlook Causeways
“If you think about it, every fish that migrates up and down this creek has to go through that little gap,” Jimmy Mason said, as he pitched a War Eagle Heavy Finesse Jig to the […]
Dan’s Fish ‘N’ Tales®
The First Crappie Came On A Yellow Perch Rat-L-Trap
After having a meeting regarding my health insurance, Pepper and I got out fishing for a few hours. We didn’t do all that well on bass, but did fairly well on crappie. The first crappie […]
Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry
Downsizing in the Fall
It’s common every year as the bass make changes in their locations and the fall weather starts to set in fishing gets tougher. This change is constant throughout my many years of history, the fall […]
Fishing Tips
Prime Hopper (grasshopper) Fishing
Fly fishermen know…………….. Whether to target trout, smallmouths, bluegills or largemouths, they turn to a lot of grasshopper-imitating fly patterns during late summer and continuing into fall. Grasshoppers and other terrestrial insects fairly commonly find […]
Bass Fishing
What’s Up With Double Digit Bass?
Note: Berkley’s Dr. Keith Jones is one of the foremost authorities on . He knows the answers to questions most anglers can only offer a guess. Most anglers have never caught a bass weighing double […]
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch
CATCH FISH ON THE WEEDLINE
Summer has arrived pretty much everywhere in fishing country. The spawn is over, so the fish, regardless of specie, are doing one thing: They’re either eating, or they’re looking for something to eat. If you […]
Bass Fishing
LURENET LURES: Norman Middle N – Rooting Rocks
Explaining how well a lure works in a situation is one thing. Demonstrating that is another. Alabama pro Jimmy Mason recently showed me what a Norman Middle N can do around rocks in highly convincing […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Have You Tried A Bite Booster Lure Yet? You Should
Trolling, casting or vitical jigging for pike, lake trout, walleye and bass, The Bite Booster has earned it’s place in the ODU Tackle Box. Bite Booster Lures Inc. was founded in June 2015 in Montreal, […]
Bass Fishing
Prepare for the Prespawn Bass Season
In the most southern parts of the U.S. the prespawn period — when most of the bass in a particular body of water are 15 feet or shallower, and the opportunity to catch truly big […]
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Megabass USA, “How to choose the colors of your jerkbaits”
Cold weather jerkbaits are an effective way to catch lethargic and non-committal bass, but it also sits on a fragile precipice – any failure to dial in the correct size, cadence or suspending attitude of […]
From The Desks of the ODU Writers
Slow Down for Winter Bass
By Best Bassin’, Billy “Hawkeye” Decoteau and Zman Lures. Bass are cold-blooded creatures, meaning as the water temperature drops lower and lower, bass move slower and slower! Add in some ice chilling water temperatures and […]
Bass Fishing
Large School (wolf packs) of Big Bass Feeding on Lake Bottom
By autumn, some lakes have developed mats of filamentous algae on the lake floor. This tapestry provides cover for crayfish, sculpins and darters who can move around undetected…. they think. During this time, bass (both […]
Bass Fishing
More States Look to Grow Trophies With Florida-Strain Bass
Story from the Activist Angler. Can Tennessee biologists turn Chickamauga into another Lake Fork? Probably not. That Texas lake is the gold standard for trophy bass fisheries, and duplicating the success there is not a […]
Bass Fishing
Winter Bass Fishing Can Be Tough
Bass do not feed in ice water, a fact that I have learn over again every year. Each winter a few warm days and pleasant weather will make me think I can catch a bass. […]
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ODU’s Last magazine covered bass, walleye, panfish & a bunch on waterfowl – Don’t miss out
Link to this edition of ODU Magazine – https://www.odumagazine.com/Magazines/ODUOctoberFishing2016/ Call this fall edition of ODU Magazine a double barrel edition, with 130 pages of fishing and hunting coverage. Packed with 26 articles from open water […]
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The October Edition Of ODU Magazine Beats the Bell On Halloween
Call our Late October Edition of ODU Magazine a double barrel edition, with 130 pages of fishing and hunting coverage. Packed with 26 articles from open water fishing for bass, walleye, catfish, pike and more, […]
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Unleash the New Winding and Curl Tail Spin Jigs By VMC
With more than two centuries of experience under its belt, VMC® continues to produce new, game-changing tackle to help anglers worldwide catch fish after fish after fish. With the introduction of the new VMC Wingding […]
Bass Fishing
Mike Iaconelli’s New Rig to Fool Smart Bass
Let’s face it, most bass by now are familiar enough with wacky rigs that they’re often unfazed by them. Freshen up your finesse game with a new VMC® Neko Rig. “The Neko Rig is one […]
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Get caught up with ODU Magazine
Get caught up with ODU Magazine and check out our latest magazine released on Tuesday. It covers our “Top 25 Products of ICAST”, plus bass, redfish, panfish, walleye, snook, and a little hunting to get […]
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Late Summer Edition of ODU Magazine Is Now Available
This edition of ODU Magazine has a very special feature that each year becomes our most read section and shared magazine …. our “Top 25 Products of ICAST”. This year we hope we did not […]
Bass Fishing
Crappie Baits for Bass
July in the northeast, especially New England can be feast or famine. Factor in abnormal weather changes running temperature gauges to peaks and valleys anglers often get exhausted changing baits in attempts to trigger a […]
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Deep Drop Panfish
After a full summer of chasing ‘glamour fish’—the bass, walleyes, and trout of the world—a dude dubbed Mr. Bluegill is certainly ready to call an audible. Not that Captain Troy Peterson doesn’t constantly keep […]
Ron Presley's Outdoor Chronicles
Bass fishing the Harris Chain with the Frog Ninja
The best time to throw a Snag Proof Frog is everyday, according to central Florida bass angler Broc Foley. “It is all about risk and reward for me,” stated 36-year old Foley. “I can put […]
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Slow Down Your Day When Chasing Bass This Summer
The one thing most of us are guilty of while summer time fishing is fishing to fast; there is just no question that in the heat of the summer time the slower you present your […]
Bass Fishing
Transition Cover For Pre Spawn/Spawn Bass
With the spawn approaching bass will start to migrate toward the spawning grounds; they will use any and every piece of cover on their way to the spawn to stop and look for food. Knowing […]
Headlines
Top 5 Stories From ODU This Week – February 7, 2015
Five of the most read stories that appear here on ODU Magazine this past week. “Potential Monsters in the Depths of Lake Pontchartrain“, “Are You Aiming for the Oxygen“, “Vertical Structure, Vegetation Are Where the […]
Bass Fishing
A Quality Spinnerbait To Rely On – Reed-Runner Mag by Northland
Reel your next big catch from the weeds with the Northland Reed-Runner Spinnerbait, the ultimate weapon for bass and pike anglers. Molded with a premium blood-red Lip-Stick® hook to trigger feeding instincts. Super-stainless, tangleproof “R” […]
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FISHING MISSISSIPPI RIVER POOL 13
The Mississippi River extends the entire length of Illinois varying fishing opportunities in the various pools formed by navigational dams. For bass fishing probably the best pool is Pool 13 which extends from Lock & […]
Fishing Tips
Northland RZ JIG
Always let jig hit bottom before you start your retrieve. Remember, fish generally hit a jig on the fall! The RZ JIG® is the most reliable, versatile artificial fishing lure on the market today! Jigs […]
Fishing Tips
NORTHLAND WHISTLER JIG: Deadly for Crappie, Perch, Walleye, Bass & Trout!
The WHISTLER JIG® is one of the deadliest fishing lures ever developed to provoke strikes from lethargic, inactive gamefish! It’s secret is a uniquely designed propeller blade that spins, flashes & flutters to lure fish […]
Bass Fishing
KINKAID LAKE BASS FISHING
Usually thought of as a muskie and largemouth bass lake, Kinkaid does have a growing population of smallmouth bass. Due to the heavy recreational boating traffic in summer, the best opportunity for catching a lunker […]
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Drop-Shot Rigging For Crappies
Drop shot rigging is a staple presentation of serious bass fans from coast to coast, but it remains a largely overlooked option for anglers pursuing other species of gamefish, including crappies. That’s unfortunate, because in […]
Bass Fishing
FLW Highlight: 5 Best Smallmouth Destinations
Fall is the time of year to treat yourself to one last fishing excursion before the snowflakes start to fall. And if you’re going to take a fishing road trip amid a backdrop of autumn’s […]