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Fall Time Tactics For Big Bass

Fall, the season of change, the days are getting shorter, air and water temperatures are dropping and big bass are putting the feed bag on BIG TIME!  With the cooler temperatures, bass are getting the […]

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TPWD Shocks Up Big Bass

Recent electrofishing surveys conducted by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries biologists turned up a surprising number of big largemouth bass in Lake Ray Hubbard. TPWD’s Inland Fisheries district office in Fort Worth […]

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Tubin’

Okay, probably too cold for the kind  of tubing with your friends and swimsuits. But the tube jig is still catching fish. The tube jig is a soft-plastic lure that has a hollow chamber. This […]

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FREE BAITS from Picasso Lures

Check out this contest by Picasso Lures and Psycho Bass Monkey. Psycho Bass Monkey has teamed up with Picasso Lures and they want to give you guys some FREE BAITS! The winners will receive the […]

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Toyota AOYFeatured In Live Hunt

Bassmaster Elite Series pro and 2012 Toyota Angler of the Year Brent Chapman once said, “I fish to pay for my hunting habit.” It seems only fitting that during the hiatus between the 2013 Elite […]

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Six Strategies for More Cold-Water Bass

When the water temperatures plummet in fall, tournament bass angler Rich Lindgren employs numerous cold-water tactics, relying largely on one “jack of all trades bait” called the Kompak Craw for finicky bass in waters below […]

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The Shovelface

By the Inside Line… As I’ve emptied the boat to be sold and started planning my 2014 tackle purchases, I’ve come across several lures that I had every intention of throwing in 2013, but circumstances, […]

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Bass Boat Giveaway

It might be difficult for Santa to squeeze a bass boat down the chimney, but with the Bassmaster Holiday Boat Giveaway, it won’t be necessary for St. Nick to face that obstacle. From now through […]

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Bass Univ Goes To Niagara Falls

The Bass University’s early registration 25% discount promotion for all Niagara Falls, NY class registrations is about to expire after September 30th.  Don’t miss out. Bass U classes will be at the Greater Niagara Fishing […]

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Doug Hannon Into The BFHF

Doug Hannon, the “Bass Professor”, who died in March, 2013 at the age of 66, has been selected with 3 other people to be inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. All four candidates […]

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SD Smallmouth Record

Hey smallie fans! Just wanted to give you a heads up on this new state record smallmouth bass that was caught on October 26th. 2013, by Derek Valnes. He caught this amazing smallie weighing 7 […]

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Bass Stocking Experiment

Georgia anglers spend more days fishing for bass than any other freshwater species in the state.  Lake Allatoona is no exception and over the last decade there has been a growing call from bass anglers […]

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Bass Rankings – Check Them Out

The Bass Rankings World Rankings are the most comprehensive and accurate multi-year rankings of the world’s tournament bass anglers, from the professionals to the amateurs. Why? Bass Rankings’ goal since its inception has been two-fold. […]

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Dock Cranking

You fish crankbaits in shallow water. You fish docks in shallow water. But do you ever fish shallow docks with crankbaits? If your answer is yes, then you probably already know how effective crankbaits can […]

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Snag Proof’s Facebook Page

As anglers we have always had great fishing story’s, well let’s take Snag Proof Lures. They are the best known hollow bodied frog manufacture whose Facebook page is just on fire. They hold contests that […]

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Three Great Fall Topwater Baits

Denali Rods Presents: In many parts of the country, the calendar flipping into October brings about one of the strongest bites of the year. In reservoirs, shad are nearing their biggest size and heading to […]

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A Slain Angler Remembered

If you’d known nothing about the life of Jimmy Johnson, all it took was one look at his funeral service in Ganado, Texas, Saturday to know this: He was a bass fisherman. Next to Johnson’s […]

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Last Chance Smallie Stance

It took only one quick glance of the sonar screen to realize the end was near. The temperature readout was reporting water cold enough that, in just a few short weeks, would sport a paper-thin […]

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Corrao/Stefan Win Cabela’s NABC

After claiming the 2013 Cabela’s North American Bass Circuit’s Team of the Year title in September-and scoring an impressive victory at the trail’s Sturgeon Bay qualifier in May-Jason Corrao and Matt Stefan capped a storybook […]

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Farewell To The Alabama Rig

It seems like just yesterday nearly all members of the bass fishing media were writing about this new bait/system that mimicked an entire school of baitfish. It’s hard to believe that it was almost two […]

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Giant Smallie

There’s a new contender for the IGFA 4 kg (8 lb) tippet class record for smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)! Dr. Ichiro Nagai recently made this 2.55 kg (5 lb 9 oz) catch fishing with guide […]

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Fall Bass Fast

Spinnerbait secrets for late-season success.   Duck hunters’ jonboats may outnumber bass boats on many lakes in mid to late fall, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t fine fishing to be found. Both largemouths and […]

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6 Things You Need to Know

6 Things You Need to Know to Catch Bigger Backwater Bass. FLW Tour pro Larry Nixon is a big believer in fishing backwater areas for bass. Throughout his illustrious career, he’s caught hundreds of giant […]

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Bass fisherman killed

A man killed at a Jackson motel over the weekend was in the area to compete in a fishing tournament. Bassmaster identified the angler as James “Jimmy” Johnson, 56, of Ganado, Texas. He was competing […]

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Catching Big Bass On Frogs

Bass fishing with frogs is one of the best techniques for catching giant largemouth bass all over the country. While most anglers employ a slow twitch and pause technique in either heavy cover or lily […]

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Hawg Dawy by Snag Proof

Weedless, strike producing lizards. Lifelike swimming action brings out big Bass and Walleye soft natural feel makes them hold on! Pre-rigged for bottom fishing, its great for getting into & around spawning beds, rocks, weeds […]

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Delaware River in the Fall

As the fall progresses, look for the bass on the river to begin to migrate toward their wintering areas. As the amount of light each day continues to diminish, this triggers the baitfish and bass […]

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Florida Bass Growing In Oklahoma

As Oklahoma’s summertime fishing action fades into fond memories, the state’s fish hatcheries are turning their focus onto creating many great fishing memories of the future.   In mid-September, employees at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife […]

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Kenneth Wiley Wins G-Man Contest

Kenneth Wiley suspected he was being pranked when he got the Oct. 2 call telling him he was the grand-prize winner in the Fish With G-Man Sweepstakes on Bassmaster.com. “I was shocked,” Wiley said. “I […]

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2014 College B.A.S.S. Schedule

They say your college years are the best of your life. If the 2014 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series schedule is any indication, it’s true. Covering five geographic regions and some of the best bass waters […]

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Rat-L-Trap Shootout

Bass looked for cover on Lake Fork Saturday morning, but many couldn’t keep from being sniped by the anglers firing away at the first ever Rat-L-Trap Shootout. Fishermen from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, and other […]

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Keith Combs Wins TTBC

After the top 10 anglers competed on Sunday, Keith Combs of Huntington, TX claimed the championship at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic. Dominating the weekend, Combs won wire-to-wire staying in the lead all three days […]

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Lure in the Biggest Fish

Snag Proof has been selling quality lures since 1961. Their founder, Harry Ehlers, was the first to create a weedless frog. Snag Proof creates lures that have a soft, hollow plastic body armed with a […]

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Flutter Worm Wins FLW Event

Hard to say what motivated Jacob Wheeler most – ending Day 1 of the Forrest Wood Cup in 40th place, or his girlfriend’s reaction to his 7-pound, 4-ounce limit. “She says, ‘Wow, those are baby […]

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Bass University Goes To Worcester

New Class Location Added- The Bass University’s bass fishing educational classes, taught by six of the top pro anglers in the sport, are coming to Worcester, Massachusetts.  Classes will be at the New England Fishing […]

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2 Auburn Anglers Compete For Classic

“It’s like déjà vu all over again” to borrow a phrase from baseball great Yogi Berra. During Saturday’s weigh-in of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic Bracket, the competition eliminated two anglers, leaving two anglers from […]

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Forrest Wood Cup To Air On NBC

The 2013 Forrest Wood Cup will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC when “FLW” airs Sept. 29 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. ET. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show is hosted by Jason Harper and is broadcast […]

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Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Inductees

For Immediate Release – The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Board of Directors today announced the Hall’s 2014 inductees. All four persons selected are being recognized for their profound and lasting impacts upon the world […]