Gear up for a quick release. A small net and good pliers will help you release fish unharmed. If you want to keep bass to eat, the best tasting fish are mid-sized and caught from cold water. Bass are ...

In today’s 7-8–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -Seth Feider has teamed up with Z-Man to create the new “Secret Agent” smallmouth bait. Definitely worth a look. -Bass jigs are a standard, a go-to, a ...

One of the earliest bass baits I remember, both slightly bewildered by but also fascinated with, was the flipping jig. As a teenager I would eagerly read magazine copy on this lead and rubber lure, ...

There are many great ways to jig for smallmouth bass, though Ivo shares some great tips on how to make a normal tube jig into something much better! In a short while Ivo lands a nice set of smallmouth ...

The hot and humid months of summer always seem to transform bass fishing lakes into a downright mess — ­impoundments ...

Catching largemouth bass in the fall doesn't have to be a difficult task. By choosing the right lures for the job, finding green weeds, keying-in on deep rock and wood, following the bait, and turning ...

When these factors align, the result is one of angling’s most thrilling moments: the explosive topwater strike that keeps ...