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Kyle Welcher’s early spring cranking tips

Early spring is a prime time for catching bag bass on a crankbait. Check out Kyle Welcher's tips for prespawn cranking.

Catch the biggest bass of the year in the prespawn

The numbers don’t lie — 10 pounds, 4 ounces, 12-14, 9-5. Those were some of the biggest bass ever caught by Bassmaster Elite anglers John Cox, Lee Livesay and Brandon...

Top plastics for cold water

In much of North America, bass fishing from late winter into early spring takes place in water under 55 degrees. During this frigid phase, many anglers use soft-plastic baits mainly...

Use different colors baits for fishing different depths

When Tennessee pro Brandon Card is dragging a big worm across deep offshore ledges, particularly on the TVA impoundments, there’s no question which color he’ll be throwing: Plum. It’s accounted...

Tips for fishing shell beds

Bass don’t eat mussels, as far as we know. But for some reason, bass and mussels go together like oysters and Louisiana hot sauce. In most lakes around the country,...

Hackney’s five swim jig secrets

Few tournament pros qualify as true naturals. These individuals find and catch bass so consistently they seem to have been born with superior fishing instincts. Louisiana Elite Series pro Greg...

Gerald Swindle’s fall buzzbait tips

G-Man shares some of his keys for catching fish on a buzzbait in the fall.

Going heavy when conditions are tough

When bass refuse to bite due to heavy fishing pressure, post cold-front conditions or some inexplicable factor, the knee-jerk reaction from many anglers, including some of the pros, is to...

Cole Sands’ favorite fall topwater

Lee Livesay’s fall topwater tips

Lee Livesay breaks down his favorite technique for fall fishing.