Vegetation: The basics
Shaw GrigsbyWe’re going into the time of the year when our lakes, and some of our rivers, are beginning to turn green. Everywhere you look you see all sorts of vegetation...
Texas Fest – grad fest
Bernie SchultzLake Travis is a great lake — deep, clear and full of bass. And though I didn’t perform very well in the recent Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest event, I did...
The versatile worm
John CrewsFishing conditions change quickly, and so does the bite. That’s why you hear so much about certain baits being versatile. You don’t have to retie or own several rod and...
Post-spawn: Going deeper
Jacob PowroznikThe fish are done spawning and the fish have left the shallow parts and are headed out deeper. This time of year fish may stop off at the secondary stuff...
Don’t miss what’s going on
Bill LowenI didn’t pick that title by accident. It’s there to make a point. It comes from the perspective of an angler who has missed what’s going on this year. And...
The little fish dilemma
Kevin VanDamEvery once in a while you run across a fishery like we saw at Lake Travis – lots and lots of small bass interspersed with some really big ones. As...
Simplifying finesse fishing, part 1
Brent EhrlerFifteen or 20 years ago, the idea of finesse fishing for bass was considered to be a complex form of fishing that involved a lot tediousness. First, there were a...
You can’t spell ‘wink’ without ‘win’
Pete RobbinsThe episode of The Bassmasters featuring Kevin VanDam’s win at Grand Lake is incredible, not just because it’s his record-setting 25th B.A.S.S. victory. It’s not just because he gives a...
Four myths about the postspawn
Ish MonroeThere are lots and lots of myths that surround bass fishing, but none of them are as crazy as some of the ones that deal with the postspawn. It’s like...
Confused by Lake Travis
Jason ChristieI’ll take a Top 12 finish any day, but I’ll admit, I’ve never been so confused by a lake as I was during last week’s Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting...
