Day on the Lake: Mike Iaconelli
Mike Iaconelli is a scrapper, a street-smart Jersey boy with a fiercely competitive streak who knows that the prize is sweeter when you’ve taken the hard road to claim it....
Feed big largemouth oversized lures for more summer fun
East Texas bass fishing legend Stephen Johnston doesn’t always carry an inflatable innertube and a fruity drink on the spacious front deck of his Vexus, but when it comes to...
Summertime fishing in the South
Summer can be a challenging time of year in the South, but you can definitely catch fish, if you get the timing right. Between guiding and my sponsor/media work, I...
Schultz’s soft plastic jerkbait strategies
Elite Series pro Bernie Schultz provides a rundown of his entire setup for fishing a soft plastic jerkbait.
Bank Fishing Basics: Wading streams for Smallmouth
One of my favorite things to do in that late May all the way till the end of the summer time frame is to simply go stream or river wade...
Land of giants: Go big for summer bruisers
As water temps rise so does the need to use big baits. Elite Series pros offer the best options for every level of the water column to wrangle a PB...
Counting to five
The best tournament anglers in the world make mistakes during every event they fish. In 220 tournaments over two decades, veteran Virginia pro John Crews admits he’s made plenty. So...
Heavy spinnerbaits for offshore fishing
Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Drew Cook is one of the best sight fishermen on tour. If you want proof, you need look no further than the 105 pounds and 5...
Froggin’ without grass
We are well into summer and, in most parts of the country, the water temperature has climbed above 75 degrees. That tells me it’s froggin’ season. Most people reserve weedless...
June is topwater time
If you love a topwater bite, there’s no better time to be fishing than right now. Topwater baits also do well in the fall when bass go on the feed, but you absolutely can’t beat the postspawn to...