Casting Jigs: The Lost Art

Stacey King is old school, so he knows about fishing jigs the "old-fashioned way" by casting them. The 56-year-old pro fished his first BASS event in 1986 and was tormenting Missouri bass long before pitching and flipping were fashionable.

Here’s where to look and how to catch bass in grass, no matter the season

Many bass anglers lump submerged aquatic vegetation like milfoil, coontail and hydrilla under the generic heading of "grass." For some, the term also covers lily pads and even floating plants like hyacinths. Many successful tournament pros speak of grass because they want to be vague about how and where they're catching bass to keep the competition guessing.

A high speed connection

Emerald Shiners, spot-tail shiners, red-tail chubs, bluntnose minnows, alewives, threadfin and gizzard shad, crawfish, hellgrammites and round gobies. The forage preferences of smallmouth bass throughout the country are well-known to most bass anglers.

Welding Grass for Monster Bass

As a few innovative anglers have discovered, "welding" is one of the best ways to quickly put a limit of quality fish in the boat.

How-To

10 tips for fishing fallen trees

A magical series of fallen trees lying in 5 feet of water along the shoreline in pockets located near Lake Wylie's Catawba River channel provided Takahiro Omori with his biggest career moment to date &#151 victory in the 2004 Bassmaster Classic.

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