Bass fishing tips from Bassmaster Elite anglers and other bass fishing experts. Learn about fishing tackle, rods, reels and techniques to help you catch more bass.
Top Tackle: How Kyle Welcher won at the Pasquotank River
In this Top Tackle video, Kyle Welcher breaks down his single bait that produced a record-winning margin and over 118 pounds of bass at the Pasquotank River. Flipping a Crush…
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Adapting to changing current flows in rivers
I’m a river guy at heart. I’ve fished the Delaware River, the Susquehanna and many other waterways. When I saw the Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound on this year’s Progressive Bassmaster Elite...
Don’t neglect lipless crankbaits or spinnerbaits this spring
Anglers like to jump on trends and often forget about the tactics that worked well a few years ago. For example, prespawn usage of the lipless crankbait and the spinnerbait...
Survive and thrive during the midday slump
For office folks, it may be another cup of coffee, a healthy fruit smoothie or a brisk walk around the parking lot. For bass anglers, the midday slump requires more...
Prime time for big ones
In my mind, there is no better time to be a bass angler than right now. I’m talking about the current springtime shallow bite that has emerged in the South...
Tips for prespawn cranking
Shallow cranking can be an exceptionally productive tactic all year long, but it’s especially deadly for catching big fish and big bags at this time of year. During the prespawn,...
Classic: Sorting through the prespawn options
Learn the 'how to' approach many pros are using to dial in the options at Lake Ray Roberts.
Do you know Ned?
Have you ever met Ned? I’m of course referring to the Ned rig. When the Ned rig came out, it quickly became a hot technique, and when I saw it,...
The DeBAIT: Chunk vs. craw jig trailers
Jigs have been a staple in the bass angler’s tacklebox for decades, but what goes on the back of them is where this DeBAIT topic centers. As the years have...
Bass in the grass
The first two Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments of the 2025 season at the St. Johns River and Lake Okeechobee will be pure grass fishing events. Grass will also be a...
Land of giants: It’s monster time
As bass prepare for the spawn, the big ones come out to play. It’s a great time for anglers to go monster hunting.
Wintertime warmup in the South
All of a sudden, the winter weather has gotten more bearable. Time to go bass fishing.
Line choices for beginners
When I started tournament fishing in the early 1990s, we didn’t have many choices when it came to fishing line. We had a couple different brands of monofilament and that...
