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Here's How Video Games Led This California Kid to Bass Fishing Superstardom
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1081+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 3:46 PM EDT I’VE FISHED WITH Oliver Ngy on my home waters twice, and I walked away from both trips so inspired I was giddy, yet hopelessly frustrated at the same time. It’s rare for me to meet a…...
How to Catch Bass During the Dreaded Fall Turnover
1+ week, 1+ day ago (325+ words) Published Sep 5, 2026 10:00 AM EDT This phenomenon is called the “fall turnover.” When their food sources move toward warmer water, so do bass, which must lay up fat tissue in the fall to tide them through winter. Depending on water clarity…...
Old School Tactics for Fishing the Fall Smallmouth Bass Blitz. No Forward-Facing Sonar Required
1+ week, 3+ day ago (570+ words) By Robert W. Streeter Published Sep 2, 2026 11:43 AM EDT Could be a typical bluefish massacre, right? Bluefish or stripers herding and smashing rain bait? Could be, but it isn’t. This blitz takes place in fresh water and the fish are smallmouth bass…...
How to Kill Big Bucks in States That Allow Baiting — Without Baiting
1+ week, 5+ day ago (401+ words) By Tony J. Peterson Published Aug 31, 2026 12:50 PM EDT Get everything from whitetail news and opinion pieces, to advanced hunting tactics and cutting-edge gear reviews. As someone who dedicates a good chunk of every fall to public-land whitetails in multiple states, I’ve…...
Use Traditional Bug Baits to Catch More Bass This Fall
1+ week, 6+ day ago (625+ words) By Colin Moore, Jerry Gibbs Published Aug 30, 2026 4:00 PM EDT Bass will take just about anything that suggests food to them, but it has to have a natural look, smell or move. If an angler can satisfy any of those requirements…...
Rookie Anglers Hate Old-School Bass Lures — But These 3 Cheap Baits Still Catch Fish Like Crazy
3+ week, 1+ day ago (382+ words) Published Aug 21, 2026 10:44 AM EDT Even today, Bohlman targets bass in a vintage boat rigged with antique electronics and he throws all the baits he’s been using since he was a kid. I asked Bohlman to peg what he considers the…...
The Best Urchin Baits, Tested and Reviewed
3+ week, 3+ day ago (663+ words) Published Aug 19, 2026 5:30 PM EDT What sets the Coike Fullcast apart from the competition is the material that Hideup uses. It’s a durable, high-floating TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) that allows the tentacles to shimmy and shake like something a bass has never…...
The 12 Biggest Bass Ever Caught by Anglers
3+ week, 5+ day ago (890+ words) By Ken Perrotte, Dac Collins Published Aug 17, 2026 5:40 PM EDT WHEN A 36-YEAR-OLD Alabama insurance agent named Ray Scott acted on his big idea to elevate a particular fish to superstar status in 1967, he set in motion a fervor that remains…...
This Angler Caught 2,000 Bass Each Season by Fishing 'the Old Way"
4+ week, 19+ min ago (873+ words) Published Aug 16, 2026 10:00 AM EDT “Thought maybe it was you,” he says. The boat floats like a leaf, waiting for him while he gets the Ranchwagon. “Need help?” “Nope.” “Everything has a place. If it’s out, I’ll notice it,” he says....
The Best Swimbaits for Catching Bass
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (330+ words) Published Aug 15, 2026 6:02 PM EDT There are a lot of great swimbaits and they range in price from few dollars to a few hundred dollars. They also range from easily available to unobtainable. My goal was to pick baits that catch…...