Fishing Articles
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BBT Winner's Report: Nacimiento Jan. 2016
BBT Central Region 1st Place Tournament Team of Ricardo Rodriguez and Nicolaus Stewart on Jan.16, 2016, Reports from Top-3, Big Fish, full results and more info on the circuit available at BestBassTournaments.com
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Choking Winter Stripers
Quite possibly one of the best ways to beat slow cold weather fishing is to chase some stripers. It is also a great way to learn more about what the black bass do when the temperatures drop.
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Winter Strategies Based on Forage and Water Temps
Bassmaster Elite Series pro and Connecticut native Paul Mueller has a wealth of experience fishing in the wintertime. He describes himself as a fan of cold-water fishing and breaks down his winter fishing by water temperature, forage base and also the water column he is targeting.
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Fishable Locations and Lures for Wintertime Spots
Locating spotted bass in the winter can be tricky, often times because you’re having to fish a bit slower in the cold water to search for the tournament worthy ones that are willing to bite. I’d like to discuss a few tips and tricks to help you narrow down some fishable locations.
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Tackle How-To: Rigging a "jig head bottom fishing"
Tackle How-To: Rigging a "jig head bottom fishing" with a Sebile Magic Swimmer Soft
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Knot How-To: Tying a Snell
Seaguar pro-staffer and FLW Angler Mark Rose discusses his preferred knot for tying braid line lures. Watch as Mark shows how to tie a Snell Knot using Seaguar® Kanzen® braid
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Wild West Bass Trail Lake Pleasant Pro/Am Live Weigh-In's
Scales closed on Day 1 of the WWBT Pro/Am at Lake Pleasant. Cliff Pirch leading with 11.72 Current "unofficial" big fish of the day Jim Hawkes with 6.21. Tune in tomorrow for the Day 2 Live Weigh-in at 2 p.m. PST.
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Avoid Line Twist With Correct Rigging of the Yamamoto D-Shad #Owner
Ron Colby discusses how careful rigging can help avoid line twist when using the Yamamoto D-Shad
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First Look: ISE Sacramento Program - Seminars, Exhibitors, Youth Fair, Site Map and More!
More gear, and new destinations, seminar topics, presenters and special events are just a few highlights for the 2016 ISE Sacramento. We're excited to announce the return of the Lowrance Electronics Theater, where showgoers can sit down at a real machine and be guided by experts in how to best use this powerful fishing tool. Make your plans now to attend with the entire family.
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Finding Bass in Dying Vegetation #FBF
The biggest struggle in winter is not how to catch bass but finding where they are. This time of year, the greenery of highly populated vegetation has died off or gone dormant. When vegetation dies, it depletes oxygen levels and fish generally leave this area for more suitable living conditions. #FBF
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Mysteries of Lowrance Electronics or Secrets Exposed? #FBF
There won’t be a lot of pictures or short cuts to understanding your electronics. Time spent mastering these small “computers” on your boat will separate you from over half of your competition.To get the most out of your electronics and to make you a better fisherman is the goal for all my readers to get from my writing about Lowrance Electronics.
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Tackle How-To: Swim A Berkley Havoc Devil Spear with Mike Iaconelli #TBT
Bass Fishing Tips: Abu Garcia pro Mike Iaconelli speaks about his favorite ways to rig and swim a Berkley® Havoc Devil Spear.
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WESTERN INNOVATION: The West's Impact on Jigs
A lot of western guys, like Dave Gliebe and Dee Thomas were fishing bucktail or hair jigs. They were good for flippin' shallow, but they found that the hair didn't really do much in deep water. #TBT
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Tackle How-To: Pitching a Reins CrawTube
Bassmaster Elite Pro Paul Mueller discusses how to fish the Reins crawtube for largemouth and smallmouth bass
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Tying on a Full-Sized Swamp Rat
When western pro Vu Au heads out on the Cal Delta around the spawn in search of big females, he carries the usual weapons – a vibrating jig, a punch bait, the ever-trusty Senko. But once that limit’s in the boat, he puts down the “Mickey Mouse” gear and picks up a serious weapon…what appears to be a full-sized swamp rat.
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BBT Winner's Report: Don Pedro Jan. 2016
BBT Central Region 1st Place Tournament Team of La Xiong and Shadowns Vangyi win with 13.93 Lb on Jan.9 2016, Reports from Top-3, Big Fish, full results and more info on the circuit available at BestBassTournaments.com
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Tackle How-To: Carolina Rigging a Sebile Magic Swimmer Soft
Step-by-step Carolina rigging of a Sebile Magic Swimmer Soft
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The Cost of a Pro Bass Fishing Career
I don’t know about you, but I am completely amazed at the expense that professional anglers must outlay in order to do their jobs each year. I have heard some of the anglers talk about how expensive it can be to chase a tour, but it never really hit home. It wasn’t until I took a strong look at the situation, and then experienced something similar in our move to Alabama, that I could relate to what they were saying.
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Advanced Tidal Features
Navionics/Lowrance Pro Josh Douglas demonstrates how to get more out of your HDS Touch units and Navionics MobileApp by understanding each of their key features available for tidal fisheries
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The Fine Details of Carolina Rigging
For bass fisherman the Carolina rig is a great technique to employ when targeting bass that are relating to off shore structure. Notice how I didn’t include the word deep water. The Carolina rig when modified can be used to target shallow water structure that is off the bank as well.
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