Smallies
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FBF: Flashack to Pre-Spawn Smallies at Pardee
As you idle across the lake you start to panic, maybe its too early in the year. Where do I begin? I know smallmouth like cooler water, but this is California, cold is something we are not use too.
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Westernbass Magazine, Winter 2025
Hi All, Welcome to the start of a new fishing season! I’m sorry to see the exit of the longtime MLF (Formerly FLW) Western Division; but very happy to see the new opportunities that have opened for western tournament anglers such as Angler’s Press Pro Teams and Future Pro Tour Top 75 as well as others such as the BAM Super 60 and the expanding Kayak events of the events. I’m also proud to spearhead Fisherman’s Warehouse support of fish conservation as the Conservation Sponsor of the BAM Tournament Trail Live Release Boat. You can read more about that in the feature article in this issue. We have some new exciting things coming down the pike. The first issue of the year is always a great place to feature some of the new gear that typically debuts at ICAST in the late summer and has begun to store shelves by winter. We hope you enjoy some of the new products highlighted in this issue, that we saw at the annual sportfishing tradeshow and are looking forward to trying out on the water. I would like to close by wishing all of you Merry Christmas, a great Happy New Year and a personal best for the upcoming season. Tight Lines,And of course, tight lines! Wayne
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Westernbass Magazine, Summer 2021
Hi Readers, It’s great to see things returning to some normalcy. I hope that your fishing trips, tournaments and adventures are as well. I look forward to seeing the remainder of the season play out and all of the big fish catches that will bring. On the horizon for this year, we are excited to announce that the largest distributor of tackle in Northern California – Tackle Tech – will be moving its headquarters from Manteca to Sacramento and continue to serve the Fisherman’s Warehouse retail locations, as well as many other retail dealers on the West Coast. These combined locations have been pleased to serve anglers for over 35 years! I once again want to thank you – the WesternBass site viewers and readers – for your continued support of us, the WesternBass.com magazine and the advertisers. As always, please continue to support the site’s advertisers. They are what makes this all possible! Tight lines,Thank you all for your support and good luck on the water! Wayne
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Fishing Smallies with Jimmy Reese
With a solid track record on California largemouth factories like Clear Lake and the Cal Delta, Reese gets plenty of face time with jumbos of Florida-strain origin; but every now and then, he feels the need to pick on the those big brown beasts.
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Westernbass Magazine, Summer 2020
Hi Anglers I hope you and your family are doing fine and hopefully back to fishing the lakes you enjoy. The summer fishing season is finally here – something many of us have been excitedly waiting for during the forced hiatus. It is very nice to see some normalcy returning to our fishing industry. Thanks to all of our readers for sharing their fishing adventures in the forums. To kick off the season, our summer issue features one of the many anglers that contributes to essential workers in these challenging times. WesternBass wants to thank Clara as well as the many, many others. Please keep your local mom and pop businesses and the people and places that support them, in mind for your needs. We are all on the road to recovery together! Good luck on the water! Wayne
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Westernbass Magazine, Winter 2020
Hi Anglers Another full year of fishing is wrapping up and the excitement of the new season is already starting to hit us. WesternBass will again be the sponsor of the nationally renowned International Sportsmen’s Expo Aquarium tank in January. Be sure and stop by and check out the line-up of bass pros that will be available to share tips and tricks to catch more and bigger fish! Be sure to also stop by the Fisherman’s Warehouse Megastore booth. Last years show had many super specials and this years show should be even larger. We are ready to help kick off the new year of tournaments for our circuit sponsors, Angler’s Press, Best Bass Tournaments and Wild West Bass Trail and are looking forward to seeing what catches that 2020 bring for our fellow anglers. Lastly, I would like to wish all of you a happy and healthy holiday season and new personal bests on the end of all of your lines. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Good Fishing Wayne
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Westernbass Magazine, Winter 2019
Hi Anglers! Here we are ready to kick off another year of fishing. Every time I write this letter to the WesternBass. com Magazine readers, it amazes me how the time flies. The rain is forecasted for us soon and hopefully, it will fill the lakes for springtime fishing that we are looking forward to. As I wrap this greeting up, I would like to ask you to support the advertisers that keep this magazine and site available for you. WesternBass couldn’t do it without them. We appreciate them for allowing us to keep the bass fishing info coming to you and we appreciate your support of us and of our sponsors. In closing, I want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I send my best wishes to those that are dealing with the devastation that the California fires have caused. It has been a rough year(s) for many in our state. Best wishes to all and hope you have a great fishing year! Wayne
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Westernbass Magazine, Fall 2018
Hi All, I’ve said it many times; however, it is worth repeating... I cannot believe how fast the seasons fly by and fall and TOC time is once again upon us. I look forward to watching the championships play out and the new victors take their stage. With many of the schedules for the circuits already announced, it is exciting to again think of the events that will take place, especially with the Bassmaster Elite Series returning for a western swing. Will our hometown guys claim the trophies, or will a traveler take them home? I hope all of our readers in the fires areas a safe and speedy recovery back to your homes and business’s its just been a crazy year for these catastrophes and I know we just want to get them behind us! As I close, I want to thank all of the readers that support WesternBass.com Magazine and the WesternBass.com website as well as all the readers that support our sponsors. Without them, none of this would be possible as a free source of bass fishing fun, info and camaraderie for all of us! Wayne
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Lowrance Screenshot Interpretation | Learning to Read LInes | Old Trees | Baitfish Vs. Smallies
One of the most difficult aspects to learning how to read sonar is interpreting lines. There are numerous things that can cause your screen to show vertical, horizontal or diagonal lines, so let’s help you eliminate wasted time and get right to it.
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Smallies on the Sacramento River | Video Fishing Report
We use the River2Sea Whopper Popper and a Damiki DC300 crank bait to catch numerous bass on various stretches of the river. I provided detailed information on how to break down the area and locate high percentage areas that produce bites
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Whopper Plopper Smallies
Floating a new stretch of river and catching some smallies on a Whopper Plopper.
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Big Topwater for Smallies with Luke Clausen
Who doesn’t love topwater fishing? All bass anglers love the explosion. The same can be said of the hard fighting smallmouth. Combining the two is even better and late summer and fall is the best time to get a big topwater smallmouth. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Luke Clausen shares some tips on how to catch more and bigger smallmouth this season.
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Navionics Webinar | Swimbaits for Smallmouth with Tyler Brinks
There is no better lure than a swimbait for big smallmouth bass. Learn which type to use and how to get the big ones.
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Navionics Webinar | Swimbaits for Smallmouth with Tyler Brinks
There is no better lure than a swimbait for big smallmouth bass. Learn which type to use and how to get the big ones.
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Westernbass Magazine, Spring 2016
I am certainly ready for a new season of bassin’ and hope you are too. I’ve been excited to kick off the year with coverage of the International Sports Shows in Sacramento and Scottsdale as well as the Fred Hall show. Stay tuned for upcoming tank seminars on WesternBassTV, if you missed the shows. This year, WesternBass was excited to bring site users video clips from our western anglers at the Bassmaster Classic. I will be watching and cheering them on throughout the year. I would like to congratulate Lowrance pro Edwin Evers for his outstanding win at Grand Lake for the Classic championship – 29 pounds! Wow! I would to like remind anglers that WesternBass offers many features on the site to make tournament planning easy. Under the Interactive tab, we have the Tournament Calendar and Special Events with Digital Guides for all of the Wild West Bass Trail events. Under the Delta tab, you will find moon phases, weather, water temps and tide charts to help plan a fun and productive day on the tidal water. Lastly, I want to thank all of you for your support of the site and the magazine. It is because of you and our sponsors that WesternBass is the place where fishermen talk. Wayne
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Finesse Fishing Smallmouth Bass- 3" Reins bubbling shakers
Bassmaster Elite Pro Paul Mueller discusses fishing the 3" reins bubbling shaker worm on a zappu cocho tungsen jighead
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Jighead Swimbaits for Smallies
I have used everything from 3/8 to 1 oz on the swimbait heads and find the 3/4oz to be the perfect size for fishing the depths I am, 25-40ft. What size and brand jighead do you use for them?
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Using a Beast for a Smallie on a Negotiator
Using an Abu Garcia Revo Beast for a smallie. First fish on the first trip with my newest swimbait, The Roman Made Negotiator.
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