Tips
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Spooling Hacks from SpiderWire
Tips and tricks to help you spool correctly and get the best performance and longest life out of your braid.
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2015 Forrest Wood Cup Winning Strategies on Ouachita
Winning strategies of the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita. The top 5 pros explain their experiences after the final weigh-in.
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How-To - Fish the Ima Skimmer Grande with Fred Roumbanis
Looking for a Topwater Lure that will smoke the bass, cast great and give you and advantage on your fishing partners - try the Ima Skimmer Grande. Roumbanis talks retrieves, action and modifications.
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Striper 101 - The Right Lure For The Job
For many years, striper fishing with lures has been a favorite of many anglers, but what is the right lure for the job? The key, select your lures to do a specific job. Keeping and becoming familiar with an assortment of baits will help you gain success. Topwater, shallow baits, medium depth baits, deep baits, swimbaits and bottom bouncers will all become part of your arsenal. Sure, you will have a few favorites which best suit your comfort level, but familiarity with the entire spectrum of options will also help.
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How To Set The Hook w/Cousins Rods and SPRO BBZ-1 RATS 30, 40, 50
After the recent theBBZtv show with over 60 bass caught on the SPRO BBZ-1 RATS I have had a lot of questions on the rod and reel set up as well as the proper way to set the hook with Cousins Rods
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Iaconelli's Top 3 Best Spinning Reel Secret Tips to Reduce Line Twists
Berkley pro Mike Iaconelli asks... Are you aggravated by spinning reel line twists constantly knotting up around your rod tip, reel parts, or balling up when you cast? Birds nests or knotting can be a real nuisance when fishing spinning reels, but getting off to a good start with proper technique of putting the line on the reel can reduce these frustrations considerably.
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Fishing the Ned Rig
There is always a new technique gaining popularity in bass fishing, a new way to rig a plastic or a new plastic style altogether. The latest craze is something I have really enjoyed fishing this year, the Ned Rig. I heard about this little finesse rig online and didn’t give it much thought, until I tried it.
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How-To: Texas-Rigging a Yamamoto Flappin' Hog
Effective hook-tying keeps you from missing fish when you Texas-rig the Yamamoto Flappin' Hog for punching mats and grass
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Surefire tactics for catching bass during the heat of summer
Sweltering temperatures above the surface don't deter summertime bass from biting. In fact, savvy anglers armed with the right approaches can score stellar catches throughout the dreaded "dog days" of summer.
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Knot How-To: Arbor Knot - SpiderWire
The Arbor Knot is used for tying line to the reel and can be used for both baitcast or spinning reels. This knot is suggested for monofilament and fluorocarbon lines.
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Knot How-To: Arbor Knot
The Arbor Knot is used for tying line to the reel and can be used for both baitcast or spinning reels. This knot is suggested for monofilament and fluorocarbon lines. This can be also used for braided superlines or unifilament if the spool is designed with a non-slip braid-ready spool. Remember braided line is slick and will slip when fighting a fish without a mono backing
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How-To: Tips for Fishing the IMA Beast Hunter with Fred Roumbanis
Fred Roumbanis explains how the Beast Hunter is different and how he fishes it (line, retrieve technique)
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Lowrance How-To: Return to a WPT with Lowrance HDS Gen3 and MotorGuide Xi5 Integration
Join Fox Sports Outdoors host Barry Stokes as he demonstrates how easy it is to automatically return to a waypoint using a Lowrance HDS Gen3 unit and a MotorGuide Xi5 trolling motor.
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Lowrance How-To: Return to a WPT with Lowrance HDS Gen3 & MotorGuide Xi5 Integration
Join Fox Sports Outdoors host Barry Stokes as he demonstrates how easy it is to automatically return to a waypoint using a Lowrance HDS Gen3 unit and a MotorGuide Xi5 trolling motor.
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Bass Fishing: How to fish a Popper
Matt Allen of http://www.tacticalbassin.com discusses how to fish a popper for big bass during the summer months.
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Westernbass Magazine, Summer 2015
Hi, First I Would Like To Thank You All For Supporting Westernbass and Our Sponsors. As You All Know, Our Sponsors Is What Makes This Magazine And All The Content FREE To You !!! The heat of the summer has finally hit us! We’ve already enjoyed some of the annual summer events with the Yamamoto Big Bass Challenge on the Delta and the WON Bass California Open at Clear Lake and we still have several more to look forward to including the frog events. The California Delta will welcome TWO frog events this year. For 2015, the Snag Proof Open and Angler’s Press will hold separate frog events. The ever-popular, longstanding, ORIGINAL frog only event - the Snag Proof Open will blast off for its 14th annual tournament on the first weekend of August (1st and 2nd) as it always has. There are some changes to the Snag Proof Open format for this year. NEW for the anglers: - The event will be run by Randy Pringle and the BBT staff, who will be donating their time, allowing for a 100% entry fee payback. - Boat order will not be by signups. There will be a lottery draw for boat release order. - All entries received by July 15 will receive a FREE breakfast on Day 1 AND a FREE BBQ at weigh-in of Day 1. In this issue of the WesternBass.com Magazine, you will be able to find several tips to get a jump on your frog fishing as well as other summertime tips, tricks, techniques and other fishing news. STAY tuned to the site in mid-July as WesternBass will travel to Florida for the 2015 ICAST show. We will be there to keep you up to date on the latest and greatest industry innovations. Until then, enjoy the summer issue! Wayneg
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Double Header Giant Jerkbait Bass with Brandon Palaniuk & Dave Mercer
It's not always perfect - Pro angler, host of Facts of Fishing THE SHOW and Bassmaster Elite Series Emcee Dave Mercer joins his good buddy, Elite Series Champion Brandon Palaniuk for some Jerbait bass with a LiveTarget BaitBall Yearling.
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Tips for Targeting Topwater Largemouth with a Livetarget Field Mouse
Pro Angler, Host of Facts of Fishing THE SHOW and Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer loads us up with tips for targeting summertime topwater largies!
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Tips for Targeting Topwater Largemouth with a Livetarget Field Mouse
Tips for Targeting Topwater Largemouth with a Livetarget Field Mouse
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Fishing a "Heat Front"
Fish studies confirm that bass can become conditioned through continual exposure to baits. Especially on heavily-pressured waters, bass do Pennaz has found that soft plastic lizards are a great bait to fish during both cold and heat fronts. “The beauty of the lizard is it resembles salamanders, which pack a big caloric punch, motivating bass to eat during negative to neutral bites. Also, not a lot of anglers throw them anymore, so fish are less conditioned on pressured waters,” says Pennaz. learn to avoid baits. Berkley’s Dr. Keith Jones covers the subject in his book Knowing Bass: The Scientific Approach for Catching More Fish. In it, Jones discusses research evidence that suggests bass remember lures for a long time – “for at least up to three months and perhaps much, much longer.”
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