Secrets just seem to be an integral part of the fishing experience. Secret spots, secret lures—everyone has a few of their own and everyone wishes they knew the secrets of the anglers they believe ...

These were the bass baits—and mindset shifts—that defined my 2025 season and helped me catch more and bigger largemouth bass.

The rim of night was barely cracking loose when Andy killed the motor. “Tie to that scalybark snag straight ahead,” he told me, as he maneu­vered the boat with his paddle in this drowned forest off ...

The Starting Spot: -Seth Feider has teamed up with Z-Man to create the new “Secret Agent” Smallmouth bait. Definitely worth a look. -Bass jigs are a standard, a go-to, a reliable must-fish for bass ...

Spring is the absolute best time of year to catch bass near the bank. Smallmouths, largemouths, and spotted bass all flood the shallows each spring to spawn. As part of their annual ritual, the bass ...

Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of soft plastic bait imaginable. And although all undoubtedly catch largemouth bass to some extent, they also can do a great job at ...

This secret bait modification catches 10 times more spring bass.

A Chatterbait (AKA bladed jig or vibrating jig) is one of the most beloved "power fishing" lures in a bass angler’s arsenal. It combines the flash of a spinnerbait, the vibration of a crankbait, and ...

1. In Lakeland, at Tenoroc some 6-pound bass on medium domestic shiners have been landed. The speck bite has been good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Fearless jigs in grass shrimp color have also ...

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