Bass Fishing
Long, lanky and in-demand
Bass bites can be hard to come by during the dog days of summer, as they spend most of their time sulking in deep offshore haunts.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Fishing
Night moves – Night Fishing primer
Why fish at night ?It’s easy to predict one answer—It’s not so blamed hot! Avoid the heat and traffic and bust bigger bass in the process.[…]
Bass Fishing
School is in session
It’s shaping up to be a different kind of August for bassin’ on Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
College anglers raising the bar
It’s always fun to be in on the start of something big, and Logan Mount is glad he was part of raising the bar in college fishing.[…]
Bass Fishing
Geared for raising Cane
Logan Mount’s fishing gear is more organized than some sporting goods stores. When he raises the lid on the compartments of his Phoenix 721 ProXP bass boat, it’s amazingly tidy.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Stanley Standup Football Jig
Lonnie Stanley does more than talk a good bass fishing game; he makes solid baits, too.[…]
Bass Fishing
2018 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule released
The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule is a good mix of old and new — including traditional venues the pros visit regularly, as well as a first-ever visit to a scenic lake on the Missouri River in South Dakota.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hot weather doesn’t slow down Bayou Black bass bite
The line to launch at Bob’s Bayou Black was well beyond the overflow parking lot last Saturday morning.[…]
Bass Fishing
Florida bass: For better or worse
In the never-ending quest to produce more bigger fish for anglers to catch, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has been stocking Florida largemouth bass in the state since 1982.[…]
Bass Fishing
Four Rivers bass
In the heat of the summer, bass fishing on Louisiana’s reservoirs and lakes can be downright sluggish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Raisin’ Cane
Logan Mount moves his boat down the thick patches of Zizania grass lining the Cane River bank in Natchitoches as if he’s piloting a John Deere combine harvesting summer grain. But he isn’t harvesting wild rice. He’s taking advantage of the summer to reap a crop of largemouth bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bassin’ at the Bend
Remember that schoolin’ bass bonanza we enjoyed last summer on Toledo Bend? The long stretch of weeks when 2- to 4-pounders consistently came up and stayed up feeding voraciously on shad, pleasantly reminiscent of those heydays in the 1980s? […]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend drops in Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes for 2017
Perhaps to the relief of many Toledo Bend regulars, the famed largemouth bass fishery in northwestern Louisiana along the Texas border is no longer the No. 1-ranked destination in the nation.[…]
Bass Fishing
Target cypress trees for big Caddo Lake bass
Nick LeBrun travels the country fishing bass tournaments, but when he returns home to Bossier City this time of year and has a few spare minutes, he knows exactly where he will point his big Skeeter bass boat: Caddo Lake.[…]
Bass Fishing
Chunk and wind only?
Generally speaking, a buzzbait is a “chunk and wind” lure. You throw it out and reel it in just fast enough to keep it on the surface. Taylor has also had success in retrieving the lure in a jerking motion. If the fish are a bit sluggish, that sometimes triggers a strike better than a straight retrieve.[…]
Bass Fishing
Gear “Taylored” for the buzz blitz
Dale Taylor knows exactly what he wants in his hands when he starts buzzing big bass. He starts with a seven foot Abu Garcia Veritas medium action rod matched out with a Lew’s 6.5:1 baitcaster.[…]