Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Their ability to be worked at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grady Codd with the triple he landed on one cast while fishing Mexico's Lake El Salto in December. The Alabama rig is one of the ...

Tournament kayak angler Kristine Fischer breaks down six of her best methods to catching big bass on big water ...

Water temps are slowly rising across much of the south and many states are starting to see pre-spawn activity. In Alabama and Tennessee, bass are already cruising shallow areas gorging on bait to ...

Gear up for a quick release. A small net and good pliers will help you release fish unharmed. If you want to keep bass to eat, the best tasting fish are mid-sized and caught from cold water. Bass are ...

While bass typically spawn in shallow water, modern marine electronics with sophisticated sonar can still be used to target fish from the pre-spawn through the spawn and into post-spawn. Advancements ...

Major League Fishing pro David Walker taught in an impromptu "Shad Spawn 101" class in early May while fishing on camera in an MLF Now! Livestream of the Bass Pro Tour’s Stage 4 tournament on ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

As anglers begin heading to the second event of the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series, it feels appropriate to take a look at what's happening on legendary Lake Okeechobee at Clewiston, Florida for ...