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Advanced frogging techniques
Any list of essential bass lures would be woefully incomplete if it didn’t include the hollow, snagless frog. You can effectively fish this potent topwater bait over the nastiest cover,...
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How to fish oversized topwaters
The Megadog from Megabass is not your typical topwater stickbait. At 8.6 inches in length and 4.6 ounces in weight, it dwarfs the walking baits commonly used by bass anglers...
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Understanding how to fish matted grass
Large expanses of matted grass present bass anglers with a quandary. You know that scads of quality largemouth probably live under the vast canopy. But there is so much of...
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Giant plastics on a Carolina rig
The Carolina rig is regaining the respect among Bassmaster pros that it once had when the technique first rose to popularity in the 1980s. The reason? A more open-minded approach...
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How to fish spoons on docks
Many anglers how hop flutter spoons over the same points and ledges they comb with deep crankbaits, football jigs, big Texas rigged worms and Carolina rigs. When the spoon bite...
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Froggin’ with Bobby Lane
Given that Bobby Lane grew up fishing shallow lakes in his home state of Florida, it makes sense that he prefers to fish skinny water. He has aptly demonstrated his...
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Elite Carolina Rig tactics
It’s OK; we can talk about this. You don’t want to do it, you hope you don’t have to do it, but sometimes, adults must do things we don’t want...
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Smallmouth knowledge can mean spotted bass success
Canada is known for having some of the best deer hunting and smallmouth bass fishing in the world. Of the many accolades showered upon its fertile lands and waters, you’ll...
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Brandon Palaniuk’s tips for drop shotting everywhere
No Bassmaster Elite Series pro deploys a drop shot in more situations than Idaho’s Brandon Palaniuk. His drop-shot mastery with smallmouth bass is well-documented. But you may not know that...
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Catching bass out of water willow
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Matt Herren of Alabama puts on a happy face whenever he clutches one of his beloved flipping rods. If he is about to use the rod...
