Plenty of hefty smallmouth bass fall for crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and midsize swimbaits all along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. These more aggressive lures have their time and ...

, there’s a good chance you can do a 360 and touch 20 different bass fishing jigs, all designed for specific applications. The old-faithful designs have been around for decades, like flipping jigs and ...

Most Alabama anglers are very familiar with the "swim-jig", a bulky bassing mouthful that looks somewhat live a muskrat going through the water. The lures, typically in weights from 3/8 to 3/4 ounce ...

Finesse techniques catch fish when aggressive moving baits fail to get bites, especially if you’ve created a secret rig that the fish haven’t seen before. But great techniques, like the Ned rig, ...

See how Brandon Palaniuk and other top finishing anglers used deep crankbaits, swim jigs, and more to land big bass at the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake Okeechobee. / B.A.S.S. | Dalton Tumblin ...

With 42 fish weighing 110 pounds, on the final competition day of the 2025 season, Jacob Wheeler won the MLF Bass Pro Tour on Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron in Michigan. Honestly, Jacob Wheeler is a deadly ...

Spend some time listening to Lawrence angler Ned Kehde speak about fishing, and it’s clear he pays attention to every little detail about his surroundings when fishing for bass. Water level, water ...