Category: Fishing Tips/Techniques
Kelly Jordon likes winter spooning
If you caught 15 bass, weighing between 4 and 6 pounds, on the first 15 casts you ever made with a new lure, wouldn’t that lure become one of your all-time favorites? Of course it would, which is exactly what happened to Yamaha pro Kelly Jordon several years ago when he decided to tie on […]
Brandon Palaniuk: How to fish the new Shadow Rap
Rapala just came out with the new Shadow Rap jerkbait, and one guy who loves it is Rapala pro Brandon Palaniuk. Here’s what he says about the bait and how to fish it. The deal “The body shape is like an elongated minnow-style body with flat sides, which allows it to have a pretty tight […]
Keith Poche: Power Spinner Stickbaits
Elite Series pros don’t do things for no reason. Or another way to say it, if they do do something it’s for a darn good fish-catching reason. So after seeing the new Keith Poche-designed Humdinger Power Spinner, I had to find out what that reason was. The Power Spinner is basically a Colorado blade […]
How Zaldain Caught ‘Em at T-Bend
Chris Zaldain finished 8th at the recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Toledo Bend Reservoir, using Strike King baits in two different situations. Here’s how he did it. “In 2012 I had a top 12 at Toledo Bend at a similar time of year,” he said. “This time we were a little bit earlier, but […]
Positive Visualization Helps BP Bass-Fish
Brandon Palaniuk knows the mental part of professional tournament bass fishing can be as important as the physical part, so he relies on a technique known as ‘positive visualization’ to carry him through the tough days of competition. It’s something the Yamaha pro learned as a wrestler, and he continued it when he began fishing […]
How Gville’s ‘Trap Fish Got Caught
At last weekend’s Rat-L-Trap-only tournament on AL’s Lake Guntersville, the air temp was in the single digits at launch and the water temp was in the 30s. Not exactly optimal for a crankin’ bite, but it was Rat-L-Traps only so the anglers had to make it work – and they did. The tournament was won […]
2 Shallow Tactics for Summer
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry Scroggins likes to fish shallow in summer. When it comes to mats, most people go right for the thickest stuff. But Scroggins finds plenty of fish hiding near the outskirts of mats. “Those are great ambush points and it’s cover that often gets overlooked because they’re small isolated patches, usually […]
Summer Riverine Reservoir Tips
In the context of the upcoming FLW Cup on the Red River, we asked three pro anglers from Texas who have a lot of experience on the Red River what they thought about the winning tactics and the challenges the FLW competitors will face. Here’s what B.A.S.S. anglers Alton Jones and Matt Reed, and B.A.S.S./FLW […]
Kelly Jordon: Following Summer Bass
In the hot months of summer, Kelly Jordon follows fish from shallow to deep during the day, a technique he learned during years of guiding at Lake Fork, TX. “The key to following bass in summer is fishing an area that has some type of route, like an old roadbed, a treeline or a creek […]
The Finer Points of Punching Mats
Two bass fishing tactics are commonly used to pull big bass from massive grass mats: Throwing a frog for those fish willing to smash through the “roof,” and punching through the grass for those holding below. If bass aren’t hitting the top, the choice is already made. Put up your dukes and start punchin’. Endless […]
Ish Monroe: Always Use Go-To/Confidence/Fun Baits
Yamaha pro Ish Monroe, who fishes both the Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Tour, often doesn’t have time for pre-tournament practice, so he relies on his four confidence baits. “At every lake I fish, I tie on a topwater frog, a squarebill crankbait, a spinnerbait,and a flipping rod with a plastic creature bait. Then I […]
Deets on Bone’s Winning Flash Mob Jr.
This month Pat Bone became the first angler in B.A.S.S. history to win a tournament using an umbrella rig – in this case a YUMbrella Flash Mob Jr. at the Douglas Lake, TN Open. Bassmaster.com and BassFan.com had some of the deets on Bone’s winning pattern and rig, but not all. BassGold has ’em all, […]
