Step 1: Choosing the Right Bait
Berkley Flicker Shad Crankbaits
As with any technique, there is a process, choosing the fishing bait is the first step. You need to ask yourself: What is the main…
By Steve Pennaz
This past February, on a bitter cold morning better suited for hot coffee and a roaring fire, I met Elite BASS Pro Chad Grigsby at a just-opened Perkins to outline our plans for…
With a name like Ish, ya just gotsta fish. In fact, Bass Pro Shops staffer Ish Monroe certainly does that. As a Bassmaster Elite Series pro and multiple title holder there and on the FLW Tour, Monroe…
After watching his friend and fellow competitor on the Bassmaster Elite trail, Brett Hite, nearly win the 2015 Bassmaster Classic by strategically nail-weighting soft plastic baits, Kevin VanDam…
Tennessee pro Ott DeFoe loves to crank, even when the water’s frigid and he can see his breath. When those conditions prevail, it’s almost a no-brainer that he’ll start flinging his favorite cold-…
Just as no two snowflakes are alike, neither are the pros and their opinions on must-have fishing gear. But the common bond is supreme: confidence.
So, our first confident participant this time out…
Ice season is here, and it's time to unpack and prepare!
While looking through your fishing gear you pick up and test your ice rods. You remember the fish you iced on them last year, especially that…
My philosphy to fishing is to "focus on the moment and have fun". If it doesn't pertain to my fishing, it doesn't matter when I'm on the water.
Do you want to catch more bass? Here's a fishing…
During the fall, bass in reservoirs tend to move from deep to shallow water using submerged ditches. Ditches are narrow, winding and sometimes hard to locate—but it is worthwhile to look for them and…
Mark Zona doesn't have the time or tolerance to mess with small fish. He’s got a deal pinned down that involves big bass jigs, stout rods, offshore vegetation, and monster largemouth.
He’s aware…
They had to delay the start of the 2015 Bassmaster Classic due to icy roads and boats stuck to their trailer bunks. There were single digit temperatures in South Carolina when the competitors finally…
If your crappie tackle box doesn’t have bladed jigs, like the Road Runner Original Marabou Jig and the Bass Pro Shops Tube Stump Jumper Jigs, you’re missing a serious slab-catching bait. The design…
