Lunker Lines Archives - Page 17 of 31

May 2, 2026

Crankbaits can be tremendously effective in March, both to find concentrations of active fish and to put big ones in the boat.

Time to crank ’em up

Across South Carolina, March is a tremendous month to get on some really big bass, and I try to take advantage of every chance I’ve got to get on the water. […]

A long, slender jerkbait is one of the best lures around to catch winter bass.

A lot of bass fishermen really want to get out on the water in February. A lot of them haven’t fished in better than a month; they’ve been sitting around, maybe getting a little cabin fever, organizing all their tackle and going to boat shows to see what’s out there. […]

Female bass will stir this month when they feel the water temperature beginning to crawl upward.

Big-bass time is here!

Davy Hite

If you have read my column for a few years, you know what’s coming in February. I’d like to talk about something else this month, but I just can’t. […]

Striped bass are at their most active in the colder waters of January on most of South Carolina’s reservoirs.

Turn to stripers this month

Davy Hite

Deer season is over, and hopefully, everybody has got plenty of venison in the freezer. […]

South Carolina winters are often mild enough to keep bass active and keyed in on crawfish, one of their favorite foods.

Hook a holiday jig fish

Davy Hite

I make my living bass fishing, but I love to fish for other species during my offseason, and December is probably my favorite month to fish in the offseason. […]

Other than a lunker bass, a fisherman can’t ask for anything better for Christmas than one of Lew’s new BB1N baitcasting reels.

Going back to reel basics

David Fritts

More than 25 years ago, when I started to get the reputation for catching a few fish on crankbaits, one of the tools I carried with me wherever I fished was a Lew’s BB1N baitcasting reel. […]

A swimbait is a great choice in the fall when bass are suspended in aquatic vegetation and not hitting topwater lures.

November = swimbaits

Davy Hite

I won a BASS tournament last year fishing a swimbait on a Buckeye leadhead jig, but I was fishing it deep, six to 10 feet, working it like a crankbait or slow-rolling a spinnerbait. […]

Crankbaits are a great weapon in the fall; you can cover water, and it can be a target bait.

October back to ‘normal’

David Fritts

A lot has sure changed in a couple of months. From getting no rain, the lakes being low and figuring that we’d have shallow bass the rest of the year, we’re back to having plenty of rain and looking at a normal October and fall pattern. […]

A popping bait like a Rapala X-Pop or a walking bait is a staple for lakes with herring.

Time to ‘top off’ a bass

Davy Hite

As far as just, plain enjoyment in bass fishing, I don’t know if it gets any better than topwater. […]

The topwater bait you choose will depend a lot on the primary cover and baitfish in the reservoir you’re fishing.

The great move begins

Davy Hite

I’ll be the first to admit it; I get fired up when I think about September arriving. In the South, we have to struggle through the dog days of summer, and I look forward to September — and not just because football season will be here. […]