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October 11, 2026

When it comes to bass fishing, kayaks have an advantage over powerboats, especially when chasing fish in hard-to-reach places.

Paddle up a lunker bass

With the announcement in January that the Bassmaster Classic will be returning to South Carolina in 2015, a lot of anglers are gearing up for bass fishing. […]

Guide McMcSwain said smallmouth bass have really been biting on the Broad River the past several weeks -- despite changing weather patterns.

Broad River bronzebacks putting on quite a show

Brian Cope

Water levels and temperatures have fluctuated greatly on the Broad River for the past few weeks, but the smallmouth bass are still biting, and adventurous anglers are having success reeling in good numbers of bronzebacks and some big ones, too. […]

Falls Lake’s March Madness – March bass fishing can be madness on Falls of the Neuse Lake

Jason Hawkins

Fishing during the prespawn can be some of the most-rewarding experiences for a bass angler. Fish that have been under the influence of winter weather are beginning to stretch their gills and begin to engage in the natural process of spawning. […]

Bass fishing gets cranked up on Lake Wylie about as early as on any other South Carolina reservoir, but fish are usually on the move.

Wylie’s wandering whoppers – Learn how to fish both Marches for Lake Wylie bass

Brian Cope

Gastonia’s Mike Stone was casting a jerkbait across a point near Lake Wylie’s Buster Boyd Bridge; he gave the bait another twitch, let it settle, then a smile spread across his face as he set the hook and began to reel in a 3 1/2-pound bass. […]

Lots of big, prespawn bass can be fooled by a crankbait with a tight wobble on lakes around South Carolina this month.

Time to tie on crankbaits

Davy Hite

Because of all the rain we’ve had across South Carolina early in the winter, February is lining up for the kind of late-winter fishing I really love. Most all of our lakes are higher, and the water has plenty of color. […]

Jerkbaits are great lures for catching lunkers in February.

February: For slow jerks

David Fritts

Not too many bass fishermen think about February as being a great month to get on the water, but if you’ve finished the boat shows and got all your tackle in order, you can catch some fish if you understand the problems involved. […]

Big bass are starting to stir in reservoirs around North Carolina, especially Shearon Harris.

Big bass welcome fishermen to Shearon Harris Lake

Craig Holt

Muddy water from recent winter storms has slowed down fishing on bass fishing on lakes around North Carolina, but a couple of fishermen showed this past weekend just how good it can be – even when things look bad. […]

Larry Stauch and Jack Watts caught this 20-pound stringer of bass at Badin Lake this past Saturday.

Badin’s late-winter bass fishery is among state’s best

Walter Taylor

Bass anglers can pick easier lakes than Badin to fish in February, especially those with warm-water discharges from power plants. […]

Bassmaster pro Dennis Tietje said a soft-plastic crawfish is a universal bass catcher.

You can’t beat crawfish

Don Shoopman

A Louisiana bass fishing pro getting ready for his fifth season on the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament trail said there’s no question about one of the artificial lures he’ll nearly always be throwing when the bass and the money are on the line in 2014. […]

The Phoenix 919 Pro XP, introduced at the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, offers all the amenities of larger bass boats in a 19-foot package that is more manageable.

Phoenix 919 offers benefits of larger boats in more-compact package

Andy Crawford

Bass boats have gotten longer over the years, and now it seems almost everyone runs a 21-foot boat. However, Phoenix Boats realized that many anglers would like smaller, more manageable fishing platforms — but they didn’t want to give up the quality that is now expected. […]