Bass Fishing
Pulling female bass off the bed
Female largemouth bass stay close to their nests during the spawn, and are a challenge to land. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass Fishing
The Carolina rig
One of the simplest and most-effective set-ups for bass fishing is the Carolina rig. […]
Bass Fishing
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. […]
Bass Fishing
Badin’s chunky largemouths concentrated on steep, rocky banks
Badin Lake has the reputation for being one of the first reservoirs on the Yadkin River system – or in all of North Carolina – to wake up when spring hovers on the horizon. […]
Bass Fishing
Paddle up a striped bass
Taken out of context, the scene may have seemed unusual, even comical. In the middle was a boat considered small by Lake Hartwell standards: a 14-foot kayak. […]
Bass Fishing
Shallow-water bass bite has cranked up on Santee Cooper lakes
The combination of rain, warm weather and rising water levels have created a situation where the shallow-water bite for big largemouth bass is already red-hot at Lake Moultrie. […]
Bass Fishing
Unsettled weather is key to catching Lake Hartwell bass
What does a fly fishing guide and fly shop owner do on his day off? He picks up his heavy tackle, heads to an impoundment he only fishes once in a blue moon, and hones his other fishing skills. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass on RDU lakes just a few degrees from great action
Bass fishing for the biggest lunkers of the year at the Raleigh-Durham area’s three big lakes — Jordan, Shearon Harris and Falls — is on the brink of beginning, even though temperatures have been at or below freezing at night. […]
Bass Fishing
Try a jerkbait this month
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. […]
Bass Fishing
Big-bass time is here!
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. […]