Bass Fishing Archives - Page 123 of 155

June 26, 2026

A reel with a different retrieve ratio is called for when you’re fishing different baits.

One speed fits all?

A question I get at a lot of fishing shows where I do seminars has to do what kind of reel I choose for most of my crankbait fishing. […]

Bass fishing in North Carolina doesn’t get any finer than here in April.

Lake of the Month: Jordan Lake

Craig Holt

The glory days of largemouth bass fishing at Jordan Lake are long gone. […]

Angler Mike Davis likes to fish a jig shallow around shoreline cover if he can find stained to dingy water at Badin Lake.

Badin’s Bass Basics

Glenn Hudson

Badin Lake is full of big bass. To catch them this month, you’ll first have to decide whether you want to fish clean or dirty water. […]

Eddie Lackey caught this beautiful Badin Lake largemouth.

Fish the wind

Glenn Hudson

Mike Davis especially loves fishing his dirty-water, power-fishing technique on a windy day. A little wind turns everything on according to him. […]

A jig or spinnerbait is an excellent lure to fish around Badin Lake’s shoreline grass in the spring.

Grazin’ in the grass, can you dig it?

Glenn Hudson

Badin Lake is well known for the abundance of canary reed grass, an aquatic grass that grows along much of the lake’s shoreline. […]

Jeremy McCargo holds a 52-pound striped bass electro-shocked to the surface during a 2011 spring WRC sampling expedition at the Roanoke River.

Heavy rains curtail Roanoke fishing, next week looks good

Craig Holt

Following heavy rainfall the week of March 18-24, fishing at the upper Roanoke River remains active but can be risky for unwitting boaters. […]

Pockets of water that have 5- to 7-feet-deep pockets and stumps are some of the best places to find spawning bass.

Tucked Away Bass

Dan Kibler

When Todd Fulk started bass-fishing at Tuckertown Lake regularly a handful of years ago, he didn’t find what he expected. […]

Davy Hite of Ninety Six is second after the first day of a BASS Elite Series event on Florida's Lake Okeechobee.

Hite second after first day in BASS event on Lake Okeechobee

Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Ish Monroe of Hughson, Calif., had one of those magical days all pros dream about: hauling aboard lunker after lunker after lunker. […]

Guide Jeff Thomas said Jordan Lake and other Triangle-area impoundments are on the cusp of the largemouth bass spawn.

Largemouth prespawn just a few days away

Craig Holt

“Booyah” time is almost here — meaning an expression that shows excitement and doesn’t necessarily refer to spinnerbaits or buzzbaits — although it could, if that’s your favorite brand of spring bass lures. […]

A spinnerbait is a versatile weapon that should occupy an important place in every bass fisherman’s tackle box, especially during the spring prespawn period.

Be sharp with your blades

Davy Hite

I grew up on the upper end of Lake Murray and spent most of my time fishing up there, because the little johnboat I had didn’t give me the capability of fishing the entire lake. […]