Bass Fishing Archives - Page 42 of 155

June 27, 2026

Gene Larew’s Bass Shooter was designed to be ‘shot’ back up under docks where bass hide.

Shoot that thang!

If skipping simply frustrates you — or perhaps you’re teaching kids or other beginners — don’t fret; take a page from the crappie angler’s handbook and “shoot” your baits under the cover. […]

Hollow body lures like this D.O.A. PT-7 are great options for catching fish in water with weedy surfaces.

Top tips for catching bass in weed-covered waters

Brian Cope

During the warm-weather months, your favorite bass fishing waters can become covered with surface weeds. But that doesn’t mean you can’t catch fish there. These tips will help. […]

The Kahara Diving Frog is a great summertime bass lure, especially on waters that get choked with surface weeds this time of year. Unlike traditional hollow-body frog lures which stay on the surface full time, this one dives underwater, and even under lily pads every time the angler moves the lure. It then floats back to the surface when anglers pause their retrieve. […]

Summer bass under docks deserve your best shot.

Take a shot at summer bass

David A. Brown

Bass love to hide under docks, making them hard to reach for many anglers. But this casting technique will help you land your bait right on their noses. […]

Big crankbaits start to play a bigger role in bass fishermen’s plans in June, because they’re perfectly suited for finding and catching hungry bass.

June has so much to offer anglers

David Fritts

People who know me well understand that June is probably my favorite month to be on the water, trying to put big bass in my boat. I think it’s just about everybody’s favorite time, because it’s a month when you can catch fish many different ways. They’re really chewing, and you can catch a lot of fish. […]

Rapala’s Scatter Rap Glass Shad

Don Shoopman

Some anglers refer to the plastic lip recently added to the Rapala Glass Shad crankbait as a “potato chip lip,” which is what it closely resembles. […]

The combination of tides and wind in the Cooper River can leave great shallow bass cover high and dry or push fish into the same cover.

Learn to play the tides and wind for bass

Jeff Burleson

Bass fishermen typically keep a tight watch on the water temperature and clarity and the direction and intensity of the wind. […]

Guide Billy Murphy said the June striper and hybrid bite on Clarks Hill Lake doesn’t last very long in the morning, but it can be awesome before the fish shut own.

Stripers, hybrids up early in June

Pat Robertson

Fishing for striped bass and hybrids in June on Clarks Hill Lake is usually an early morning thing, a quick bite and over, according to guide Billy Murphy. […]