Bass Fishing Archives - Page 84 of 155

May 5, 2026

When water temperatures reach moderate during April, smallmouth bass action will crank up on the Dan River.

Don’t diss the Dan

Mention the Dan River, and most residents of North Carolina immediately think of Duke Energy’s coal-ash spill near Eden in February 2014. […]

With striped bass gone upstream on their spawning run, largemouth bass take center stage in April on the Albemarle Sound.

Sound decisions – With stripers gone, largemouth bass are the No. 1 target on the Albemarle Sound in April

Jeff Burleson

The Albemarle Sound is one of the two largest estuaries in the North Carolina and is home to a world-renowned population of striped bass, which receive most of the attention given to the sound’s fishery. […]

A Rat-L-Trap Pro Trap has an unattached treble hook that bass can't use for leverage to come unbuttoned.

Three tips to keep those bass hooked up

Brian Cope

Bass anglers know what a thrill it is to hook a good fish after making an accurate cast and working their lure properly, but they also know the agony of seeing that fish leap from the water, shake its head and throw the lure free. […]

A Carolina rig can be very effective with almost any kind of soft-plastic bait.

Dial up a C-rig for March

Davy Hite

It’s sort of old fashioned, and it doesn’t nearly have the appeal of the latest hot fishing fad, but even if your tackle box is filled with Alabama rigs, you’d better know how to tie and fish a Carolina rig. […]

Tom Mann Jr. of Florida holds a 9-pound bass he caught in mid-December on a YamaFrog by Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits.

Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits’ YamaFrog

Don Shoopman

Christmas came early for one of the most-accomplished professional bass anglers in his era. […]

Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits’ YamaFrog

Don Shoopman

Christmas came early for one of the most-accomplished professional bass anglers in his era. […]

Guide Inky Davis said that plenty of big largemouth bass are moving toward the shallows in Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion.

Big bass making big move into Santee Cooper shallows as water warms

Terry Madewell

Huge largemouth bass in both prespawn and spawning modes are being taken throughout both Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie of the Santee Cooper system. […]

Justin Goodyear of Thomasville caught this 8.11-pound largemouth bass last weekend at Badin Lake.

Warm weather sends big bass into Badin Lake’s shallows

Tony Garitta

The first warm weather of the season has caused a tidal wave of largemouth bass to move into the shallows at Badin Lake, creating a bass bonanza for fishermen. […]

Jamie Fajardo keys on aquatic grass to follow the prespawn movements of Shearon Harris Lake's bass.

Shearon Harris bass anglers need to look to grass early in spring

Ronnie Moore

Prespawn on Shearon Harris Lake is possibly the best time and place to catch a trophy bass in North Carolina, but only if you’re fishing where the bass are headed. […]

Dylan Suber of Pelzer caught this 10-pound bass on a 30-year-old crankbait on March 8 in the Saluda River.

Pelzer teen gives himself a great birthday present: a 10-pound Saluda River bass

Phillip Gentry

On his 15th birthday, Dylan Suber of Pelzer had the fishing trip of his lifetime, catching a 10-pound largemouth bass from the Saluda River. […]