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August 20, 2026

Small crankbaits will likely play a big role in bass fishing this April, thanks to what appears to be a delayed spring.

I might enjoy this April

I have made no bones about having trouble catching bass in April, because I’m a crankbait fisherman and it’s probably the worst month in North Carolina to fish a crankbait. […]

Guide Inky Davis says quality largemouth bass are biting at various depths on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, with bass moving in to spawn and out when they're finished.

Bass fishermen taking advantage of Santee’s in-and-out movement

Terry Madewell

A lot of bass fishermen have not been happy about the inconsistent and unpredictable weather this spring, but it has created some very predictable and good fishing at Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. […]

Jarrett Freeze (left) and C.J. Johnston found the pot of bassin' gold at the CATT Gold tourney at High Rock last Saturday by ignoring the flooded bushes.

Fishing out of the shallows beats beating the bushes at High Rock

Tony Garitta

Fishermen at High Rock Lake are trying their best to beat the bushes for bass right now, but it’s a different place and pattern that are producing the best catches. […]

Male bass (left) at Lake Hickory are often as big as their female counterparts, especially when the spawn approaches.

Boys will be boys — just big boys

Dan Kibler

One reason bass pro Tracy Adams likes to fish Lake Hickory as the spawn approaches is that he doesn’t always have to mess with finicky female bass to put the most weight in his livewell. […]

Different lipless crankbaits perform in different fashions, largely depending on the width of the bait’s nose.

Tips from the lipless wizard

Tony Garitta

Mike Iaconelli, the 2003 Bassmaster Classic champion who’s never at a loss for words, often goes lipless in his quest for bass. […]

Guide Joel Richardson believes that stricter regulations could make Randleman Reservoir a tremendous trophy bass lake.

Sight fishing can create problems

Craig Holt

Guide Joel Richardson said sight fishing for bedding bass at Randleman Reservoir is difficult. […]

Randleman’s rocky banks are a great spot to fish with a buzzbait.

A guide’s guide to North Carolina’s best spring bass lakes

Craig Holt

Bass fishermen are as crazy over statistics as hard-core baseball fans, so a popular topics among North Carolina chub chasers is which lake is the hottest around during the spring. […]

Lake Hickory bass are more likely to be on the outside posts of piers this month instead of up under the dock, in the shade.

Made in the shade? No way!

Dan Kibler

Lots of fishermen will go straight to a shaded bank to look for shallow bass, figuring their approach is a little more covered in a low-light situation, but bass pro Tracy Adams of Wilkesboro said that may not give fishermen much of an edge on Lake Hickory. […]

Brandon Seffrin shows off the kind of bass that Saluda Lake has been producing lately as bass spawn.

Bass spawn producing plenty of big fish at Saluda Lake

Phillip Gentry

South Carolina’s oldest lake, Saluda Lake on the Greenville County/Pickens County border, may also be its best kept secret when it comes to trophy bass fishing, and a late spawn that’s just cranking up may be one of the reasons. […]

Michael Hines of Gibsonville (left) and Roger Mabe of Climax met up with this 3 1/2-pound smallmouth bass in a tournament on Kerr Reservoir last weekend.

Nice smallmouth surprises Kerr Lake tournament duo

Craig Holt

Michael Hines of Gibsonville and fishing partner Roger Mabe of Climax didn’t catch enough bass to hang around for the weigh-in at the April 5 Tobacco Bass Invitational on Kerr Lake, but they definitely had the day’s most-interesting catch: a 3.58-pound smallmouth bass. […]