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September 5, 2026

Aquatic vegetation definitely holds fish, like this big bass caught among this thick grass.

How do you feel about fishing around aquatic weeds?

Fishing around aquatic vegetation has always been a bit of a two-way street for anglers. On one hand, the shade and cover hold fish, but on the other hand, the vegetation can foul lures and trolling motors. […]

James Gibbons of Timmonsville, SC has been selected as one of 12 high schoolers to the Bassmaster High School All-American Team.

Timmonsville high school angler named to Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team

From Bassmaster.com

For the fourth consecutive year, 12 standout high school anglers have been selected as members of the exclusive Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. […]

Guide Joe Dennis caught this big stringer of bluegill on crickets, his favorite baits for these aggressive fish.

Bream bonanza is at hand

Terry Madewell

The flooded cypress and gum tree forests and the abundance of shallow vegetation of Santee Cooper is Ground Zero for some of the best panfish action in South Carolina. Bull bream and super-sized shellcrackers abound, and anglers armed with the basic techniques of how, when and where to fish for this dynamic duo have an opportunity to limit on either species or a combination of both. […]

Having plenty of fresh bait is a key to striped bass success on Clarks Hill in late March and April.

Fresh, live bait is critical

Terry Madewell

Live bait is a part of most successful fishing trips for striped bass at Clarks Hill Lake this month, and guide Tony Shepherd said the quality of that bait can make or break a trip. […]

Anglers can target trophy sized fish at Clarks Hill by using larger baits.

Big baits means big Clarks Hill stripers

Terry Madewell

Guide Tony Shepherd said catching a trophy striper is a distinct possibility on any given day in the spring, but he’s developed a method to single out huge fish […]

Lunkerhunt Fetch swimbait

Tony Garitta

Bass pro Matt Arey tested six prototypes in an eight-month period to develop the Lunkerhunt Fetch, a swimbait introduced at the July 2017 ICAST show. […]

Largemouth bass and spotted bass may visit spreads of baits intended for stripers or hybrids in March.

Bonus bass make for a spring slam

Pat Robertson

The primary targets for Lake Hartwell’s early dawn, red-bank fishing are hybrids and stripers, but bonus spotted and largemouth bass can turn a great morning of fishing into a springtime slam. […]

Don’t wait for fish to bite when you set up this month at Lake Hartwell. Move if they aren’t biting. If they are, you might finish off your limit before daylight, but maybe not.

Patience is not a virtue

Pat Robertson

Fishing success often depends on being patient. You put your lines out, wait — and hope for a bite. But not when fishing the spring hybrid/striper feeding frenzy on Lake Hartwell. […]

Pull up on a red-clay point and fan-cast live baits for striped and hybrid bass this month on Lake Hartwell.

Red clay will make your day

Pat Robertson

Location. Location. Location. The key to success for this springtime striper-hybrid fishing bonanza is a red clay bank on a gently sloping point, Hamilton said. […]

Pick a MirrOlure by size and shape to match baitfish in an area. From top, 14, 17 and 27 sizes.

Match the hatch

Jerry Dilsaver

Guides Lee Parsons and Mark Dickson emphasize choosing lures that are the same body shape, size and color of the dominant forage in an area. Several of the Catch 2000 lures, plus the 52M and MR, TT and MirrOmullet, have the general body shape as a mullet, and all topwater MirrOlures have mullet shapes. […]