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Swim a worm with a big, ripple tail through shallow water and you’ll run into some bass that haven’t locked down on the bed yet.

An alternative to sight-fishing

Sight-fishing is a well-known way to catch largemouth bass in April, but it’s not the only way to catch them. Try these tips to catch bass that most sight-fishing anglers are missing out on. […]

Chris Brown catches plenty of nice High Rock Lake bass in extremely shallow water in April.

Hit the banks for High Rock bass

Tony Garitta

Stick to the shallows in April at High Rock Lake and you’ll catch your share of largemouth bass. […]

Painting a crankbait, even with a state-of-the-art airbrush paint, is a process that takes many, many steps and coats of paint to give the bait a perfect finish.

Tie on a Black Label balsa crankbait

Don Shoopman

Mississippi pro’s hand-crafted balsa crankbaits are square-billed, bass-catching creations. […]

Bless the Santee Cooper bass spawn

Terry Madewell

Experienced bass anglers at Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie begin looking for big bass moving into shallower water by late February. […]

Jason Dew (bow) and Randall Soles catch two largemouth bass at Sutton Lake.

Sutton Lake’s roller-coaster bass bite

Mike Marsh

After Hurricane Florence breached the dike at Sutton Lake last fall, the Cape Fear River entered the lake and the power plant shut down temporarily. Will 2019 be a good year or bad year for the lake’s bass? Only time will tell. […]

Shearon Harris bass fall for Chatterbaits in February

Craig Holt

Chatterbaits, aka bladed jigs, are killer lures as bass start to stir this month in North Carolina’s top trophy lake, Shearon Harris. […]

Badin Lake produces plenty of nice largemouth like this one in March. This year should be no different.

Big Badin Lake bass are on the feed

Tony Garitta

March is a great month to catch big bass at Badin Lake, especially around tree laps and rocky points in dingy water. […]

Bass pro Andy Wicker of Prosperity, S.C., fishes mid-lake areas on Lake Murray in early March before moving to the lower end as the month progresses.

Don’t stop moving for prespawn Lake Murray largemouths

Pat Robertson

Prespawn bass in early March, then spawning bass later in the month, will bite aggressively for anglers on Lake Murray. […]

Research before you hitch your bass boat

Davy Hite

March is one of the best months for bass fishing in the Carolinas, and anglers can help their cause with a few steps before they even leave home. […]

Warm weather in late February can send Jordan Lake’s largemouth bass into shallower water, and they won’t often leave before spawning a month or so later.

Jordan Lake bass ready for big move to shallow water

Dusty Wilson

Jordan Lake’s bass fishing in March depends a lot on weather conditions. But no matter the temperature, anglers can catch fish if they know how to properly select the right lures. […]