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Shellcrackers are easy to identify by their markings; the ear flap will have a light-colored outline.

Target Santee’s April triumverate

If it swims, it’s biting right now on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

North Carolina’s Lake Julian,which covers 300 acres in Arden, N.C., near Asheville, is a kayak bass fisherman’s dream.

Shallow-water bass is April’s paddling draw

The fastest-growing segment of the kayak fishing industry is for bass, and kayak anglers in the Carolinas have a lot of options when it comes to bass fishing in April […]

Catch more bass with these tube tricks

David A. Brown

Designed to imitate a range of forage, soft-plastic tube baits are among the most-versatile and most-productive baits in a bass fisherman’s arsenal. […]

Spinnerbaits also are a good spring lure when bass go shallow to spawn.

Catch bass in North Carolina grass

Craig Holt

Mining the shoreline grass at North Carolina’s Falls of Neuse Lake this month is a great way to get your string stretched by a bragging-sized bass. […]

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

David Fritts

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. […]