Bass Archives - Page 50 of 52 - Carolina Sportsman

This largemouth bass spawn may be over by May across most of the Carolinas, but there are plenty of bass still in relatively shallow water, and hungry.

Don’t miss May’s magic

I have said many times before that as far as the chance to catch big bass across the Carolinas, March is probably the best month. But I’m just as sure that, overall, the best month to just go out and catch bass is May. […]

Davy Hite said a Senko can catch bass in all phases of the spawn.

Three ways to make a Senko squirm

Dan Kibler

Bass pro Davy Hite of Ninety Six, S.C., makes no bones about the fact that his favorite lure is a Buckeye Mop Jig, but when it comes to springtime fishing for prespawn bass, he’s going to have one lure tied on for sure, and that’s a Senko. […]

Aaron Fewell finally surpassed his girlfriend's personal best bass with this 10.58 pounder.

Gamecocks Fishing Team president catches 10-pound bass

Brian Cope

Every bass angler likes the idea of catching a 10-pound bass, but far fewer reach that goal than those who fall short. So when someone joins the double-digit club, it’s always an eyebrow raising affair. […]

Fred Stepp caught this big spotted bass on Lake Summit in western North Carolina during the last week of March.

Angler catches, releases potential state record spotted bass

Brian Cope

Fred Stepp of Dana, N.C. caught the biggest spotted bass of his life last week at Lake Summit. Actually, it was the biggest spotted bass of anyone’s life, at least in North Carolina. […]

Run North Carolina’s coastal rivers for largemouth bass in April.

Run the rivers for bass – Take a look at bass fishing on some of North Carolina’s coastal rivers

Craig Holt

During April, many North Carolina bass anglers’ favorite targets are farm ponds, city reservoirs or flood-control lakes. […]

A jerkbait like this Berkley Cutter can produce nice April bass if you find them on the corners of little spawning pockets.

Shallow is the way to go

David Fritts

Shallow water has never been my favorite place to catch bass, but in April in the Carolinas, you are almost sure to be casting into skinny water if you want to catch many fish. […]

Weather changes should cause anglers to change their lures to catch more Broad River smallmouth bass.

Try river smallies

Brian Cope

April can be a tough month as far as weather goes. A string of warm days can be interrupted by just as many cold days, and this has an impact on the smallmouth bass fishing on South Carolina’s Broad River. […]

Guide Richard Andrews of Bath targets Roanoke River’s striped bass this month with soft-plastic paddletail baits fished on leadhead jigs.

Roanoke stripers running

Craig Holt

If it’s April, dogwood blossoms in North Carolina must be “as big as a squirrel’s ear” and striped bass will migrate inland — or at least that’s what old-time Roanoke River anglers say. […]

Bass pro Jonathan Phillips of Pittsboro, N.C., believes bass may already be in a post-spawn mode this April.

Will Jordan bass spawn early?

Dusty Wilson

The rapid approach of spring has thrown a curveball to anyone patterning bass by their usual seasonal locations. While anglers shouldn’t count out a cool-down, one Pittsboro, N.C., bass pro is predicting an early spawn, with fish going into post-spawn patterns by April on B. Everett Jordan Lake. […]

Catch more spawning bass with this little-known tactic.

Bump-n-grind it out for spawning bass

Jeff Burleson

Spring provides ample opportunities for anglers to catch spawning bass and/or a heavy stringer of green machines on any lake or river system. But catching them isn’t always easy when the angler and fish are separated only by 20 inches of clear water. […]