Spring is the most volatile time of year in bass fishing. Being effective this time of year, more than almost any other time, means being unbeholden to preconceived notions and having a wide range of approaches ready to go when you hit the water. Fish will be in different stages of the prespawn and spawn…
Winter is a time a lot of anglers hang it up for the year. The cold water temperatures have the metabolism of the fish at the lowest it will be all year, and they can be quite hard to catch. It’s far from impossible though, and if you can figure out how it works on…
The budget fish finder is more or less a dying breed. The under-$100 fish finder is already extinct. There is no such thing left on the market, but if you want affordability, you can still get close. Of the three major fishing electronics manufacturers, which are Humminbird, Garmin, and Lowrance, two make units priced under…
Fall bass fishing can sometimes be feast or famine. It’s a time of year defined by aggressive fish and a certain amount of randomness. When you find them, it can be an unforgettable day of fishing. When you don’t, you’ll be swearing that there is no life left beneath the surface. We’ve covered finding them,…
Summer is my favorite time to catch bass. It’s the most predictable season of the year. Bass are just eating, they’re in big groups, and their mood is pretty consistent. If you can find them, you can usually catch them. Here we’re breaking the process of finding them. Good bass habitat in the summer features…
Deep cranking is almost inarguably the most fun way to catch deep summertime bass. It’s a power fishing technique that can fire up a school and put several fish in the boat in a matter of minutes, and big crankbaits catch big fish. It’s a simple technique to execute, but it’s still important to understand…
Mounting a fish finder on your bass boat is, surprisingly, not actually that difficult of a job. You can absolutely do this yourself. If you’re working from scratch, it will typically take 2-3 hours, even though it doesn’t seem like there is a lot to do. That’s because it can be a tedious process, and…
Summer is almost here, and with it will come big schools of bass getting down into the depths. Ever since it was popularized in the 2000s, deep cranking has been a favorite way to catch these fish for countless anglers, me included. I’ve thrown a lot of different types of deep crankbaits during the hottest…
What is a gear ratio? The gear ratio of a reel measures how many rotations of the reel’s spool are produced by one full turn of the reel’s handle. A 7.0:1 gear ratio reel will spin the spool 7 full rotations for every one turn of the reel handle. Why is gear ratio important? The…
The Carolina Rig is one of the oldest techniques in bass fishing. It’s been catching bass longer than most people reading this article have been alive, and it still catches bass today. It can be annoying to tie, but it’s a relatively simple application that is a big part of the arsenal of anglers all…
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