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…
Updated for 2023 Part of our goal at BassBlog.org is to clear away the clutter (sometimes this is meant literally) and simplify bass fishing. If you’re new to the sport, you may find the sheer number of options in any tackle store to be anxiety-inducing. Most baits are really as good as you make them,…
For the better part of the last decade, Chris Love has been making custom jigs as the founder of 911 Custom Lures. Over that time, he’s developed some expert insights on what makes a great jig, and if you’re newer to jig fishing, the nuances may surprise you. We talked with him about those nuances…
Jigs are some of the most popular bass baits in the world. This is not for no reason. They catch fish. Big tournament bass are most often caught on a crankbait or a jig. Jig fishing has a bit more of a learning curve than cranking, and if you’re new to jig fishing, understanding how…
Winter is the toughest time to catch bass. Full stop. Many weekend anglers just put their boats away this time of year and opt for the vest and rifle, but if you’re as committed to catching bass as we are, you see winter less as a cold, dreary time where the fish don’t bite, and…
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