For years, lots of allegedly serious bass anglers didn’t want to use anything less than 20 pound test line. It was seen an unmanly, undignified and unlikely to win big money tournaments. I credit the ...

The Starting Spot Daily Bass Fishing Headlines are the perfect way to start your day with some of the top bass fishing articles on the internet. It’s the quick, informative, how, where, and who you ...

Soft plastics are a staple in bass fishing and the finesse plastics offerings continue to expand with fishing pressure. DUO Realis sent me a sample of their new V-Tail Shad to test on various rigs and ...

Plenty of hefty smallmouth bass fall for crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and midsize swimbaits all along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. These more aggressive lures have their time and ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay utilize subtle finesse presentations to pick apart rocky shorelines and tempt lethargic, cold-water ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay utilize a finesse swimbait strategy to target and catch numerous bass holding in the shallow backwaters.

My guest for the day, Michael, lobbed a lightly weighted finesse-sized plastic worm toward the main lake point we were fishing. Before it even settled into the modest weed growth, he set the hook into ...

The free rig is a cross between the ever-popular Texas rig and the seemingly forgotten Carolina rig. As far as bass fishing techniques go, it doesn’t get much hype, but occasionally sees some ...

The arrival of spring has brought some dramatic changes to our local waterways since my last column. Just a few short weeks ago, many of the lakes and ponds in our area were still locked up with ice.

The expansion of bass fishing tournaments for youth has opened new opportunities for young people in the outdoors. Just as the National Archery in the Schools Program and Minnesota’s middle and high ...

No species is more closely associated with freshwater fishing than bass. It’s what most people—anglers and nonanglers alike—envision catching when casting into a lake or pond. And it makes sense ...

It didn’t hurt that his years of excellence coincided with a massive shift in the quality of lines, hooks and other gear. When Martens began his professional career in the 1990s, braid had just come ...