The most exciting Largemouth Bass lures on the Professional Bassmaster and FLW Tours the past few years have been Topwater Soft Plastic Frogs and Toads!Let's take a look at why these lures are so successful at...
These techniques are used on inactive bass so a stealth approach and presentation is essential. They're best suited when fish have a small strike zone and are in off-color or muddy water. Flipping is best...
The drop shot technique is used mostly when the fishing slows and a more finesse approach is required; however, many pros like to use drop shotting any time of the year. In drop shotting, the weight is placed...
As the Worm Turns (and Shakes) New lures, new equipment and new bass-catching technologies are constantly being improved upon. Read any fishing magazine or catalog, watch any fishing show, visit any tackle...
Its How You Wiggle Your Worm Basic Techniques for fishing the Plastic Worm Arguably one of the most productive baits on the planet is the plastic worm. Whether you fish it on a Texas Rig, Carolina Rig, Drop...
On the top ESPN/BASS and FLW pro tours the past two years (2006-2007), a paradigm shift has started in the baits used and spots fished by top pros in prestigious televised tournaments. Top pros are...
Sink or Swim? The experts keep telling us there's no such thing as a magic lure. Still, we are always looking. Few of us will ever find it. But at least one top pro angler, Tom Monsoor from Wisconsin feels he...
There are many big swimbaits on the market today but Optimum Baits established in 1996, is one of the earliest California swimbait companies, and there's something to be said for that. They're pioneering....
Freshwater bass anglers simply do not use jigging spoons enough for largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass. Spoons are especially effective in winter and summer when bass are deep. But spoons will work any...
The Dropshot - Making It Simple A friend, let's call him Joe, asked me how to dropshot. It was a couple years ago. He picked me up at the Springfield, Illinos airport. In his car on our way to his house, he...