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...
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...
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...
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....
Feeling the Heat? Burn White on White Spinnerbaits Is there one time of the bass season that I look forward to most? Yes, it is the heat of summer. The reason why is I can’t wait to burn heavy "white on...
Day of the Jackall Bros. Lures Jackall lures are highly-respected by bass anglers in Japan and are just beginning to become available in North America for the first time in 2007. In Japan, the products are...
Swimming Shakey Jigs We're witnessing an unprecedented shift of pro bass fishing techniques the past few seasons (say from 2005 onward). On the top pro tours in the USA, the legacy and domination of top pro...
Crankbait Tuning Tutorial - Chapter One Research shows crankbaits are the most popular bass fishing lure of all. Surveys say the average bass angler owns more crankbaits than any other lure. But one in...
Savvy Tournament Anglers Depend on deps Lures Worldwide In 1992, Japanese angler Kazumasa Okumura started to gain much media attention by breaking the ten pound barrier several times in a row on Japan's...