Spring Lipless Cranking Tips

It’s no secret that lipless crankbaits are killer lures for prespawn bass. Amazingly, these obnoxiously colored and sounding lures have been catching big bass for decades, especially on grass lakes like Fork, Sam Rayburn, and Guntersville. While lipless cranks produce...

Spring Colors

Picking a lure color for bass fishing is never an exact science, but there are some basic rules of thumb that hold true most of the year.  Spring seems to have its own rules though, possibly because crawfish are changing colors, bass key on different prey species, or...

Not So Obvious

Boat docks, lily pads, and laydown trees all hold a lot of fish.  Problem is, everyone on the lake knows it and those places get peppered by baits.  In the past, offshore structure like points and creek channel bends were the best way to avoid the crowds; however,...

Power Finessing with Suspending Jerkbaits

Mention suspending jerkbaits to most bass fishermen and it immediately conjures up images of fishing painfully slowly with long pauses and ultralight line on deep, cold, clear lakes. Like watching paint dry or grass grow. Boring. Sissy fishing. Check, check, and...