Flooded standing timber holds bass at every depth all summer long. Learn how to read a stand of trees, pick the right baits, and use tackle strong enough to pull giants out of the wood.
The flutter spoon calls up the biggest bass in an offshore school and triggers reaction strikes when crankbaits and jigs fail. Here is how to rig, locate, and work it for giant late-summer ledge bass.
On tidal water the bite runs on the tide chart, not the clock. How to fish falling and rising tides, chase the tide stage upriver, and catch shallow July bass while reservoir fish sulk deep.
The sinker controls fall rate, bottom feel, and how your bait moves through cover, yet most anglers grab one at random. A practical guide to tungsten vs. lead, weight shapes, sizing by rig, and when to peg.
Pressured summer bass do not leave, they just stop committing. Here are six practical adjustments, from boat angle to spot rotation, that get bites on heavily fished July water.
The big ribbon-tail worm is the most overlooked offshore bait in bass fishing. Here is how to rig it, where to throw it in July, and why it triggers pressured summer bass when crankbaits and jigs fail.
When summer lakes go flat, rivers stay cool, oxygenated, and full of feeding bass. Here is how to read current breaks and catch largemouth and smallmouth in moving water.
The hook is the most important piece of gear you own. Here is what EWG, straight-shank, finesse, and wacky hooks do, and how to match the right one to every soft plastic.
When summer heat sets in, bass pile under docks for shade and ambush cover. Here is how to pick the right docks, skip lures into the shade, and catch them.
A swim jig covers water like a spinnerbait but slips through grass and wood like a soft plastic. Here is how to rig, retrieve, and target summer bass with one.