Creek channels are the roads bass use to move between deep and shallow water all year. Here is how to find them on a map, read them on sonar, and fish the edges correctly.
The five knots every bass angler needs—Palomar, improved clinch, Uni, a braid-to-leader connection, and the snell—plus the habits that keep them from failing.
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.
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.
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.
When summer heat kills the bite, the biggest bass bury under matted grass. Here’s the gear, the technique, and the mat-reading tips to punch through and land them.
Riprap banks line dams, bridges, and causeways on nearly every lake and most anglers drive right past them. Here is how to read the rock and catch the bass living on it.
You don’t need a boat to catch summer bass. Here’s how to read shoreline structure, beat the heat, and put together a productive day of bank fishing with a compact, mobile setup.
Humps are isolated underwater high spots that stack up summer bass. Learn how to find them, locate the sweet spot, and fish them with the right lures and boat position.
Brush piles hold more bass per square foot than almost any other structure. Here is how to find them, set up on them correctly, and pick them apart with the right baits and presentations.