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Douglas LRS Rod Review

by Thomas Brzezinski   I had the opportunity to fish with Dave McKenna from Douglas Outdoors and try out some of their bass fishing rods for the first time. We took the day to fish in Lake Mohawk of Sparta NJ a 800 acre private lake filled with largemouth, smallmouth, pickerel and hybrid striped bass. […]

3 Forgotten Hard Baits for Fall Bass

Credit WiredtoFish.com By Luke Stoner Fall bass fishing is synonymous with power fishing: Topwaters, crankbaits and spinnerbaits will be many anglers’ first choice throughout the season. While these are certainly suitable options, there are several other lures that’ll help you catch bass this fall. Thinking outside the box and opting for these overlooked hard baits […]

Alabama Rig Fishing 101 – How To Rig And Fish The Multi-Wire Phenomenon

Over the years, there have been a number of techniques or lures that take the bassing world by storm. In the late 80’s, it was the Sluggo, in the 90’s it was the Senko, followed in the new millennium by the Chatterbait and the drop shot. During each such rage, initial dominant tournament catches spurred […]

Lipless rattling lures often overlooked in winter

Keith Urban’s “’Til Summer Comes Around” blared through the Tundra’s speakers as we passed leafless pecan trees and whitetail meadows frozen in winter’s lifeless shades of gray and brown on a 39-degree Super Bowl Sunday morning in early February. My buddy hollered a reminder to grab a pack of hand warmers stored in the truck’s […]

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  • Smallmouth Bass Gets Rekt By Osprey
    One of my favorite things about smallmouth bass fishing, especially on rivers, is enjoying the sites and sounds of the outdoors. Sometimes it gets rough out there when rain or thunderstorms hit, or temperatures hit the mid-90s with bluebird skies. There are moments out there though, where you witness some of the most amazing things. […]
  • Leeches and Livescope: Cheating or Efficient Summer Smallmouth Fishing?
    In today’s video, we are sharing techniques that some people will feel are cheating, while others will see this as a vital tool on big summer lakes where the smallmouth bass hunker down and refuse to bite. This is particularly common when the water is dead calm and the bass are scattered or deep. In […]
  • When Should I Use A Spybait?
    Spybait fishing has come a long way over the past few years. With the cutting-edge technology introduced by Duo Realis, it has become a technique and bait that most pros keep handy for when the bite is tough or to get one more bass in the boat from a pod of schooling smallies that seem […]
  • Recycling Used Plastic Baits
    We all hate it when we are fishing soft plastics, especially some of the more fragile expensive baits, and the hook rips through the end of the bait or it gets trashed, destroying the action of the bait. Sure, with stick baits, we can use them sometimes as Ned rigs, but if you have a […]
  • Blade Baits For Smallmouth Bass
    Blade baits are a curious thing.  Knowledgeable anglers have used blade baits for smallmouth bass for years and it has passed under the radar of many of those fishermen who put their gear away when the leaves fall from the trees and hunting season starts. How could an unsexy hunk of metal catch sluggish cold […]

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