Pond Fishing: An Accelerated Course

Although it doesn't take a master's degree in bassology to catch largemouth from small bodies of water, there are surefire techniques that can vastly improve your success.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2009

Flexing Mussels

Give this subtle cover a workout and you'll be lifting more bass to the weigh-in stand

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2009

4 Stages of the Spawn

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2008

Four Season Dock Fishing

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2008

Four Foolproof Popper Patterns

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2007

The greatest bass angler of all time talks about intellect, intution and being in the zone

Story | Conversation | February 14, 2007

From Hooker to Hooked

Story | Conversation | February 14, 2007

Here's where to look and how to catch bass in grass, no matter the season

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2007

Fishing flooded cover

Turning buckets of rain into a full livewell can be a slippery ordeal. Here's how the nation's best anglers cope with flooded bass …

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2006

The great rig debate

Two Elite Series pros have very strong opinions about the Carolina rig. Here, they square off.

Story | Conversation | June 21, 2006

Bass on the bubble

It seems like every fish in the lake disappears between the spawn and summer patterns. Here's where they go and how to catch them …

Story | Conversation | June 20, 2006

Zipping a tube

When standard drop-and-twitch techniques don't work, try adding this speedy retrieve to your tube fishing …

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2006

Hackney's prespawn cranking niche

Although many anglers ignore diving baits during the prespawn period, Elite Series pro Greg Hackney has developed a rock solid pattern to crank up bass.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2006