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THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING ON THE WATER.

Cast confidently this season, and catch ‘em like never before using our collection of fishing videos and articles as your resource. Get expert advice on essential gear and techniques. If it’s about enjoying your time on the water and in the outdoors, we’ve got you covered.

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Ott DeFoe Talks Depth Finders

Today’s tournament anglers are running four to five depth finders on their tournament bass boats, although depth finders can be very expensive.

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Mossy Oak Fishing's Brandon Palaniuk Wins Lake Champlain Bassmaster Elite Tournament

Mossy Oak Fishing Team member, Brandon Palaniuk, won his fourth B.A.S.S. title on Sunday when he won the 2020 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain.

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Ott DeFoe Explains Fishing Tackle Used by the Pros

There’s no question about it, tackle does make a difference. New innovations, depth finders, lures, rods, reels and other equipment are allowing professional fisherman to catch as many or more fish than they have in the past.

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Smallmouth Bass Baits for Day and Night

We also do really well fishing spinner baits at night, and we prefer Colorado blades instead of willow-leaf blades on our spinner baits.

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Summertime Smallmouth Bass Fishing is Fun

Just because you’ve hooked the smallmouth, the rod is bending, and you’ve got the fish on the end of the line, doesn’t mean that smallmouth is caught.

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Where to Fish for Summertime Smallmouths with Brad Whitehead

There are several places where you can expect to catch smallmouths during the summer months on Pickwick and Wilson Lakes and other power plant lakes.

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How to Rig for Summertime Smallmouths with Brad Whitehead

The real secret to having the best bait you can have, is not only keeping the shad alive, but keeping them lively.

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Brad Whitehead on Catching Summertime Smallmouth Bass

Brad Whitehead of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, guides for smallmouths and other fish. One of the best big smallmouth bass waters is the Tennessee River, especially the southern half that runs through north Alabama, west Mississippi and south Tennessee.

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Gerald Swindle’s Lessons from Tournament Fishing

Gerald Swindle has learned a lot in his years of bass fishing. He offers up advice concerning live wells, fishing smart and getting ready.

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How To Get the Bass in the Boat

A big bass means money to me, so I don’t hesitate to stick my hand in a bass’s mouth, even knowing there are three sets of treble hooks in there that may stick me.

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Fishing Rainy Days and Using Light Lines

Preceding or after the rain, you’ll have cloudy, overcast skies, and rain often will cause the bass to come up from those deep places where they’ve been holding and possibly suspend.

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Identifying and Catching the Bass You’ve Found with Equipment

One problem you’ll have when trying to locate bass is knowing the difference between crappie and bass when they are holding on to a structure.

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Finding Summertime Bass Before You Fish with Gerald Swindle

The real key to finding and catching bass in the hot summer months is having good electronics.

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How Crappie Fishing Has Changed

We’ve learned that you can catch bigger crappie in open water than on structure, especially if the water is stained.

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Tactics for Crappie Fishing

Side scanning will allow you to see crappie or shad in an area and also will show you if the fish are holding on trees or stumps.

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