By Chris Schneider BassFan Staff Writer Time is ticking down. The pattern that worked yesterday isn’t working today. It’s crunch time. There’s an hour left in the day. Nerves are starting to fray. What do you reach for when you absolutely more
Ever since Rick Clunn discussed his preference for using the same rod and reel for nearly all of his fishing (
No question about it, Global Positioning System (GPS) units are great tools for marking fishing spots. Larry Nixon loves being able to return to his spots with more
You would expect Denny Brauer to love the Strike King Pro-Model jig. After all, his name and picture are on the package. But he really loves the jig because more
Zell Rowland's rule of thumb is to start out with a smaller topwater, and that usually means the Heddon (or Excalibur) Super Spook Jr. "It's an incredible more
Zell Rowland is a well-known master of topwater fishing. Put another way, what Denny Brauer is to flipping and pitching, Rowland is to topwaters. In the following, more
Every angler wonders what secrets the pros keep for themselves. The real secrets, ones they absolutely don't want revealed. Well, here's one Kevin VanDam decided more
North Carolina's Guy Eaker has been fishing spinnerbaits longer than some of us have been breathing. And as is evident from his 2nd place finish at the Red River more
What's so hard about fishing a floating worm? Just cast it out, let it fall and twitch it a little bit, right? Not so, says Jay Yelas, who calls a floating worm more
Note: Rick Clunn's recent answer to a BassFan Ask the Pros question was so thought-provoking that we decided to ask him for more info and post it here as a tip. more
Drop-shotting has received a lot of attention this year, as yet another West Coast technique that seems to produce bass when nothing else will. And just like any more
"To me, the most important thing about preparing for a tournament is putting a lot of thought into it," says Texas pro Clark Wendlandt, currently ranked more
Fan polls show that Paul Elias is one of the most popular anglers in the sport of bass fishing. And one reason for that is that he's an excellent fisherman, as more
Fall bassing is some of the best fishing of the year. But if you limit yourself to chasing schooling bass or fishing the backs of feeder creeks, you may be missing more
Young North Carolina pro Dustin Wilks likes to find out-of-the-way bass and out- of-the-norm ways to catch them. In fall he does this by fishing small crankbaits. more
Once in a while you see photos of pros fishing back in the thickest, nastiest stuff imaginable -- usually flooded shoreline cover. But do they really do that or more
Over the last few years, Japanese native and current Texas resident Takahiro Omori has distinguished himself as one of the best professional anglers in the world. more
"In spring especially -- right after or during a cold front -- bass get into trees and bushes, very tight and shallow," says eastern Tennessee pro Dwayne more
"I probably fish a tube more than anybody," says Michigan pro Art Ferguson. "On St. Clair, I'll have 3 or 4 rods rigged up with Mizmo tubes. more
Peter T. prefers to use soft plastics for the simple reason that with one hook he feels he has a better chance of landing bass. "Crankbaits and I don't get more
California pro Aaron Martens doesn't consider himself one of the great bass fishermen of all time. But like other younger anglers who excel at the sport, he is more
After more than two decades as a professional fisherman, Larry Nixon hasn't lost a step. He keeps winning with a consistency many aspire to, but few attain. BassFan more
"The reason to fish a crankbait in heavy cover is to show bass something different," Mark Davis says. "You want to trigger a fish into biting that's more
Everyone can catch bass in spring and fall, but summer is a bit tougher. And nowhere is that more true than Florida, where the summer heat can be unbearable, even more
"Whenever something new comes onto the market, I'm skeptical," says New Jersey pro Mike Iaconelli. "But I have to test it." So it was with the more
If you know your lures, you can walk past the boats at the end of a tournament day and chances are you'll see a few Rebel Deep Wee-R crankbaits tied on -- no matter more
The Strike King Denny Brauer Flip-N-Tube is a lure with which Chad Brauer is very familiar: His father created it and popularized it with a BASS Masters Classic more
