Fishing Vibrating Swim Jigs

It doesn't matter whether you can them chatterbaits or vibrating swim jigs, this type of bladed swim jig can be deadly on big bass!

In this video, FLW Pro Terry Bolton provides a great intro to the equipment needed and techniques for fishing vibrating swim jigs…

Many anglers feel vibrating swim jigs (chatterbaits) are best in cool water periods but I like them anytime ice is not covering the water!

Using Crankbaits as Search Baits

Every time we fish a new body of water we are faced with the same dilemma…

Where do we start fishing and with what bait?

As far as the bait goes, a search-type lure such as a crankbait allows an angler the chance to fish both quickly and effectively…

Since there are usually many different types of cover and structure present, one of the best approaches is often to fish as many different fish-holding elements as quickly as possible.

As you start catching fish using crankbaits, it helps you hone in on the type of cover/structure bass are relating too as KVD discusses in this video…

Given the variety of depths crankbaits can cover, is there really any better search bait?

Early Season Bass On Lipless Crankbaits

One of my favorite early season techniques to trigger strikes from early season bass is working lipless crankbaits around deep water transition areas.

Though I vary the retrieve from steady slow rolling to stop and go, one of my favorites is to yo-yo the bait through deeper holes and up the sloped banks…

In this video, the guys from Small Waters Fishing describe their nuances to fishing lipless cranks for pre-spawn bass…

Time to get out there and yo-yo a lipless crankbait for a springtime lunker!

Attitudes of Bedding Bass

Springtime is the right time, especially when it comes to big bass and shallow water…

When it comes to shallow, spring bass, many bass anglers focus on bedding bass when looking for a trophy.

Though bedding bass can often be easy to locate, they are often less than cooperative when it comes to accepting our offerings…

BASS Elite Pro, David Walker gives some great tips on both reading the ‘tude of the bass and presentations help put them in the right mood to take the bait…

Walker's insights may just help figure out those finicky bass during the spawn or at least we hope so :)

Tubes for Early Season Smallmouth Bass

Tube baits are bass-catching wonders throughout the year but they are especially effective in the early season…

Once smallmouth bass start to leave their deep water wintering holes and head towards the spawning grounds, they have one thing on their minds…

It’s dinner time!

Add in the fact that the lakes are coming to life with baitfish such as gobbies and sculpins plus crawfish, smallies are often scouring the bottom to feed…

In this video, the folks from Berkley and InFisherman TV show us the power of tubes when offered as a dinner-time alternative…

Do you have a good assortment of bass tubes ready for the early season smallmouth bite yet?