Should You Use A Shakey Head in Stained Water?

Check out what Bassmaster Elite Pro, Mike Iaconelli has to say about using a Berkley Havoc Bottom Hopper and shakey head combo in dirty water situations...

What Is A Booyah Pad Crusher?

Find out in this video where FLW Touring Pro, David Dudley introduces the Booyah Pad Crusher and offers a few tips on fishing it too boot!

Fishing Berkley's Havoc Plastic Baits

Ever heard of a little fishing tackle company called Berkley?

If you've been bass fishing for any length of time, I am sure you have...

Over the last few years, Berkley added a new, low-cost line of soft plastics to their tackle selection, the Havoc series...

In this video, In-Fisherman Editor, Doug Stange introduces a couple of baits from the Berkley Havoc line, the Pit Boss and Grass Pig while fishing a vegetated lake in MN...

Check it out and see how productive these new baits can be!

Why Use Silent Crankbaits?

Though they have been around for decades, lately there has been a lot of attention given to silent crankbaits...

Is there a reason for this trend or is it just a fad?

Here is bass guru KVD's take on the subject of why he uses silent crankbaits...

Do you have any silent cranks in your bassin' arsenal?

Picking The Right Frog

It's definitely the time of year when most of us bass anglers throw topwaters to attract lunker bass...

Ask many anglers what their favorite summertime topwater bait is and you'll get a quick answer...

A frog...

In the following video, bass pro Casey Martin talks about the factors to consider when choosing the right frog to trigger non-stop bass action...

Ready to head to the pads and ribbit your way to more bass?

KVD On The Strike King Caffeine Shad

Last post, we introduced some of the different brands of soft swimbaits on the market...

In this video, Mr. Bass himself, Kevin VanDam discusses the different swimbaits made by Strike King Lures then focuses his tips on their recent addition, the Caffeine Shad...

Have to love it when the best bass angler on the planet gives the low-down on how he fishes these baits in actual fishing situations!

Choosing Soft Swimbaits

Does it amaze you as much as us how many different companies make the same styles of soft plastic baits...

Recently, we've been checking out the different types of soft swimbaits on the market and came across one company that definitely grabbed our attention with their versions...

Gambler...

Here is the "pitch" video from the folks at Gambler Lures on their soft swimbaits, the Big EZ and EZ Swimmer...

Looks pretty interesting...

Second is a video from the folks at Fish Strong comparing the Big EZ to the popular "Dipper" swimbaits from Reaction Innovation...

Do you have any favorite swimbaits?

Soft Jerkbaits 101

In this video, bass pro Greg Hackney discusses the basics of fishing soft jerkbaits (fluke-style baits) in a variety of situations focusing on Strike King's Caffeine Shad...

(He is sponsored by the SK btw ;) )...

None the less, some really great info...

Grubbing For Bass

One of the most consistent producing artificial baits for bass is the curly tail grub.

It's definitely one of my fall-back baits, especially on those tough fishing days...

But as Dave Mercer points out in this video, many folks "over-work" them...

Although Dave mentions the Strike King Rage Tail Grub in this video, any grub is fine...

As long as it's a 5" Yamamotto Single or Double Tail Grub in Cinnamon-Green Flake...

Just sayin' ;)