• Bass Fishing

    Cale Helms caught this big bass at Tuckertown Lake on April 12, 2018.

    College student decks huge Tuckertown largemouth

    Double-digit lunker bit buzzbait
    April 19 at 5:48pm
    Power Pole’s Micro anchor is quiet, dependable and helps you secure your position in big-bass territory.

    Power Pole Micro Anchor System

    April 15 at 7:00am

    April’s best fishing bets

    April 15 at 7:00am
    Pull up on a red-clay point and fan-cast live baits for striped and hybrid bass this month on Lake Hartwell.

    Red clay will make your day

    April 15 at 7:00am
    Don’t wait for fish to bite when you set up this month at Lake Hartwell. Move if they aren’t biting. If they are, you might finish off your limit before daylight, but maybe not.

    Patience is not a virtue

    April 15 at 7:00am
    Largemouth bass and spotted bass may visit spreads of baits intended for stripers or hybrids in March.

    Bonus bass make for a spring slam

    April 15 at 7:00am
    The Lunkerhunt Fetch swimbait was designed by bass pro Matt Arey of Shelby, N.C.,

    Lunkerhunt Fetch swimbait

    April 15 at 7:00am
    Anglers can target trophy sized fish at Clarks Hill by using larger baits.

    Big baits means big Clarks Hill stripers

    April 15 at 7:00am
    Having plenty of fresh bait is a key to striped bass success on Clarks Hill in late March and April.

    Fresh, live bait is critical

    April 15 at 7:00am
    Guide Brad Sasser runs into a lot of mixed schools of striped bass (left) and hybrid bass on April trips to Clarks Hill Lake.

    Running together, Clarks Hill stripers, hybrids make for great spring action

    April 15 at 7:00am
    Carolina rigs will catch as many fish in spring as they will in summer if used correctly.

    Enter and exit, stage right

    April 15 at 7:00am
    Soft-plastics that can be fished weedless and weightless can be options for targeting bedding bass around vegetation.

    Dredge the jungle with weedless topwaters

    April 15 at 7:00am
    Some tremendous territory is available this month to bass fishermen in kayaks, like Lake Moultrie’s Hatchery area, which regularly produces trophy largemouth bass.

    April bass fishing is tough to beat

    Paddling a kayak can get you into some awesome areas this month for largemouths
    April 14 at 9:00am
    Mike McSwain shows off a bass caught on a topwater, hollow-body frog lure. These lures are popular choices in the spring for largemouth bass, especially around weeds, lily pads, and other surface debris.

    Top 4 tips for catching bass on frog lures

    Springtime is prime time for casting hollow body frogs for bass
    April 04 at 11:18pm

    Cover

    April 01 at 7:00am
    Soft baits catch plenty of shallow, spring largemouths, but they’re not the only way to go.

    Three go-to hard baits

    Even when they’re shallow, bass will readily hit these lures
    April 01 at 7:00am

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