Cold Muddy Water | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Cold Muddy Water | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Several thoughts raced through my head when I was assigned this topic. The first was to discuss ways of building a warm fire and giving various recipes for hot chocolate. The second thought included spicing it up by adding gale force winds from the northwest.
   A dose of reality then sank in as I realized that if I expanded the topic, the three conditions together would force me to dredge up a series of January tournaments on Toledo Bend from my distant past."

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Are You Ready? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Are You Ready? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Cold and slow bass fishing. That's what you will face in your tournament fishing at this time of year. On the local and state level, most of you won't start competing until next month. More likely than not, the only the lakes where tournaments will be held in January here in Texas, or anywhere else, will be in the Deep South or on a power plant lake. If you fish a hot-water lake you wont have to pay as much attention to the weather as you would on a regular lake"

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World's greatest fishing hole | Bassmaster

World's greatest fishing hole | Bassmaster: "Rip Nunnery is not exactly a household name with bass fishing fans. Among his contemporaries — Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston and Tom Mann — all had more illustrious careers."

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7 Tips on How to Fish for Bass with Umbrella Rigs

7 Tips on How to Fish for Bass with Umbrella Rigs: "Like any good technique, lure or rig, anglers have to continually adapt to the conditions, the pressure and the mood of the bass. The Alabama Rig and all the bass umbrella rigs that came after caught bass easily and often when they first hit the market. But now it's becoming more like any other rig. You've got to fish umbrella rigs in the right conditions and tailor them to the environment and bass. Here are 7 tips on how to fish for bass with casting umbrella rigs. Most of these tips, moreover, apply to a single swimbait fishing."

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The best Bass Fishing Lure Ever Created? - Texas Fishing Forum

The best Bass Fishing Lure Ever Created? - Texas Fishing Forum: "Post your favorite bass fishing lure ever. The lure that has caught you the most fish since you started bass fishing. Only post your top lure.

Good thread so others can get ideas and try lures you post."

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Lake Istokpoga: 1,000 Bass Over 8 Pounds in Less Than a Year | Central Florida Fishology

Lake Istokpoga: 1,000 Bass Over 8 Pounds in Less Than a Year | Central Florida Fishology: "Lake Istokpoga doesn’t get as much attention as the Kissimmee Chain or Lake Okeechobee, but the 28,000-acre lake near Lake Placid produces its fair share of trophy bass, too."

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Over-Ambitious Pike Swallows a Fish Nearly its Own Size With Fatal Results - OutdoorHub.com

Over-Ambitious Pike Swallows a Fish Nearly its Own Size With Fatal Results - OutdoorHub.com: "Pikes are known to be undiscriminating eaters, swallowing practically anything they can get their mouths around. While this unlucky pike could fit its mouth around a zander (larger cousin of the perch), it simply didn’t have enough space for the smaller fish in its body and it ended the life of both prized catches."

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The Changing Approach of Umbrella Rigs for Bass | Part One

The Changing Approach of Umbrella Rigs for Bass | Part One: "The Alabama Rig and the many castable bass umbrella rigs it spawned lost some of its appeal in the 12 months for many anglers. But what we’ve found fishing with anglers who have adapted, the rig is still as effective as other lures in the tackle box. Anglers should 1) realize what has changed in fishing bass umbrella rigs and then 2) employ some new thinking to the bass fishing rig."

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Best Bass Lake in Texas

Best Bass Lake in Texas: "In reservoirs scattered throughout Texas, under the black skies of cool, fall nights, loud generators drone and bright lights beam from strange-looking boats built to transmit electrical current into the water to catch fish. Crews from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries district offices use these electrofishing boats to collect information on fish populations, including Texas’ most popular fish—largemouth bass."

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Ask Yourself This Before The Next Time You Go Fishing - General Bass Fishing Forum - Bass Fishing Forums

Ask Yourself This Before The Next Time You Go Fishing - General Bass Fishing Forum - Bass Fishing Forums: "Where am I likely to find concentrations of fish when I go fishing tomorrow?  I've seen it numerous times just on this site. Someone will ask: I'm going out tomorrow, what should I be throwing?"

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