Top Twenty Tips for Spring Bass

Top Twenty Tips for Spring Bass: " This is a collection of the top 20 spring tips that I have tried and tested over the last several years. Sharing this basic information often makes me realize how many things I over look or take for granted when I am on the water. Spring is the best time to be a fisherman, and taking the time to enjoy the earth waking up only enhances the experience.  "

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April brings great fishing before May flowers :Daily Ridge

April brings great fishing before May flowers :Daily Ridge: "April showers bring May flowers, but in Florida there is already an abundance of blooms and a bonanza of freshwater fishing opportunities that began earlier this spring. All across the state, anglers have reported great catches of a  variety of freshwater fishes. Anglers especially target sunfishes moving into the shallows to spawn in spring."

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Spring Bass Fishing Tips: Work Shallow Water with Hollow-Body Frogs | Outdoor Life

Spring Bass Fishing Tips: Work Shallow Water with Hollow-Body Frogs | Outdoor Life: "As spring finds bass in various stages of their prespawn-to-spawning movement, few baits offer the diversity and effectiveness of a hollow-body frog. California bass pro Ish Monroe favors frogs for the weeks before bass move onto the beds, as well as after they move shallow and set up shop."

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Angler Hires Attorneys in Million-dollar Record Bass Fight - Outdoor Hub

Angler Hires Attorneys in Million-dollar Record Bass Fight - Outdoor Hub: "Arkansas angler Rodney Ply made headlines last February when he hooked a staggering 68-pound striped bass from Bull Shoals Lake in his home state. Ply’s catch topped the state record by four pounds and the world record for landlocked striped bass by half a pound. The cherry on the cake is that Ply hooked the record fish while participating in Mustad’s “Hook-a-Million” contest, which offered $100,000 for any state record caught with a Mustad hook and a cool $1 million for a world record."

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Potent walleye lures leave lead out - Toledo Blade

Potent walleye lures leave lead out - Toledo Blade: "Anglers are an unusual study in contradiction. Most engage in an unending search to find the “secret” lure, technique or hot spot that will produce bragging-class success."

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Walleye Fishing | Inside Angles on Walleyes

Walleye Fishing | Inside Angles on Walleyes: "No secret that walleyes use weeds an awful lot and despite the fact that walleyes are known to use weeds so often, many walleye anglers still avoid fishing weeds.  Take a quick look around many good walleye fisheries from the opener on through summer and the armada of boats are typically dangling lines over classic structure."

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Tidewater crappie present delicious meal | Outdoors | The Sun Herald

Tidewater crappie present delicious meal | Outdoors | The Sun Herald: "The coastal rivers are filled crappie, one of the most delicious fish one could ever serve on a platter.

There are two different species of tasty crappie, the black crappie and the white crappie."

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Alabama has four of nation's top 50 crappie lakes says Fishhound.com | al.com

Alabama has four of nation's top 50 crappie lakes says Fishhound.com | al.com: "Fishhound.com is an on-line information service for anglers. Editors there recently compiled a "50 Best Crappie Lakes" list after consulting with veteran outdoor writers, professional crappie anglers, companies like Blakemore and Southern Pro, and organizations such as Crappie USA, Crappie Masters and Crappie Nation."

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Albany Herald | OUTDOORS FEATURE: Tips for post-spawn crappies

Albany Herald | OUTDOORS FEATURE: Tips for post-spawn crappies: "Post-spawn is a traditional transition time for crappies. The fish are seemingly moving randomly and can be quite unpredictable. Anglers wishing to catch a limit of fish for the fryer and the freezer must learn how to pinpoint them to be successful."

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Who needs a fishing rod? Amazing moment angler grabs sea bass straight out of the water | Mail Online

Who needs a fishing rod? Amazing moment angler grabs sea bass straight out of the water | Mail Online: "Sitting on a boat with a rod and line for hour upon hour in all weathers? That's not for this fisherman.

Instead, he prefers a much simpler method of reeling in a catch - fishing by hand.

This incredible video posted online shows how the angler, who reveals only his hand, catches a sea bass without the need for a rod. "

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