Catching Spring Lunkers | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Catching Spring Lunkers | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "With the arrival of spring most big bass have migrated to shallow water. The time to catch Mrs. Big is now. Some days, you can just let down your trolling motor at the boat ramp and start fishing with just about anything you select from your tackle box and catch some wall-hangers. You can fish the same area the next day and not get a bite. That is springtime bass fishing. Different areas will be hot one day and completely shut off the next. You wonder where the heck are the bass? "



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Springing For Big Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Springing For Big Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "As winter rapidly disappears, spring is practically upon us. New things begin to blossom, and another season of bass fishing is one of them. I have caught some lunker bass at this time of the year by merely, but carefully, monitoring the water temperature. When the water warms to about 42-45 degrees, big bass will move into extremely shallow flats to sun themselves."



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Bass in a Basket: Look Closer | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Bass in a Basket: Look Closer | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Did you ever look closely in the holiday Easter Basket?
    Nestled in the artificial grass are brightly colored jelly beans, chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks. When I look at bass fishing the way I look into a child's basket, I see all the elements of our game. The jelly beans represent all the wonderful, colorful lures we buy; the chocolate bunnies, all the fishing fads that come our way; and the marshmallow chicks, all the puffy, unsubstantial theories we try to sink our teeth in."



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Jerkbait Bass Fishing Tips – How to Retreive a Jerkbait | iPerjer

Jerkbait Bass Fishing Tips – How to Retreive a Jerkbait | iPerjer: "Jerkbaits are great springtime bass fishing lures for clear water lakes. Fishing these lures with the right retrieve will catch more fish. In this how to fis…
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10 Tips For Success | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

10 Tips For Success | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "The question I am asked most often is how to find bass on a strange lake. Of course, I'm faced with this problem whenever I travel out of state to compete in a tournament.
   There are about 10 basic rules that I feel you must use if you wish to succeed on unfamiliar waters. Really, if you use these rules on any lake, you'll improve your weight at the scales."



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Lipless Crankin’ Tips From A Classic Champ | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Lipless Crankin’ Tips From A Classic Champ | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Dateline: February
Alton Jones’ primary reason for keeping a lipless crankbait close at hand is purely pragmatic.
 
“If you look at tournaments held this time of year on any grass lake, a lipless crankbait is almost always a major player,” Jones said. “It may not be the winning lure, but it always seems to play a big part.”"



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Swim Jigs Are Not Just For Largemouth | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Swim Jigs Are Not Just For Largemouth | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "The last time I wrote about the Outkast Swim Jigs largemouth were the target, but in the last few years I have found a few more uses for my swim jig. In today's article we are going to look at targeting springtime smallmouth. You will be as amazed as I have been at the catching power of the swim jig."



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Spinnerbaits in Spring | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Spinnerbaits in Spring | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "During spring the number one lure for bass caught during tournaments has got to be a spinnerbait. There's not a better, more productive, lure this time of year that will catch more and bigger fish.
   Sure, a jig or crankbait might catch the big bass of the tournament, but a spinnerbait will undoubtedly account for a majority of the fish brought to the scales.
   Over all my years of guiding I have been surprised at the number of anglers that have no confidence in a spinnerbait."



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Cranking The Grass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Cranking The Grass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Cold is early spring. Cold is lethargic. Cold is idle. Cold is suspended. Cold is huddled fin-to-fin, tight as a ball. And cold is a small meal for a small appetite.
   Few disagree that this is the most trying epoch in the year-long pursuit of largemouth bass. Conditions aren't in our favor. "



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Bass in a Basket: Look Closer | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Bass in a Basket: Look Closer | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Did you ever look closely in the holiday Easter Basket?
    Nestled in the artificial grass are brightly colored jelly beans, chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks. When I look at bass fishing the way I look into a child's basket, I see all the elements of our game. The jelly beans represent all the wonderful, colorful lures we buy; the chocolate bunnies, all the fishing fads that come our way; and the marshmallow chicks, all the puffy, unsubstantial theories we try to sink our teeth in."



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