
Bass’n plan: Winning tournament strategies for the weekend angler
Is 2023 the year you win a bass tourney trophy?

Is 2023 the year you win a bass tourney trophy?

There are other options outside of the traditional mouth-pot-box lineup. All of those “other” calls can be highly effective at times, all are fun to operate (although some are more of a challenge than others),

As we approach the late-ice period, anglers often mention packing light to stay mobile. Personally, I don’t always do that.

Different factors can affect your success rate, including your lure’s fall rate through the water, the color of the spoon and vibration.

During the late-ice period, remaining stealthy is more important than packing light.

Ohio has but a few rivers with trout, but they are good ones.
River trout provide some of the memories that smallmouth bass do. I have to go to a beautiful surrounding to find

Actually, the lie kind of, sort of, started the night before. With my wife, Bev, in Florida for nearly three weeks helping her elderly parents, I was left to fend for myself.

In the boat, I’ve been using a couple of different techniques, including vertical jigging with a 1⁄4-ounce jighead.

Did it really matter if I chose waxworms, spikes or mousies in this pursuit? For the most part, no – but on some lakes with a decided bait preference, like spikes on Hills Creek Lake
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