Bass anglers understand the importance of sharp hooks, though most don’t practice their hook sharpening skills often enough. The new Berkley® Fusion19™ hooks give novice and avid anglers the sharpest hooks that stay sharper longer than any […]
If professional bass fishing fans didn’t know it before, they know it now. Justin Lucas is a force to be reckoned with — and it doesn’t matter which coast he’s fishing on. The California native, […]
“With its cupped face, the new Terminator® Popping Frog pops and spits, causing a major commotion and drawing in fish,” says Ott DeFoe, a four-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier and 2011 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year. […]
Fishing is fun: That’s why we go fishing. And it’s more fun when we catch some fish. And there are some techniques that are more fun to employ. Throwing topwater baits for largemouth bass is […]
One would think that getting someone to develop a good solid hook set is easy and somewhat natural to the aggressive nature of most fishermen; unfortunately this may or may not be the case. Every […]
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Over the years, anglers have been asking fishing publications and websites, as well as manufacturers such as Z-Man, to offer tips and advice on the baits Midwest finesse anglers use and how and when to […]
Last season FLW Northern Costa Series announced the tournament schedule for the 2016 season. I was beyond excited to see that the series would be coming to my home water again, the St. Lawrence River, […]
“No doubt, quite a few of us are using these cool little devices on the tour,” says Bassmaster Elite Series Pro, Brandon Lester, with a nod and a knowing grin. “But almost no one’s talking […]
Matt Herren’s recent victory in the Toyota® Texas Bass Classic, one of the most prestigious bass tournaments in the country, hinged almost entirely on the Yamaha Pro’s ability to recognize and adjust to rapidly changing […]
If you have kept up with the news over the past year one thing you realize is that the greatest country in the world is in turmoil. Our presidential race is the tale of two […]
A slip-weight rig is primarily a drifting set-up, but can also be used for still fishing or cast and retrieve, such as the Carolina Rig. Typically, these rigs are for drift fishing natural bait and […]
Combining a slow fall, slight shimmy and counter-rotating propellers for flash, the new Storm® Arashi® Spinbait will catch wary, suspended fish that ignore other baits. “When those fish see a Spinbait swimming by ever […]
Crankbaits are hard-bodied baits that often resemble a baitfish of some sort. They come in all shapes, colors, sizes, running depths, actions, some rattle, some don’t. The one thing that crankbaits have in common is […]
This topwater has actions that are all new to the fishing game. Make it StutterStep (walk in place), Wag-the-Tail, or Wobble-Wake. Plus, during any of these retrieves a Turnaround Twitch can be applied making the […]
As this edition of ODU Magazine hits your email boxes or you find it posted on the internet, the sportfishing industry has just finished its annual pilgrimage to the ICAST Show. Every year when writers […]
Recently a computer program has entered the field of competitive fishing. It promises to be great for anglers, tournament officials, their friends and family as well as provide marine information for fisheries officials and increase […]
The one thing most of us are guilty of while summer time fishing is fishing to fast; there is just no question that in the heat of the summer time the slower you present your […]
As we progress into the summertime patterns, bass fishing becomes more complex and hence there are many more decisions you need to make to have successful trips during the heat of the summer. Most of […]
Seems sometimes dock bass have seen all that falls, making them finicky feeders. But Seth Feider says they ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Show ‘em a Shadow Rap® Shad, he says, and watch out! “There’s just […]
The largest of Iowa’s Great Lakes, Big Spirit Lake got its name, according to legend, from an evil spirit that inhabited its waters. Featuring nearly 5,700 surface acres that can get awfully gnarly when the […]
As we progress into the hot summer I believe you have to be willing to attack fish in all types of different cover to be successful when it’s hot. You can’t be myopic you must […]
July is almost here. Time goes by faster every year. We had an early ice-out this year, but the weather stayed cool and the water didn’t warm up as quickly as we thought it would. […]
A little over a month ago, many professional fishing fans were wondering out loud, “What’s wrong with Kevin VanDam?” Now those same fans must be wondering just how many gigantic moments VanDam has ahead of […]
In a recent publication by the B.A.S.S. Lake Guntersville nestled into the Appalachian Mountains in North Alabama falls out of the top 10 bass fishing lakes in the country. With months of research centered around […]
In the past 14 years Alabama-based BASS Elite pro Matt Herren has qualified for five Bassmaster Classics and six FLW Cups, but hasn’t taken first since the 2007 Wal-Mart FLW Series BP Eastern on Arkansas’ […]
“A lot of anglers are a little fearful of fishing tidal waters,” said tournament angler and brand ambassador Ty Spade. “They think it’s confusing and that if the tide isn’t right, they won’t be able […]
It’s no secret that jigs catch fish of all species during all seasons. An ordinary round or “ball-head” jig is probably the jig style that comes to mind most often when anglers refer to jigs […]
Results aren’t definitive, but “signs” are promising, as a collective effort to restore Elephant Butte’s bass fishery continues. Signs posted by New Mexico Game and Fish (NMGF), asking anglers to voluntarily refrain from fishing in […]
Takahiro Omori’s recent Bassmaster® Elite Series victory on Alabama’s Wheeler Lake underscores just how important it is for a fisherman to be observant of both bass and baitfish activity going on around him. After seeing […]
The Bassmaster Elite Series season begins its “Northern Swing” next week with the Busch Beer Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake, in Union Springs, N.Y., June 23-26. As the nation’s most prestigious bass fishing circuit […]
When you’re on the water fishing several days a week you get to experience many of the natural elements that affect the fishing; none so important as the water level of the impoundment your fishing. […]
Georgia’s Ron Champion took top honors this past weekend in the third annual Hobie Bass Open Tournament, earning him a ticket to compete in this year’s Hobie Fishing Worlds Championship (HFW6), compliments of Hobie Cat […]
Bass anglers understand the importance of sharp hooks, though most don’t practice their hook sharpening skills often enough. The new Berkley® Fusion19™ hooks give novice and avid anglers the sharpest hooks that stay sharper longer […]
Whenever you’re fishing a lake you’ve never been on before, look for cover or structure that lets you fish your favorite lure and technique and gives you confidence. That’s the advice of Yamaha Pro Randall […]
No matter where his busy tournament schedule takes him, Randall Tharp nearly always spends at least part of each practice day searching for thick cover where he can use his favorite technique, a heavy tackle […]
You know those shallow, cover-laden flats where you wouldn’t want to be a frog because of the bass? Those are exactly the kinds of places where you want to fish a Rebel Pop’N Frog and […]
The biggest thing Kevin VanDam has caught so far this week has been himself. But there could be far bigger catches ahead of him if he remains on his current path at the A.R.E. Truck […]
When most anglers go fishing, they’re out there to feel a fish pull back on their line. Usually we hit the water with a plan for a specific species of fish, and some of the […]
Salmo lures of Poland is excited to announce the launchof the FREEDIVER, a new generation of super deep diving minnow lures for 2016, built to exceed all angler expectations for performance, durability and fishability. Only […]
So, you’re up here on vacation with the family, huh? Great! Brought the boat along too? Super! I bet you could fish every day from daylight until dark. But sightseeing, shopping, swimming, water-skiing, tubing, dining […]
Enjoy this edition of ODU Magazine and look forward to the first summer edition in a couple weeks. It is already in draft mode with many great articles to keep those summer time rods busy. […]
By now, most ardent bass anglers are aware that the Ned Rig flat-out produces in a variety of conditions, in many cases when no other baits will. One question we get asked frequently (and that […]
Every angler loves going into their tackle box and deciding what Snag Proof Frog to throw, including me! But no matter what Frog I’ll be throwing, I’ll use the same rod and reel set up. […]
Stren pro Chris Lane has been on a roll since 2012. Lane won the Bassmaster Classic in 2012 and since then he’s won a Bassmaster Elite Series event each year. Like any successful bass pro, […]
In 2004, Japan native Takahiro Omori won the GEICO Bassmaster Classic during the final minutes of the final day. On Championship Sunday of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake, Omori earned […]
Mike Iaconelli discusses how he likes to modify one of his top baits to use in cold water conditions – the Rapala Shad Rap. The benchmark other crankbaits are measured by, the Shad Rap® closely […]
April is almost at the end and anglers are all in at this point. Good luck to all who are venturing out this spring. MAGAZINE LINK. This edition of ODU covers bass, walleye, crappie, catfish, […]
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