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Carrot Stix® to Exhibit Next Generation, State-of-the Art Elite Tournament Rods in Orlando, FL’s ICAST 2015

Defined as “the most advanced and innovative rods in the Industry”, Carrot Stix’s new Gen X Elite Rods were produced from years of genuine experience from unprecedented experts, professionals, and legends around the world. “Carrot […]

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FLW: No Patterns, No Transducers

In his fifth season on the Walmart FLW Tour, John Cox nearly won the 2015 Angler of the Year award while fishing from a 19-foot aluminum bass boat with no depth finder transducer. He fished […]

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Lure Selection Simplified For Bass

Most bass fishing anglers own enough artificial lures to fill a small tackle store. Yet a bass angler only needs a handful of baits to catch bass on most waterways. Tackle manufacturers prey on the […]

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Sonar/ Offshore Fishing

Two new in-depth classes about sonar and deep/ offshore fishing have been added to The Bass University TV video library.  Gain more confidence in interpreting sonar and deep water fishing, click here to learn more–> […]

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NEW SUPERFROG COLORS

Mann’s introduces 6 New colors to its SuperFrog lineup. Presenting, LadyBug, Showgirl, FireTiger, GoldDigger, Midnight Blue, and RedNeck, these frogs present unique color styles to an already killer bait. This unique hollow-body

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Tidal Water with Mike Iaconelli

Take an in-depth look at the seasonal movements of bass in tidal waters with Mike Iaconelli! The new 45 minute class class offers great advice for how to adapt during falling/ rising water conditions.  Mike […]

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TrophyCatch Florida Update

Double jeopardy! Robert Burnett, a TrophyCatch veteran with 27 submissions to his credit, caught and released the same trophy bass twice within 15 minutes on June 1 in Lake Rousseau! Yes, catch and release of […]

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Bassmaster’s #72 Best Bass Lake

Moosehead Lake, Maine – 75,451 acres  where you’ll find very little pressure and very big smallmouth here. Plus, you might really see a moose. Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in the U.S. state of […]

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TrophyCatch Florida Catch

Yowzah! Lee Vickers caught his 11 lbs, 1 oz monster in Honey Hole (yep — that’s a real lake in Polk County)! The bass was released, but Lee keeps a netful of great prizes including […]

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Monster Hooks Are Taking Over

As bass fishing continues to progress and change continues to be constant, the fishing industry is maturing and has evolved toward monster hooks and this craze continues to come front and center. I know we […]

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The IGFA Bass Quest

It all began last fall with an email from Captain Dan Kipnis from Miami Beach, Florida with a strange request. He asked me if there was a possibility that we could catch seven species of […]

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Why Loud Lures Catch More Largemouth Bass

Largemouth bass are opportunistic feeders. Preferring to lie in wait under a canopy of cover for the next meal to swim by, these fish possess heightened senses that are fine-tuned for efficiency. It’s All in […]

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Rare Cancer Found In Susquehanna River Smallmouth

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) today announced that two independent laboratory tests have confirmed a malignant, or cancerous, tumor on a single smallmouth bass (SMB) caught in the middle Susquehanna River

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Bass Scouting

Dirt roads and cypress trees lead to the Midwest’s most untouched bass fishing waters. The eerie silence is broken by the tail splash of a trophy bass and your heart beating out of your chest […]

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Trophy Catch Florida Update

This old gal is aging gracefully! Kazuki Kitajima landed this 9 lbs, 2 oz beauty on Lake Butler in Orange County. Remember that each approved TrophyCatch submission nets 10 extra chances in the Phoenix Boats […]

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Sizing Your Baits

As the fishing turns into summertime patterns, the need to size your baits properly will never be stronger. There is no doubt in my mind that we are trending toward a time of year that […]

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Bass Craft Pop N Walk

Made in the USA from premium high density balsa wood, the Bass Craft Pop N Walk delivers incredible topwater performance and versatility. Walk it or chug it, no matter how you fish it, the Pop […]

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Get The Net

I was fishing with my friend Mike Gottheardt on Sturgeon Bay of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin recently. It was on this trip that I re-remembered why netting the fish that’s on the end of your […]

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Better Bass Fishing

Better Bass Fishing provides a look at the “big picture” of bass fishing. In addition to how-to information, it reveals secrets for becoming a better bass angler through scientific knowledge on bass biology and the […]

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A New “New Lake Effect”

As your lake fills for the very first time, you must wait patiently for the opportunity to begin stocking fish. Before fish can be stocked you will need to make sure the lake will hold […]

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Rethinking Jigs For “Roller Coaster” Bass

How a non-traditional swim jig technique can help you crack conditioned fish. Like a lot of anglers, I grew up fishing bass jigs traditionally, pounding cover with an endless drop-lift-drop-lift routine. And while I caught […]