Versatility makes this bottom-bouncer the best largemouth bass lure, especially in fall. It catches big bass from small spots in shallow or deep water. The best fall bass lures are task specific.

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My biggest largemouth bass to date, an Ontario fish that tipped the scales at six-pounds even, fell for a flipping jig. The heaviest three in line below that lunker were also fooled by the same bait.

Learn expert strategies for fishing slop mats for largemouth bass with frogs, flipping jigs, and Texas-rigged plastics.

Hot weather and long days are great for kayaking, but tough for bass fishing. Warm water and bright sun put largemouth and smallmouth in a swoon. To escape the oppressive heat, bass retreat to the ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...

Topwater lures are the go-to fishing lures of mid- to late summer. These are effective artificial lures that float and move on the top of the water. They can work when other lures fail. A topwater ...

Since the sport’s earliest days, bass anglers have consistently developed new and improved topwater lures to entice largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass. Catching one—or more—that way is of course ...