Let’s be honest: there is absolutely nothing in the world of bass fishing quite like a topwater blowup. If there is a more fun way to catch bass, I just haven't found it yet. It’s mid-May, which means ...

It’s always special when a fish breaks the surface to inhale a topwater lure, but when it comes to freshwater bass fishing, ...

Nothing thrills like a topwater bite, and whether you’re fishing during the early morning feed or prospecting a midday shade pocket, the right topwater bait often tempts the biggest fish. The question ...

It starts without warning. While fishing down the shoreline for bass on a glorious autumn day, the water behind you suddenly erupts in chaos. Huge schools of baitfish, with nowhere to flee, leap from ...

You already know there is no more exciting and satisfying way to catch a bass than with a topwater lure, but which one is best, when and where? The following list highlights the five most universally ...

Follow up your frog strikes with a punch rig and turn blowups into big bass in heavy cover. | Photo by Kurt Mazurek Fishing a frog over the pads and slop is one of my absolute favorite ways to catch ...

Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you ...

Don’t tell my bass club mentors, my editors or my colleagues on the Board of Directors of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, but I’ve been cheating on my first love for five years, and I don’t intend to ...

There's a thousand ways to catch a black bass, but my all-time favorite is fishing a plastic worm, in the early summer time. That may change though, following a simply delightful day of fishing ...

Miserable is the most appropriate word I can come up with for the weather this past week. Temperatures above 100 with humidity above 90 just doesn’t work for me. A good friend recently returned from a ...

Maybe the idea of summer bass fishing isn’t all that appealing to you. Maybe your thinking, Who wants to go out among all the pleasure boaters and endure 100-degree temperatures to chase around a ...