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4 Quick Tips to Catch Bass on New Waters

Check out these suggestions for your first trip to an unfamiliar lake.

Josh Honeycutt

Retirement Well-Wishes for History-Making KVD

G&F Digest: Fellow bass-tournament pros react to Kevin Van Dam's retirement.

Lynn Burkhead

No Dock Bass is Safe When You Learn to Skip a Frog

Once you master it, skipping a hollow-body frog will draw strikes from shadow-loving bass.

Colin Moore

KVD's Last Dance as Bass Fishing's GOAT

A look at the amazing Kevin VanDam as his tournament career comes to an end.

Lynn Burkhead

Bring on the Night and Catch Bass After Dark

If you can't stand another hour of daylight bass fishing, hit the water after sundown.

Ken Duke

KVD: Bass Fishing on Fourth of July Can Be Explosive

Kevin VanDam says you can still catch bass on high-traffic lakes during the summer, holiday

Lynn Burkhead

Target Largemouths During the 'Other Spawn'

Bass get focused on spawning panfish, creating a feeding frenzy you don't want to miss.

Shane Beilue

Bass Crash Course: How to Use Forward-Facing Fishing Sonar

This revolutionary tech gives anglers a real-time look at the underwater world around them.

Shane Beilue

Bass Crash Course: Intro to Side-Imaging Sonar

This highly efficient fish-finding tool helps anglers locate fish and fish-holding cover below

Shane Beilue

Summer Ledge Fishing for Offshore Bass

Living on the edge: Summer is prime time to hit this fish-attracting structure.

Jeff Knapp

3 Senko Rigs that Produce on Tight-Lipped Summer Bass

Versatile soft-plastic stickbaits can be adapted for summertime patterns.

Shane Beilue

Deep-Water Tactics for Summertime Bass Success

When shorelines are getting pounded, head offshore to find untouched structure and unpressured

Larry D. Larsen

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