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Sandbag (Slinky) Drift Rigs For Smallmouth Bass
Brett Richardson, well known fishing writer for over 35 years, shares his tips for choosing leader lengths, weights and bait options for using a 3 way rig and a sandbag weight or Lindy snagless sinker for smallmouth bass. This rig is…
What Is A Jerkbait and How Is It Fished?
When it comes to catching bass there are all sorts of different baits you can use, including some great lures such as crankbaits, jigs, plastics, spinnerbaits and topwaters. However, one of the very best baits, at just about any time of…
Hook Up With Trailer Hooks: This Ain’t No Smallmouth Trailer Trash Talk
Spinnerbaits are FUN. That's a no-brainer. Feel a strike and not hooking up with the bronzeback that bit it? That's No fun!
How can you increase your odds of landing smallmouth bass on spinnerbaits?
Add a trailer hook.
Bass Pros…
Gut Hooked Fish: Do They Survive? How To Remove The Hook
We have all been there. You're slow to set the hook because the wind is blowing and you don't feel the bite. You land the bass and your heart sinks as you see you've gut hooked the fish and you fear this catch and release won't go so…
Catching Smallmouth Bass In Streams And Creeks: Everything Smallmouth Fan Tips
"I'm seeing all kinds of advice about catching smallmouth in lakes and rivers. But, I float creeks of Kentucky in a kayak. Any advice from Everything Smallmouth Folks? I'm catching plenty of largemouth. But, I know there are smallmouth in…
Dave Mercer Explains Strike King’s Coffee Dream Shot
Dave Mercer shows the effectiveness of the Strike King KVD Dream Shot bait and tells us where Strike King came up with the formula for their coffee baits. Who would have thought bass would like coffee!
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Dave Mercer and…
Lunkerhunt Bento Minnows For Smallmouth Bass
Big Lakes, clear water, smallmouth bass... drop shotting for bronzebacks is where it's at in many area of the US and Canada. If you are interested in something new and highly effective, check out these Lunkerhead Bento Minnows for…
Double,Tandem or Zulu Rigs For Smallmouth Bass…Say What?
Long before Alabama rigs became popular in the bass fishing world, umbrella rigs have been used for salt water. With the recent surge in popularity for fresh water, there are new regulations in many states limiting their use. Because on…
Live bait fishing for small mouth bass on Lake Erie: Amazing success is only a dip away.
When booking a charter with me for small mouth bass on Lake Erie, I am often asked by new customers, “what quantity of fish can we expect to catch?”. My response for the last 25 of my 35 years in this business is 35 to 50 small mouth per…
Best Live Bait For Winter Smallmouth
In many fisheries around the US, nothing beats live bait for smallmouth bass fishing success in the wintertime. Many of you may be wondering which live bait is best un cold water conditions.
Bass continue to feed year round but they…