Swepco Lake: Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs recommends using any soft plastic lures for black bass. Tube baits, plastic worms ...

These were the bass baits—and mindset shifts—that defined my 2025 season and helped me catch more and bigger largemouth bass.

On a hot summer day, Matt Glover attracted a crowd when he pulled into a marina at Lake Jacomo in Missouri and lifted a big stringer of crappie out of his boat's live well. Fishermen who spent hours ...

Spring is the absolute best time of year to catch bass near the bank. Smallmouths, largemouths, and spotted bass all flood the shallows each spring to spawn. As part of their annual ritual, the bass ...

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