Bass Fishing Articles

• Lipless but Hardly Toothless Crankbaits by Russ Bassdozer
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico Book on Mexican bass fishing by Bassdozer
• Jig Fishing A to Z Covers the entire gamut of skirted jigs by Bassdozer
• The Book on Shakey Jigs Chapter and verse on shakey jigs by Bassdozer
• The Big Book of Spinning Rod Basics A definitive source by Bassdozer
• Japan's Big Tackle Shows by Bassdozer, Matt Paino, Hideyuki Nomura
• Fishing Big It really is too easy to catch more bigger bass by Bassdozer
• Destination Mexico La Presa El Cuchillo by Bassdozer

• Fishing Rivers Under Lakes Go with the flow by Bassdozer

• A Legend Makes It Out West by Bassdozer

Store Selections and Other Info

Hard Bait Selections for BassdozerStore.com

• Bomber, Heddon, Smithwick, XCalibur, Cotton Cordell, Rebel, Arbogast

• Daiwa TD Minnow Suspending Jerkbait

• ima Lure Selections

• The Day of the Jackall Lures Now in North America

• 1/2 and 3/4 oz Deep Diving Crankbaits

• 1/2 and 3/4 oz Lipless Crankbaits for Fresh or Saltwater

• Koppers Live Target Life-Like Fishing Lures

• Lobina Lures Rico Legendary Topwater Popper

• Lucky Craft New 2010 Skeet Reese Baby Bluegill and Magic Craw Colors

• Lucky Craft Product Reviews My Lucky-est choices

• SEBILE Magic Swimmer Swimbait

• SEBILE Flatt Shad Lipless Crankbaits

• SEBILE's Other Magic Lures

• SEBILE Surface Lures in Limited Japan-Only Colors

• Putting SEBILE Lures to the Test on Scenic Lake Powell, Utah

• The Legend of Patrick Sebile The world is his water
• Tattoo's Tackle Surface Swimmers for Fresh or Saltwater

Spinnerbait Selections for BassdozerStore.com

• Bassdozer on Spinnerbaits Spinnerbaits are great
• Blades Make the Spinnerbait
• Bassdozer's Spinnerbait Head and Wire Arm Revue
• Finally! Bassdozer's True Finesse Spinnerbaits
• Bassdozer's Short Arm Spinnerbaits
• Bassdozer's Double Thumper and Double Deep Cup Colorados
• Bassdozer's Stunning Table Rock Shad Spinnerbaits
• Bassdozer's Compact Style N Spinnerbaits for Smallmouth Bass
• Bassdozer's Style N Spinnerbaits for Slow Rolling
• Bassdozer's Style H Spinnerbaits for Slow Rolling and Deep Running
• Bassdozer's Style H Light Wire Spinnerbaits with Whiptail Blades
• Bassdozer's White on White Spinnerbaits
• Bassdozer's Spinnerbaits with Seldom-Seen Blade Configurations
• Bassdozer's Ghost Minnow, Tilapia, Machete Shad and More
• Heavy Duty Spinnerbaits with Bassdozer's Custom Willow Blades
• Bassdozer's Big Spinnerbaits for Stroking Big Bass
• Big Opportunities for Bassdozer's Big Spinnerbaits
• Bassdozer's Hawaianas Grande for Mexican Adventures
• Spinnerbait Tips for Fishing in Mexico or anywhere big bass abound!
• Bassdozer's Monster Spinnerbaits for Trophy Bass and Pike
• Bassdozer's Heavy Duty Chartreuse Whites for Bass and Pike
• Bassdozer's Spinnerbaits for Burning and Bulging Big Bass and Pike

Buzzbait Selections for BassdozerStore.com

• Bassdozer's Pro Buzzbaits for Bass Fishing
• Cavitron Buzzbaits

Jig Selections for BassdozerStore.com

• Bassdozer's Heavy Duty Flip 'n Swim Jigs Rule!
• Bassdozer's Wisconsin Swimming Jigs
• Bassdozer's Custom Shakey Swimming Jigs
• Bassdozer's Custom Wacky Jig Heads with Weedguard
• Bassdozer's Custom Stand Up Jig
• Bassdozer's Custom Spinner Jig
• Bassdozer's Weedless Spoon Jigs for Fresh or Saltwater Fishing
• Bassdozer's Multi Jig for Multiple Bass Fishing Presentations
• Big Rubber Skirts on Bassdozer's Multi Jig Heads for BIG Bass
• Bassdozer's Flat Shakey Jigs with Clip-on Corkscrew Keepers
• Bassdozer's Flat Football Jig Heads with Weedguards
• Pro Football Jig Heads with Weedguards
• Swimming Football Jigs
• Pro Tapered Tube Jig Heads
• MegaStrike Shake2 Jig Heads
• Open Water Finesse Football and Flipping Jigs
• Keitech Tungsten Jigs for Perch, Crappie and Finesse Bass Fishing

Skirt Selections for BassdozerStore.com

• New for 2010: EZ Chartreuse Sexy Shad and EZ Sexy Herring
• The Latest Skirt Fashions Haute couture for fishing lures
• Big Rubber Skirts for BIG Jigs, Spinnerbaits and Buzzbaits
• Bulk Replacement Skirts for Bass Fishing Lures

Hook Selections for BassdozerStore.com

• Mustad Keel Weighted Hooks with Clip-on Corkscrew Keepers
• Mustad Power Lock Plus Moveable Weight Swimbait Hooks

Spoon Selections for BassdozerStore.com

• Fluttering Spoons for Bass Fishing
• Jigging Spoons for Bass Fishing

Attractant

• Fish Attractants Do scents make sense or nonsense? by Bassdozer
• Open Up a Tube of MegaStrike New fish attractant gel by Bassdozer
• The Final Frontier How Kick'n Bass was born one Christmas in Mexico by Ken Kross

Buzzbaits

• Tie on a Buzz Everything you need to know about buzzbaits by Bassdozer

Color Considerations

• Soft Plastic Color Compendium So many colors, so little time! by Bassdozer
• Does Color Matter? A question thus far unanswered by Bassdozer
• Mind Your Greens and Browns Soft plastic color selection by Bassdozer

• Taking the Anxiety OUT of Color Selection by Troy Jens

• Color Selection Don't get so wrapped up in it! by Roger Lee Brown

Cover

• Full Contact Angling? Is it fishing in cover? No, it's fishing on it! by Nick Ruiz
• Proven Winners The best cover for hot summer, easy to find by Alan Paczkowski

Crankbaits (Lipped)

• Product Reviews Crankbaits by Bassdozer
• Crankbait Bass Thirsty for knowledge? by Bassdozer
• Depth Zones for Crankbaits An important lesson to fathom by Bassdozer
• Finessing the Grass...with crankbaits by Bassdozer
• Tuning Tips Tune your cranks every 3,000 miles by Bassdozer
• Classic Crankbaits A crank case full of info by Paul Crawford

• Crankbait Fishing by Charles Stuart

• No Guarantees No matter how pretty, how much they cost by Alan Paczkowski

Crankbaits (Lipless)

• Product Reviews Lipless crankbaits by Bassdozer
• Rat-L-Traps Lipless crankbait tricks that trap bass by Bassdozer
• Bass on Top? Go Lipless by Bassdozer

• Lipless Crankbaits by Charles Stuart

• Cold Water Rat-L-Trap Fishing by Lake Fork Guide Jim Reaneau
• Trapping A Bass How to use the ol' reliable Rat-L-Trap by Tom Lester

Crayfish

• Craw Facts Figure out crayfish without a Cray computer by Bassdozer
• Spring Craw Tips by Bassdozer

Destinations

• Destination Clear Lake, California Monday Morning by Bassdozer

• Destination Lake Mead, Las Vegas The Last Buffalo Hunt by Bassdozer

• Destination Utah Big Bass Kingdom at Quail Creek by Bassdozer

• Destination California The Dozer on the California Delta by Bassdozer

• Destination Florida Stick Marsh Stumps, Chug Bugs & Senkos by Bassdozer

• Italian Bass by Massimo Zanetti
• Differences & Similarities in US vs. Italian Bassin' by Massimo Zanetti
• Jungle Bass The trophy tucunare of Brazil's Rio Negro by Gary Laden
• The Wonderful Bass of Oz Australian boomer bass by Garry Goldate
• Lake Powell The dammed canyon by Bassdozer

• Cooper Lake, Texas Monster Bass Casting for the Texas record by Jim Holderfield

Drop Shot

• Say Aloha to the Hawaii Rig by Bassdozer

• Become a Drop Shot Hotshot It's not hard...here's how by Bassdozer

• Drop Shot Fishing Info from Phoenix pro Bret Hite by Fred Wall

• Drop Shot'n with Garry Garland by Bassdozer

• First Shot at Dropshot Another Laid-Back California Tactic by Bassdozer

Electronics

• Choosing a Trolling Motor  by Paul Crawford

• GPS 101 Features of and info on GPS Units by Paul Crawford

• Depth Finders Product features to look for in depth finders by Paul Crawford

Finesse

• Finesse Fishing Downsize in cold water and for inactive fish by Roger Lee Brown
• Is Bigger Always Better? I seriously doubt it; so do the fish I catch! by Nick Ruiz

Grass

• Locating Bass in Grass How to uncover a pattern in thick grass by Troy Jens

Grub Fishing

• Keys to Your Grub Fishing Success A six chapter handbook by Bassdozer

• Say Aloha to the Hawaii Rig by Bassdozer

• Hula Hula Hallelujah! How to fish hula jigs by Bassdozer

• Springing the Hula on Early Season Bass March right in! by Bassdozer

• Spider Grubs They could make a horror flick about this lure by Bassdozer

• Getting the Hang of Spider Jigs 'Fess up and learn! by Bassdozer

Handling

• Hooks In or Out? Getting the word out on hook removal by Ralph Manns

• Hooks - Barbed or Barbless? Barbless hooks reduce damage by Ralph Manns
• Holding Bass Right! How NOT to give bass a bad break by Ralph Manns
• Keeping Tournament Bass Alive Are bass live & well in livewells? by Ralph Manns

Jerkbaits, Ripbaits

• Product Reviews Jerkbaits, ripbaits, floating minnows by Bassdozer
• A Little Extra Jerkbait Gravy by Bassdozer

• Mister Rippin' How to master rippin' by Gary Dobyns with Jon Storm

• Ripbaits As Taught by Gary Dobyns by Bassdozer
• Jerkbaits for Late Fall Flats On the water, chill permeates the air by Bassdozer
• Modifying Jerkbaits Over the Winter by Bassdozer
• Jerk Bait Basics What is a jerkbait, where & how do I throw it? by Paul Crawford
• The Floating Hard Jerkbait Models, techniques, modifications by Massimo Zanetti

Jig Fishing

• Big Rubber You've seen jigs before, just not like these by Bassdozer

• Fishing The Shad Jig Why I like my whites by Bassdozer

• Keys to Your Jig Fishing Success A five chapter handbook by Bassdozer
• Who Let the Jigs Out? Joe Rummelt - that's who! by Bassdozer
• Jig No Pig Jig fishing for bass? Stop hurling chunks by Bassdozer
• Darter Jigs Early season excitement with darter jigs by Bassdozer

• Swimming Jigs with Wisconsin's Jimmy Johnson by Bassdozer

• Jig Kingdom Learn from the Three Kings by Dan Mathisen
• Fishing the Jig 'n Pig A bass guide tells how to get started with jigs by Jim Reaneau

• A Case for Jigs If you could only ever use one lure, a jig is it by Mike Hastings

• Jig Fishin' It's not for the faint-hearted by Charles Stuart

• Want a Good Jig Head? Start with the right collar by Bassdozer
• Guarded Jigs How to use exposed, wireguard and fiberguard jigs by Bassdozer
• Molds for making Weedless Bass Jigs by Bassdozer
• Bucktail Hair and Feather Jigs by Bassdozer

Line

• What's My Line? Fishing line choices by Bassdozer

• Sugoi Fluorocarbon Line Still using mono? You ought not to! by Bassdozer
• Big Game is Good Hard to find a better line at a better price by Bassdozer

• An Introduction to Super Lines A 1998 review still applies today by Paul Crawford

• An Update on Super Lines Results after 3 years of use by Paul Crawford

Night Fishing

• Waking Surface Swimmers at Night by Bassdozer

• Night Bass by Bob Hood

• Night Bites Lazy BIG bass find the unfortunate after dark! by Paul Crawford

• Night Fishing Safety Be prepared for the dark by George & Scott Welcome

• Plowing the Grass Prairies Buzzbaits/spinnerbaits at night by Bassdozer
• Give Night Bass the Jitters How to use Jitterbugs at night by Bassdozer
• Beginning Night Fishing Starting out in the dark by Tom Lester
• In the Heat of the Night Summer bassing in the dark by Tom Lester

Pitching, Flipping

• Pitching & Catching Want to catch? Better know how to pitch by Bassdozer
• Flippin' with Flowers How to flip...with Charlie Flowers by Paul Crawford
• Finesse Flipping Small lures and stout tackle by Massimo Zanetti

 Product Reviews

• Product Reviews Jig 'n pig by Bassdozer
• Product Reviews Single hooks, sinkers by Bassdozer
• Product Reviews Treble hooks by Bassdozer

Rigs

• No Terrain You Can't Tackle Mojo high performance sinkers by Bassdozer

• Why the Carolina Rig? by George & Scott Welcome

• Let's Dance the Rock Hop Mojo's New Rockhopper Sinker by Bassdozer

• Say Aloha to the Hawaii Rig by Bassdozer

• Winter Carolina Rigging Baby, it's cold outside! by Bassdozer

• Rigging Options Essential rigging styles you need to know by Bassdozer

• Oh, to be in Carolina... No rig's finer than a Carolina by Paul Crawford

• Three Great Bass Rigs You ought to learn these! by Roger Lee Brown

• Circle Hooks for Soft Plastics by Bassdozer

River Fishing

• Drift, Swim or Jig It Soft stickbaits in current by Bassdozer

• River Fishing for Bass by Charles Stuart

• The Mighty Potomac A lesson in respect by Charles Stuart

Rods

• The Right Rod A "dirty dozen" rods for every application! by Paul Crawford

• The Art of Buying a Bass Rod For jigs, worms, Carolina Rigs by Jim Reaneau
• Beginners Bass Rod Basics Are you looking for a new rod? by Bassdozer
• Hot Rods Factors in selecting a rod by Fred Wall

Seasons

• After Ice Out It's time. Everywhere. by Bassdozer
• Spring Barometer Readings Plan when to be on or off the water by Bassdozer

• The Spawning Urge What scientists say by Bassdozer

• Springtime Bass, Doing Their Thing by Tom Lester

• Springtime Bassin' by Charles Stuart

• Is It Post Spawn Yet? Then move to offshore grass by Bassdozer

• Summery Fishing Summary by Bassdozer

• Summer Colors Long/hot days = green/brown baits by Bassdozer

• The Story of Summer Match the hatch for summer bass by Bassdozer

• Best or Worst of Times? It's Summer by Bassdozer

• Fishing Deep Summer Points with Jigs by Bassdozer

• Fishing Deep Summertime remedies by Margie Anderson

• Summer Dog Days & Slow Drifts by Virginia Pierce

• Summertime Bassing on Richland-Chambers August action in Texas by Tom Lester
• Summer Schooling Sand Bass Boiling topwater action by Tom Lester
• Fall Feeding Frenzy Late October action in Texas by Tom Lester
• Bass Fishing Heating Up in Cooler Weather Early winter fishing by Tom Lester
• The Cold Season Cold water is by no means "dead" water by Troy Jens

• Bass on the Ledge Winter river ledge fishing by Troy Jens

• Turn Christmas Trees into Brushpiles Santa's homes for bass by Paul Crawford

• Bass Fishing in Winter by Charles Stuart

• Winter Bass Biology Ever wonder what they do? by Bassdozer
• Winter Bass Baits Stifle the action for ice colds by Bassdozer

• Reminiscing about the End of a Season by Bassdozer

Soft Plastic Fishing

• Using the Yamamoto Kreature by Bassdozer

• Keys to Your Senko Success A big eight chapter handbook by Bassdozer

• Keys to Your Soft Plastic Success Essential handbook by Bassdozer

• How I Fish the Senko by Gary Yamamoto

• Senko Soft Jerkbait Is it hot in here, or is it just me? by Bassdozer

• Product Reviews Soft stickbaits by Bassdozer
• Product Reviews Soft plastics by Bassdozer
• Soft Jerkbaits Sometimes it's smart to be a jerk by Bassdozer

• Soft Jerk Baits Everything you need to know! by Paul Crawford

• Soft Jerk Bait Fishing Wacky, Assassins, Flukes & floating worms! by Jim Reaneau

• The Backward Fat Ika by Chris Johnson, Bass World West

• Eureka! It's Ika! A solid-bodied tube lure alternative by Bassdozer

• My Favorite Soft Plastics Turn good baits into GREAT ones by Bassdozer

• Primer on Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits by Bassdozer
• Zoom Bait Selection Guide Over 500 colors/models/sizes by Bassdozer

• Creature Lures These baits are bizarre by Bassdozer

• Spring Lizard Tips by Bassdozer

Spinnerbaits

• Hot Summer Six Pack Six cool tips for hot summer days by Bassdozer

• A Spinnerbait Primer Basics with spinnerbaits by Paul Crawford

• Fishing Spinnerbaits A bass guide's dozen tips by Jim Reaneau
• Spinnerbaits Six Different Ways by Roger Lee Brown
• Just One Choice If you had to pick one lure, what would it be? by Alan Paczkowski

• Spinnerbaits and Buzzbaits by Charles Stuart

Spoons

• Jigging Spoons and Tail Spinners Get down in early winter by Jim Reaneau
• Silver Minnow The lure that's older than your old Grandpa by Bassdozer
• Feed Them With A Spoon A Johnson Silver Minnow that is! by Bassin' Bob Smith
• Jigging Spoons by David Wharton

Structure

• Structure Fishing 101 How to make it off shore by Paul Crawford

• Structure Fishing 202 Funnels, saddles, corners, humps & clumps by Paul Crawford

Topwaters

• Product Reviews Topwaters, poppers & more by Bassdozer

• Lucky Craft G-Splash New Pop on Top by Bassdozer

• Lucky Craft Sammy The Walking Fish by Bassdozer

• Getting on Top of Things A topwater primer by Paul Crawford

• Topwater All Day Morning, noon and evening by Charles Stuart

• Topwaters Time to talk topwater tactics by Bassdozer
• Topwater Colors Interview with Ronnie Pettit by Bassdozer
• Topwater Spinning Rod Make a great one from scratch by Bassdozer
• Successful Surface Hooksets How not to miss 'em by Ronnie Pettit
• Smallmouth Surface Commotion Peek inside my smallie tackle bag by Bassdozer
• Plugging the Top for Sand Bass Summer sand bass in Texas by Tom Lester

Tournament Fishing

• An Interview with John Murray by Bassdozer

• A-Musing Perspective on Tournament Rules  by Bassdozer

• Prefishing Pre-tournament tips by 2002 BASS Classic Champ Jay Yelas

• So You Want to Turn Pro? Got what it takes? by Charles Stuart

• Hard Life of the Tournament Angler An accurate description by Massimo Zanetti

• The Art of Prefishing Find fish and find what triggers them! by Paul Crawford

• So, You Want To Be A Pro? Things to know by Paul Crawford

• Ignoring the Pros Trust in yourself! by Paul Crawford

• Puttin' the "T" in Team What makes for a good tourney team? by Paul Crawford

• Fishing Used Water Every bass angler has to face it by Bassin' Bob Smith
• What's Encroachment? Etiquette of a pro bass angler by Richard "Hookpoint" Thiel
• Bass Tournament Shortcuts The Coach tells how to cuts corners by Roger Brown

Trailers

• Pork Talk All you need to know about pork trailers. Oink! Oink! by Bassdozer
• Trailer Baits How to hitch a trailer to your bait by Bassdozer

Tube Baits

• The Spiral of Life Tubes are timeless by Bassdozer
• One Ton Torpedo Tubing New powerfishing tactic by Bassdozer
• Tube Fishing Tips From flippin' to spinnin' by Bassdozer
• Eight Great Tube Bait Heads Great tails deserve great heads by Bassdozer
• Go Totally Tubular Tubes for big scores of average-sized bass by Bassdozer
• What Makes a Tube Tick? Tube baits are great! Here's why by Bassdozer

• Gitzit Fishing by Charles Stuart

• It Starts with Ultra Finesse Using the 2 1/2" Mini Gitzit for bass by Bassdozer

• The Splitshot Gitzit It's the simplest way to catch bass! by Bassdozer

• Trolling Giant Tora Tubes Chance encounters with trophy bass by Bassdozer

• Rumors Won't Quit Is the Tora Tube winning tournaments? by Bassdozer

• When Spinnerbaits Go Gitzit Find them fast & finesse them slow by Bassdozer

Worm Fishing

• Worm Fishing Four Ways Texas, Carolina, Wacky & Weightless by Jim Reaneau
• Worm Basics Don't leave home without it...your worms by Bassdozer
• Zipper Worms Zipper up your worms please by Bassdozer

• Worm Fishing Basics by Charles Stuart

• Trick Worms How to do the Cuckoo Bird trick! by Bassdozer

• The "Wacky" Worm Phenomenon by Virginia Pierce

• Slider Fishing A tribute to Charlie Brewer by Bassdozer

Other Topics

• ICAST 2008 New bass tackle for 2009 by Bassdozer
• ICAST 2006 New bass tackle for 2007 by Bassdozer
• ICAST 2005 New bass tackle and industry trends for 2006 by Bassdozer

• ICAST 2004 New bass tackle and industry trends for 2005 by Bassdozer

• ICAST 2003 New bass tackle and industry trends for 2004 by Bassdozer

• ICAST 2002 New bass tackle and industry trends for 2003 by Bassdozer

• The Changing Landscape Trends in bass fishing, tackle & tactics by Bassdozer

• Inside Bassdozer's Bag Go ahead, take a peek inside by Bassdozer

• Americana Sunfish Folklore Bass eat sunfish sunrise to sunset by Bassdozer

• Bassin' Rules Debunked! We all learned it, but who taught the bass? by The Posse

• Learn the Three B's of Bassing Every cast is a lesson by Bassdozer

• Fetch Me a Breeze Please Fishing in wind by Bassdozer

• Depending on Skips and Scraps Skip cast insights by Bassdozer

• Do Bass Learn? Are bass learning to avoid you? by Bassdozer

• Thinking Like a Bass It's a brave new world out there! by Paul Crawford

• Hot and Cool Aggressive Baits Color in cool water, haste in hot by Bassdozer

• Schools In! That magical moment when bass school up thick! by Paul Crawford

• Changing the Look Are bass tired of the same old thing? by Paul Crawford

• Exploring New Waters? Some pointers to guide you by Paul Crawford

• How to Select a Professional Fishing Guide by George & Scott Welcome

• Getting Started in Bass Fishing? This one's for you! by Paul Crawford

• Commentary: A Look in the Mirror The image of bass fishermen by Paul Crawford

• Make an Adjustment Remove the "luck factor" from your fishing by Troy Jens

• Letter from the Big Bass King of the Planet Is he the one? by Bassdozer

• What About Big Bass? by Bassdozer

• Big Bass? Big Baits! When every strike can turn out to be a BIG one by Troy Jens
• Controlling Your Hook Set Don't just haul off & whack 'em every time by Troy Jens
• Make Mine Modular Modularity rules for tackle storage by Bassdozer

• Getting Small Taking a stealthy approach by Bill Harvey

• Clear Water by Phillip Walker

• Clear-Water Tactics by Doug Yeargain

• A Little Help from A Friend Local guides teach new tricks & spots by Tom Lester
• For the Big Bite, Turn to the Little Mouths Smallmouth in Texas! by Tom Lester
• Why Bass Fishing? Why not try it and see for yourself! by Roger Lee Brown

• Bass Basics for Beginners by Charles Stuart

• Understanding Bass - Part 1 Bass need three things to survive by Roger Lee Brown

• Under the Luck of the Sun and the Moon Solar/Lunar Effect by Bassdozer

• Solar/Lunar Times Do fish frenzy when the sun and moon align? by Bassdozer
• Lure versus Live? Frogs, Dads & Shiners...Oh My! by Bassdozer
• Sunglasses Fishin' and vision by Bassdozer