If all the bass in your favorite waters haven’t reached their summertime pattern yet, they’re surely only days away, which means plumbing the depths for the biggest bites. That can be done carefully ...

When the state’s waters reach their peak summer temperatures and the bass go deep, a good crankbait setup becomes one of the best tools in the box. It’s simply something you have to have in your ...

Crankbaits are a great way to catch summer fish for several reasons. Crankbaits allow an angler to cover lots of water in a short period of time. Crankbaits appeal to most species of gamefish ...

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 ...

As the days grow longer, temperatures get hotter, and kids start getting out of school, you know one thing is coming: Summer is officially here! This is the time that many bass anglers across the ...

Crankbaits are hard-bodied baits that often resemble a baitfish of some sort. They come in all shapes, colors, sizes, running depths and actions. Some rattle, some don’t. The one thing that crankbaits ...

As we enter mid-August, it’s a pleasure to have typical summertime fishing conditions. Wow, it feels good to say that after more than a year and a half of continual rain, high water and generally ...

With bright sunshine and a high temperature of 92 degrees, Monday was hardly an ideal day for fishing. But the challenging conditions didn’t stop Blaine Mengel Jr. and his clients from landing 53 bass ...

Catching largemouth bass in the heat of summer can be a tough task unless anglers get crankin’. Mike Surman, a Boca Raton bass pro who is a member of Team Castrol, has enjoyed a lot of summertime ...

There are two major challenges in summer bass fishing on the TVA lakes. First is getting a bait down where they live in hot weather and keeping it there, at a speed that won't bore the angler to tears ...