Right around September the temperature usually starts to cool down, cold rains and cold fronts can cool the water in a hurry. Continue reading
Sep
3
Tips to Improve Your Late Summer Bass Fishing
Category Archives: Tips
Aug
28
DeFoe shares his froggin’ secrets
While it’s no secret that Pool 8 of the Mississippi River is “a frog fisherman’s dream,” Rapala® Pro Ott DeFoe says, he was willing to share some of his secrets for where and when to throw what kind of frog to catch the most bass. Continue reading
Jul
17
What to Throw for the Summer Bass Bite
The transition from spring to summer can be a difficult and sometimes frustrating time to fish but can also be the most rewarding and successful times to fish all year. This time of year the bass will typically start to school up to feed together after the spawn so it’s important to cover a lot of water because you might go a while without a bite, but once you find an active school it can be lights out. Continue reading
Jan
29
TERMINATOR® SHUDDERING BAIT TRIGGERS BITES LIKE NO OTHER BLADED JIG
Pop quiz: What can move more water, a cup or a blade? Answer seem obvious? Keep that in mind when considering the new Terminator® Shuddering Bait and its unique, cupped swimming lip. Continue reading
Oct
30
Jerk the Shadow Rap Deep® off shelves for early winter bass
Once water temps drop below 52 degrees in south-eastern reservoirs like Tennessee’s Douglas Lake, you can load your boat with bass by jerking the Rapala® Shadow Rap® Deep across and over shallow shelfs near steep breaks into deeper water. Continue reading
Oct
15
Drop Jigging Raps on breaklines for fall panfish
Leave the bait bucket at home this fall – you can load your boat with panfish by targeting breaklines with the Rapala® Jigging Rap®. Continue reading
Jul
6
How To Fish the Jigging Rap® for Walleyes
It never fails to amaze how many baits flood the market each year, but how few become fish-catching sensations. Fact is, what creates a fish-catching phenomenon is not just the bait but the interpretation of how, when and where the bait should be fished. Continue reading
Jan
19
Rapala® pros provide cool tips for best cold-water baits
Want a Master’s class in the best baits to throw in cold water? Watch Rapala® pros Mike Iaconelli, Brandon Palaniuk and Ott DeFoe in the Bassmaster Classic. Continue reading
Jun
1
6 Reasons to Fish Heavy Cover
Two Bassmaster pros you’ll find flipping, pitching or punching heavy cover more often than not are Ott DeFoe and Randall Tharp. But why? Glad you asked! We wondered too, so we interviewed them this week. Continue reading