Jerkbaits are one of the most effective lures for smallmouth bass all season long, but I’d argue they shine the brightest during the pre-spawn stage of the early season. Their ability to be worked at ...

This pre-spawn smallmouth jerkbait bite happens all across the Northern U.S. and Canada with giant bass and unforgettable strikes! Here are lures, conditions, and expert tips you need to know. Bass ...

Water temps are slowly rising across much of the south and many states are starting to see pre-spawn activity. In Alabama and Tennessee, bass are already cruising shallow areas gorging on bait to ...

The spring is one of the best times to target bass across the country. Though there are certainly pockets of exciting fishing elsewhere on the calendar, the spring is when bass push shallow and become ...

Catching pre spawn bass every cast using deep crankbaits in productive water where fish are actively feeding before the spawn ...

I asked reigning Bassmaster Elite Rookie of the Year, FXR pro, Trey McKinney to share the Top 3 baits he always has tied on during the pre-spawn. Following are McKinney's best bets for helping you ...

It is getting to be that time of year when just about everything short of a bare hook is going to catch bass, and even that might work. It has been an odd year with a warm February and early March ...

This video shows how to catch big pre-spawn bass in Fort Worth, Texas, featuring a pond-hopping guide for anglers. It covers techniques, bait selection, and strategies to land trophy bass during the ...

Don Paganelli of Paganelli’s Bass Fishing Experience reported all three bass species — large, small and spotted — moving up to spawn at Lake Berryessa are currently in pre-spawn mode. Brent Randol can ...

If there is one low-tech, but productive, method of fishing from a boat for white bass, flatline trolling would get my vote for being that method. Now, trolling can be as simple as tossing a lipped ...

It is that time of the year when any day that the weather is semi-cooperative boat ramps fill up early as bass fishermen rush to the water. In Texas, at least, it is the time of the year that ...