Bass

Marcel Veenstra, professional fishing guide and tournament pro, guides on Lake St. Claire and the inland lakes in Michigan up to 150 days a year when weather permits. As spring arrives, he’ll focus on breaking in his new boat and fishing blade baits for largemouth on his favorite lakes.

by Dave Landahl

Asking a veteran pro angler what their favorite things about being a professional basser can often result in a mixed bag of answers. Really, all over the place, no two anglers give the same ones.

by Dave Landahl

Are you a total bass expert or are you swimming with the small fry? Are you still learning? Should you find a willing tutor to help you with some "hands on " bass fishing research? Or, when the biggest bass are on the spawning beds, will you be fishing those hawgs?

Test your bass spawning IQ with this graduate-level quiz and you may be surprised.!
 

by Dave Landahl

Okay, now that Pros4- 1Source has the For the love of the game series rolling, one thing is starting to become evident with almost every angler interviewed. That thing is love or a passion for fishing. Not just tournament competition, but fishing in general. So far in this series, every angler has said if they weren't fishing for a living, they'd still be out fishing multiple days per week.

The passion may be driven by different things for the individual, but the passion for fishing is there regardless of the catalyst.

The appeal of early spring bass fishing is quite simple: huge fish. At no other time of year is such a large percentage of the adult bass population concentrated near shore where most anglers of average skills are best at catching them.

by Dave Landahl

Spring has sprung. Sure, it may be cold and wet in some places, but let's look past that and stick with the rebirth theme of spring. Yep, the warmer temps, the flowers blooming, certain places in the country where the evil snow exists are now seeing new leaves sprouting on trees. Spring.

Anyway, a few pros shared their favorite fishing baits to use for springtime bass.

by Dave Landahl

Hank Cherry has been a regular on the Bassmaster Elite Series scene since he took Rookie of the Year honors and won the Bassmaster All-Star event in 2014. He's competed in Bassmaster Classics and has several Top 10 finishes. A solid stick for sure.

by Dave Landahl

Casting Jigs for Stripers from trolling to vertical jigging to soaking live bait, but few methods are more exciting and fulfilling than casting and retrieving lures. And for this tried-and-proven tactic, no offering can compare with a plain bucktail jig dressed with deer hair, with a plastic twister tail occasionally added for extra attraction.