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This article from Texas Fish & Game presents a list of unique hunting and fishing experiences in Texas that many people may not have yet experienced. The list includes catching a South Texas Snook, seeing Desert Bighorn Sheep in West Texas, hunting hogs with thermals, fishing for Guadalupe Bass in the Texas Hill Country, running a trotline for catfish, hunting turkey, fishing offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, hunting axis, aoudad, or nilgai, fishing for stripers in Lake Texoma, and bowfishing for carp. The article encourages readers to explore the diverse outdoor opportunities that Texas has to offer. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on bass fishing. Most people don't reach for a crankbait when they're fishing shallow shoreline brush, but tournament angler Cody Bird became a believer after cranking in 18 pounds of bass in an hour from cover he'd worked with a spinnerbait without a strike. The key is lip design--it must be short, angling sharply downward, and square. These features will push the lure's nose down and tail up, making it almost completely weedless. Manufacturers are catching on to this technique and designing more of the appropriate lures, like the Lucky Craft CB and Zoom ZI.

Focuses on bass fishing in Southern California. Start of bass fishing in the area; Fishermen and their record catch; Comments regarding bass fishing.

The article focuses on Tommy Biffle, a fisher. Biffle caught his first bass at the age of four years. He later worked at a glass factory owned by Ford Motor Co. in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. According to Biffle, adding fish-attractants to softbaits results in the creation of a scent trail and causes bass to eat lures longer.

The article presents information on fishing smallmouth bass in Ontario. Some of the notable of big-fish bastions includes Simcoe lake, Erie lake, and the St. Lawrence River. Suggestions are offered from experts on tackling the trophy fisheries in the fall. It is stated that some of the best smallmouth fishing takes place out of the Kingston area on Lake Ontario .

The article offers information on the history and establishment of Lone Star Lunker Program for largemouth bass fishing and angling in Texas. It states that the lunker program started 25 years ago as the Texas lunker program and then was changed to Toyota ShareLunker Program. It indicates that the concept of the lunker program was that anglers should turn over their caught bass weighing 13 pounds to Texas Parks and Wildlife Management (TPWD).

The article profiles Kevin van Dam, a three-time bassmaster classic champion. It notes that Kevin is known as the fastest of the bass professionals in Texas. According to him, the most necessary thing for a tournament angler to consider is by eliminating the water and find a pattern that works quickly. It mentions that one of his tournament strategies in bass competition is by using a new side scan sonar from Hummingbird that show clear images.

The article discusses various considerations in fishing big bass at night. It is suggested that an area with high potential for fishes will remain the same area that can produce big bass again. Fishers should be patient enough to wait for the moment that bass will take the bait instead of transferring from one place to another because the fish just submerge underwater and will soon move to the top once it decides to feed.

The article presents the author's views about jigs swimming. Jigs have traditionally been lures the anglers would hop, skip or drag over the bottom, says the author. But many of the most successful bass fishermen have thrown the tradition out the window as they now swim jigs near the surface as much as they fish them on the bottom, says the author. A swimming jig normally won't pull bass up from water much deeper than about 4 feet, avers the author.

The article informs about the findings of research about largemouth bass. It is found that chances of hooking up the bass decrease exponentially when its escape route is blocked. In the spawn situation, the male makes and guards the bed where as the female lurks at the perimeter in deeper water. It is advised that fishermen should try to catch the female first as the male follows after that.

The article describes bed fishing for bass in the U.S. This type of fishing is being questioned by other fishers and claimed it as a shameful act. However, others get excited with the challenge of teasing a spawning bass. Opponents of the practice reasoned out that fishing for bass during the spawn can adversely affect a given bass population.

The article presents fishing tips from various professional fishers. As 1991 Bassmaster Classic champ Ken Cook knows, successful fishermen must nail down a particular pattern that guides them around empty water and ineffective lures so they can focus on certain baits and defined locations. Florida bass pro Shaw Grigsby knows that floating vegetation serves as a roof of sorts, providing bass with critical shade.

The article presents information on some of the popular fishing spots that Lake Erie's Inner Long Point Bay offers to visitors. The bay consists of the waters enclosed by the tip of Long Point, which juts 26 miles into Lake Erie, and Peacock Point, just east of Port Dover. Long Point Bay is divided into an Inner Bay and Outer Bay, which are different in makeup. Most of the action on opening day takes place in the Inner Bay, although some anglers fish Bluff Bar or the outside of Pottohawk Point.

The article presents information on how Luke Clausen, a 27-year-old fisherman won the Citgo Bassmaster Classic competition of scout fishing. Clausen won the event staking a lead on day one with a record 29-pound 6-ounce stringer of five fish, earning $500,000. Instead of zipping from spot to spot, he patiently and deliberately concentrated three days of fishing on an area not much larger than a few football fields. According to Clausen, there's no such thing as a secret bait. It's all about tunnel vision, developing one's instincts, and having a plan. Fishes follow things like currents, food and water conditions. The only thing that matters is one should know how to follow what fish will do. Clausen gives some basic principles of fishing that will help one to scout water better and catch more bass.

The article focuses on bass fishing during the winter season in Texas. Cold weather conditions can make bass fishing a difficult task to perform. Fishermen should dress in layers of warm, waterproof, and windproof clothes to protect themselves from winter's dangerous wetness and chill. Finding the right spot. for bass fishing plays an important role for achieving success. Fish baits such as jigs, lipless crank-baits, slow rolled spinner-baits, suspending jerk-baits, etc., should be used. The bait should be put into the fish's strike zone, and fishermen must maintain it there as long as possible.

Describes the tactics and equipment used by several professional anglers to lure big bass. Mark Duerr; Tom Kemos.

The article focuses on the importance of pond management in fishing. Pond management, whether for trophy bass or an all-purpose quality fishery, is really no different than quality deer management. Both take time, hard work and a clear vision of future results. For anglers who want big fish--bass, catfish or bluegill--it is not only okay to remove fish, it is critical. Like a forest, a pond can only produce a certain amount of biomass per unit area, so removing smaller fish allows the remaining fish to eat the food that was not available before. Releasing larger fish, however, will not only help maintain a good spawning stock, it will ensure a more enjoyable day of fishing.

Focuses on the preferred bass lakes of professional bass fishermen in the U.S. Services offered at the Lunker Lodge in Lake Seminole near Bainbridge, Georgia; Description of bass fishes at Lake Fork in Texas during fall season; Suggested bait for bass fishing at Lake Eufaula in Alabama.

Discusses the technique used by fisher Kent Driscoll in crappie fishing. Differences between trolling crankbaits for bass and crappie; Color of crankbaits used by Driscoll; Devices used by Driscoll in determining and controlling the speed of his boat.

This article focuses on bass fishing in Cuba. Over the years Cuban bass have grown heavy in mystique. Rumors of fish weighing up to 6 pounds more than the current world record (22.3 pounds) have drifted with the no-trade winds across the Straits of Florida. Three years ago, while visiting the island on a business visa, John Langdale Jr., president of Langdale Forest Products in Valdosta, Ga., took a side trip to go fishing on Lake Hanabanilla. Since Fidel Castro's revolution in 1959 Cuba has been off-limits to most U.S. citizens, prompting hundreds of thousands to vacation there illegally. For a certain subset of American tourists, the lure of greatest luster is the large-mouth bass. Yera, 42, is a civil engineer by trade, but his true love is fishing, and in particular the quest for a world-record bass. Yera's favorite place to take American clients is Lake Hanabanilla, a 7,900-acre reservoir near his home in Santa Clara, in the heart of the Sierra Escambray Mountains, 170 miles southeast of Havana.

The article presents news briefs on outdoor sports events. A federal undercover agent has able to gather evidence regarding the illegal slaughter and sale of over 200,000 wildfowl in Houston, Texas. Joyce Wood of Salem, Oregon has become successful in her breeding worm business used in fishing sports. Bass fishermen have been affected by worst drought in Florida since 1891.

The article focuses on Dr. George W. Bennett, chief of the Aquatic Biology Section of the Illinois Natural History Survey in Urbana, and what he has to say to anglers and state fish and game commissions. He points out that there should be no closed season on largemouths which he rates as the most intelligent of fresh water fish. He has been studying fresh water gamefish and took charge of the Ridge Lake laboratory for studies of largemouth bass in Fox Ridge State Park. He finds fishing interesting because of its inconsistency.

The article presents information on fishing lure that can entice feeding bass on one cast and coax spawners on the next. A fisher can have a great chance at fooling just about any bass by following specific tube tactics. White, yellow, chartreuse, and other bright colors helps one to see strikes when one is sight-fishing for bedded bass. For line-shy bass in clear water, one can switch to a tube jig, which slides inside the bait's body. A tube rattle, which attaches to the hook and is hidden within the bait, is a smart addition when one is fishing murky water. The weight and tube should be the same color, especially if you're fishing clear water.

This article presents information on fishing competition recognised by the International Game Fish Association. In the March 2004 issue of the periodical "Field & Stream," it announced a big-bass contest and offered a U.S. $50,000 reward for a new record catch. Information is given about participant Ray Scott, perhaps the most recognizable bass fisherman, setting a line-class record for Alabama with a 7-pound 9 ounce bass taken on 4-pound-test line. The grand-prize package included a Yamaha V MAX 150horsepower outboard valued at U.S. $10,500, a Ranger 185VS bass boat valued at U.S. $24,500, and U.S. $15,000 in cash.

The article reports on the open fishing season in the U.S. It is noted that around 20 million individuals will go fishing and spend 1 billion U.S. dollars on gear, gasoline, guides and other expenses. These fresh-water fishermen are expected to focus on catching trout, bass, muskellunge, perch, chain pickerel and northern pike.

The article focuses on the best places for bass fishing during the bass spawning season in the U.S. It is suggested to look for spawners in the back third of small, hard-bottom coves at Lake Murray. It is advised to catch pre-spawners on the outside edge of tules in Lake Havasu and jerkbaits to primary and secondary points in Castaic Lake in California.

The article features Southern California bass angler Joe Everett. He is a member of an elite group of fishermen who have made a career out of chasing one special fish, the world-record largemouth. His tools include Phenix MBX Signature Series rod and Ardent XS 1000 bait-caster spooled with 20-pound-test Lake Fork Parallelium Powersilk Copolymer. His tattoos chronicle his trips to Mexico, and were added as he caught various record-class fish.

The article presents the views of some anglers related to fishing techniques to catch bass. Angler Pepe Parisien's technique is to lob the bait high into the air and wait till it rest on bottom. Angler Gaspare Constable comments that he uses fluorocarbon line to fill reel, which is stiffer than monofilament. As per angler Simon Frost, bass often suck the motionless spoon right off bottom, so that careful observation for the slightest sign of movement will help better fishing.

Presents an interview with professional angler Jarrett Edwards. Advantages and disadvantages of being the youngest angler participating on the Bassmasters Tour; Weight of the record-breaking largemouth bass that was caught by Edwards; Tips for anglers.

The article focuses on the need for American fishers to adopt subtler techniques to catch wary bass like those in Japan.

The article presents suggestions from expert anglers on the equipment needed for fishing largemouth and smallmouth basses. One of the anglers from Texas, Clark Wendlandt tells that a translucent spinnerbait or a shad-colored skirt is a good weapon for smallmouth bass and a crankbait for largemouth bass. Stetson Blaylock and Larry Nixon from Arkansas suggest a lipless crankbait and a peanut-butter-and-jelly-colored Berkley Chigger Craw as best weapons for fishing basses.

The article gives advice on early-spring bass fishing from Brian Cramer, who secured fifth place in the 2008 Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge. Pinpoint likely bedding areas to see whether any big sow have bedded up. Other areas to look for bass are shallow dark bottoms and protected coves. Carry a full complement of rigged rods to be prepare in case a bass strikes short.

The article presents questions and answers related to catching spawning bass in the spawning season. One person asks how has the opinion of fishers changed towards a lot of anglers used for bed fishing. Another reader questions as to where is he going wrong as he hears a lot about anglers catching huge female largemouths by sight-fishing spawning beds, but all he catches are smaller males. A reader asks about the technique to catch spawning bass as most of the lakes he fishes in spring are too murky for sight fishing.

The article presents guidelines related to finding, choosing, and casting to spawners. One can randomly cast to shoreline areas and pick a bedded bass but if one follows a methodical approach, one can always increase the productivity. First, know that spawning bass are not all alike. One will jump all over your lure, and another that's nearby will flat ignore it. To become a more productive fisherman, determine which fish are worth casting to and which you should just pass by. If a bass bolts off its bed as one's boat zips past, it will be tough to catch when it returns. If it moves slowly off its bed and immediately returns, it can be coaxed into biting.

The article presents experiences of three tournament veteran fishers about their early-summer bass setups. As bass make the transition from spawning grounds to hot-weather haunts in early summer, nailing down a productive pattern can be tough, unless someone has already worked it out for you. In the article, accomplished bass professionals Pete Gluszek, Troy Jens, and Gerald Swindle share their top postspawn strategies, including their favorite spots, go-to lures, preferred presentations, and tips on how to make their pet patterns work for you.

The article discusses how to target stumps that hold bigmouthed fish while fishing. The author has lost more lures than he care to count by targeting stumps in the spring, but that does not stop him from fishing them every chance he gets. They are baitfish magnets, and hungry bass traveling to and from spawning beds pause beneath their gnarled roots to rest and feed. Plus, stumps are easy to recognize on a depthfinder screen. But there are thousands of them in most impoundments. Good fishermen pay attention to the spawning cycle to hit the stumps most likely to hold big bass.

The article focuses on the flipping and pitching sticks for bass fishing. When it comes to flipping and pitching, hardcore bass fishermen commonly carry two or three rods for each approach. That is because both casting methods are often used under diverse conditions: cover that ranges from skimpy to scary; water, from clear to cloudy; fish that could be either feisty or finicky. Having rods at hand that meet the demands of any combination of these variables can improve one's efficiency and success.

Many professional bass fishermen carry at least a dozen or more different rods to cover any bass fishing situation they may encounter. They typically have specific choices for flipping, pitching, Carolina rigging and drop-shotting; others for working Texas-rigged worms and jigs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, jerkbaits, topwater plugs, floating worms and finesse jigs and worms plus special outfits for long-distance cranking, close-range target cranking and other techniques. INSET: Pack a Pistol.

Describes the bass caught by fisher Jed Dickerson at Dixon Lake, Indiana.

Presents tips for bass fishing. Warning against crisscrossing the lake; Ideal route for fishermen; Strategy based on the time of the day.

The author discusses about crappie fishing, citing on how he learned about fishing as a kid. The author also cites that he was intrigued to the and silver fish with their salt-and-pepper sides with bristling fins, gaping mouths and big eyes. He also cites that he went bass fishing in a lake in Houston wherein he strung fishes but released some.

The article presents the author's views deep-water largemouth fishing. He comments that a hard bottom is the defining element of a deep-weed-largemouth spot. He remarks that bass are famous for demanding either a vertical or horizontal retrieve on the Bay of Quinte. He opines that one could connect with fish that most anglers miss if the secrets of fishing deep-water bass could be unlocked.

The article focuses on angler Jimmy Fee who is obsessed with hunting for striped bass in Massachusetts. It offers information on striped bass which has a natural adaptation to hunt along rocky shores during spring migration. Fee has reportedly caught several stripers weighing 40 pounds and fishes almost everyday along Cape Cod. It mentions angler Gary Stevens who fishes 25 nights a month in season in Montauk, New York. It also offers a tip on where to bass hunt in the U.S.

The article focuses on fishing at Pickwick Lake in Mississippi. Fishermen make efforts to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass present in the lake. The lake holds various coves and pockets where panfish find spring spawning spots. The Tennessee River's regulated flow keeps Pickwick's water temperatures low and oxygen levels high.

The article discusses the possible new world record on the biggest largemouth bass as anglers from various U.S. states are finding ways to cultivate largemouths. The 22-pound 4-ounce largemouth set by George Perry on Georgia's Montgomery Lake in 1932 might soon be broken as bass-fishing participation is increasingly becoming popular. Some states are using methods such as stocking fish, catch-and-release fishing and slot limits. Other states develop hatchery programs particularly line-breeding.

In this article the author shares tips on how to fish for bass in Texas. He notes that by April the fish are beginning to head for shallow water as it gets warmer. Accordingly, it is noted that most fishermen prefer to fish in shallow waters. The author stresses the importance of fishing in warmer waters as key in catching more bass.

The article profiles Roland Martin, host of the American fishing show at TV network Versus. He is also a nine-time Bass Angler's Sportsman Society (BASS) Angler of the Year. It mentions that in his weekly show, he would take his viewers with him to myriad fishing locales. After retiring from bass tournament fishing in November 2005, he turned to the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup Series. He affirms that one similarity that standout to him is the efficacy of crankbaits for both fishes.