With summer now in full effect, many professional bass fishing organizations will be winding down their trails and tours with “northern swings” up into the Northeast and Midwest. Popular summer stops usually include the St. Lawrence River, Lake Champlain, and Lake Erie. The primary draw for these northern swings includes
When the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit landed on Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma, June 5-7, 2026, the tournament demonstrated just how important it is to keep up with large-scale changes and microcosmic changes at the same time. Lake Eufaula is a large 100,000-acre lowland flood-control impoundment
June marks the spot in the calendar year when summer is officially here. With water temperatures pushing past 75 degrees towards the 80-degree mark, most of the bass spawn is over for the southern half of the country. The northern edge of the U.S. still has some spawning
A common statement you might hear from professional bass anglers when breaking down a pattern is that they are “chasing the wind.” While chasing the wind sounds self-explanatory, there are a few subtleties with wind patterns that don’t always come to light with the blanket statement: chasing the
The Coike Craze, a Tapestry of Tentacles, and the Squid Sensation. No, it’s not a lineup of new bands playing at the music festival of the week; instead, it’s Urchin Palooza, the next bass bait craze sweeping the nation. These new soft-plastic lures, shaped like sea urchins,
A usual question anglers have about Deep Dive’s suite of tools is the difference between the Streamflow maps and the Water Inflows maps. Both maps look similar, with both showing where water flows into a lake or reservoir. The difference between the two is Streamflows are fed by a
Welcome to May, the junkiest fishing month of the year. Go ahead, put all your rods out on the deck because you’re going to need them to junk it up. What is Junk Fishing? “Junk fishing” or “hodgepodging” are tournament-fishing terms coined long ago to describe running helter-
Say the words, “clear as a mountain stream,” and Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit angler Caz Anderson can tell you all about it. Anderson grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina, where those cold, transparent streams eventually form super-clear lakes. Highland impoundments such as Chatuge, Nottely,
Yes, they happen: bad tournament practices. They actually happen more often than not. Many bad practices can be attributed to wicked weather conditions with high winds, nasty storms, torrential downpours, and high water being the usual suspects. Some bad practices are due to equipment issues that cost valuable time to
April is in the air, and so is the pollen. If you have the sniffles and your local lakes are covered in yellow slicks, bass are on the banks. This is the time of year bass move up shallower, scatter out, and split up their agendas. During this month, bass
April is here – the month that brings spring in full swing across the country. When bass anglers see redbuds, dogwoods, and cherry trees in bloom, they know what that means: the time is right for bass to move up and spawn. While increasing water temperatures are a good thing, Bassmaster
As most bass anglers know, satellite imagery is a highly effective fish-finding tool. Using Google Earth to scroll back through historical images during periods of low water or super-clear water can certainly reveal hidden gems of contours and cover. The Problem with Outdated Satellite Imagery While Google Earth