This Week:
CATCHING SUSPENDED SUMMER FISH

In recent years on the BASS Elite Series Tour, we've been to places like California and south Texas where throwing big, bulky swimbaits is the norm.

Sure, big fish are caught that way, but those baits don't help me when I go back home to Alabama or some other tour stop. Plus, they take up a lot of room in the boat and they are expensive!


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BROWSE SPECIES
Freshwater
Bass | Walleye | Pike | Crappie | Trout | Panfish | Catfish | Salmon

Saltwater
Snook | Redfish | Trout | Tarpon | Flounder | Bluefish | Striped Bass
Headline: Fishing Tampa Bay Bridges
Your roadmap for success on the biggest "reefs" in Florida waters.

Bridges carry folks from Point A to Point B, but how about Point Sea? You have to get out of your vehicle for that one, but sling a bait under one of these people pathways and you'll find angling action aplenty.       [LEARN MORE]
NEWS THIS WEEK:
FISHING FOR SPAWNING BASS
Among anglers, there is perhaps no more controversial topic than whether or not, as conservationists, we ought to fish for bass while they are spawning. Battle lines on this issue were drawn in the sand long ago...   [READ ALL]
New Stuff You Can Use:
Fenwick's New Sticks
Fenwick's Elite Tech and Techna AV series of premium bass rods have caught on in a big way with tour pros and savvy amateur anglers. Anglers who've already put one of these high-quality...
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TIPS THIS WEEK:
LOOK TO THE LEDGES FOR BIG BASS
By Skeet Reese
It's not unusual for people to equate bass fishing with the shallow-water flipping and pitching that goes on so many places throughout the country.
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What's Gulp!?
* Gulp! is a water-soluble, 100% biodegradable material that acts kind of like a sponge.   [READ ALL]

FORMULAS FOR FISHING SUCCESS
 After the warmth of summer, there's no doubt that your favorite fishing hole has some vegetation built up in it. In summer, when the water warms, the different aquatic vegetations are able to bloom. And if you are a bass angler, there's nothing that makes you happier than grass in a fishery.   
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