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Legend Tournament Pike Rods
08 January 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear ReviewsNorthwoods Bass 2025 Fishing Itinerary
07 January 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Fishing ReportsMonster Smallmouth Segment with Midwest Outdoors TV
06 January 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallie Blog, Smallmouth BassSmallmouths Feeding on Stocked Walleyes
03 January 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth BassThe Best Largemouth Bass Lures of 2024
20 December 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Largemouth BassSMALLMOUTH BASS
Monster Smallmouth Segment with Midwest Outdoors TV
06 January 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallie Blog, Smallmouth BassSmallmouths Feeding on Stocked Walleyes
03 January 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth BassThe Best Smallmouth Bass Lures of 2024
13 December 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallmouth BassThe Definition of Wintering Holes
04 November 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth BassHow to Find Smallmouths in Late Fall
28 October 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth BassLARGEMOUTH BASS
The Best Largemouth Bass Lures of 2024
20 December 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Largemouth BassFeast on Fall Largemouths
23 September 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Short Stories and Timely TipsSearching for Slop
05 August 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Largemouth Bass, Short Stories and Timely TipsCold Fronts and How They Should Impact All Decision Making
01 August 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth BassLargemouth Junk Strategies
01 August 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth BassLegend Tournament Pike Rods
Wednesday, 08 January 2025
Furthering the mission to provide all anglers with the Best Rods on Earth in any situation, St. Croix Rods introduced the Legend Tournament Pike Series – Twelve technique-specific casting rods purpose-engineered and handcrafted with St. Croix’s top technologies, very latest materials and task-specific componentry and ergonomics to deliver uncompromising performance in the pursuit
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Northwoods Bass 2025 Fishing Itinerary
Tuesday, 07 January 2025
Thank you everyone for your recent inquiries and trip reservations. Before my desk job gets busier this winter, I wanted to post an itinerary of what this upcoming 2025 fishing season could look like from the perspective from my boat…. and as a guide for you as you consider which month(s) to fish and
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Monster Smallmouth Segment with Midwest Outdoors TV
Monday, 06 January 2025
On Monday, September 30th, I hosted a few dignitaries in the boat and it also included a camera guy for the TV. I took Larry Ladowski and Seth Meyer of Midwest Outdoors to Disney World, and its big smallmouths were not camera shy.
Smallmouths Feeding on Stocked Walleyes
Friday, 03 January 2025
If you want to learn about a new type of forage connection, then here’s a good one for you….. Back in October, many lakes received their annual walleye stockings. Many stockings succeed, others do not. As my anglers and I launched that morning, we found several carcasses of deceased extended growth fingerling walleyes
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
The Best Largemouth Bass Lures of 2024
Friday, 20 December 2024
Because 2024 was impressive also for largemouth bass, the lures that caught our big fish deserved a story. My success is measured by the amount of 20-inchers we catch, and this year the boat captured 33 fish from 19 to 21.5 inches on each of the lures showcased here.
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The Best Smallmouth Bass Lures of 2024
Friday, 13 December 2024
Welcome to our end of season lure reveal, profiling and showcasing the best fish catchers of 2024. This past season was our best yet, in terms of big fish, high average sizes, and number of trip days completed with customers.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
The Definition of Wintering Holes
Monday, 04 November 2024
Wintering holes are sites where a significant portion of the range-wide population of one or more species overwinter annually. In attempting to research the definition for “wintering site”, you might not find much out there as it relates to specific freshwater fish. There is no concrete, precise definition or description that I’ve found as
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
How to Find Smallmouths in Late Fall
Monday, 28 October 2024
The greatest challenge for many late-season anglers, and those first-timers who try, is their inabilities of identifying likely wintering areas (and locating them), and poor usage with electronics.
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Suckers for Late Fall Smallmouth
Monday, 21 October 2024
Guides and the most serious late season anglers rely on live bait almost exclusively. Across most fisheries, live minnows work. Folks can fish with only a single rod with live bait rig in-hand, or under a multi-rod, two-pronged approach like I do while continuing to cast and jig with artificials. Two lines in the
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass