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Five More Bass Philosophies
Thursday, 25 February 2021
By Andrew Ragas Over 3 seasons ago, I introduced readers and fellow bass anglers to a few of my philosophic viewpoints for targeting trophy bass. Since then, additional theories and observations have translated into further productivity and success on the water as it relates to catching more and bigger fish.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles
Indian Summer Smallmouth
Monday, 14 September 2020
By Andrew Ragas The stage is set for early fall. Big bass bonanzas are on the minds of anglers who are planning late season smallmouth trips. Upon making final arrangements and departure, a week of incoming warming weather is on the long-range forecast. Water temperatures that should be cooling into the upper 50’s for high’s
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
September Sand
Monday, 31 August 2020
By Andrew Ragas September is a month of transition and changing of seasons. With shortening daylight and colder nights, the entire food chain reacts and acclimates to these changes. On many clear water fisheries with sand bottom composition, trophy smallmouth return the shallows where they are most comfortable in cooling waters, and roam sand beaches.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
The Tango with Timber Crappies
Monday, 20 July 2020
By Andrew Ragas – with Cory Painter Stump fields, tree limbs, and a scattering of wood piles encompass a major component of natural fish habitat on lowland reservoirs. Welcome to wood world, and dwelling within all the timber are crappies and a host of several other species.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Crappie Fishing
Small Lakes, Big Bass
Sunday, 31 May 2020
By Andrew Ragas Small lakes abound throughout the Upper Midwest, and are overlooked to the bass fishing world. Due to their small acreage, horsepower restrictions, difficulty of access, or limited fisheries, they remain the least pressured waters and fishing destinations for truly giant largemouth bass.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Cold War Smallmouth – Winning the Battle
Monday, 27 April 2020
Andrew Ragas It’s early May, and we’re just a few days removed from Wisconsin’s gamefish season opener. The snow banks and memories winter left behind are yet to melt, ice-out on many northwoods lakes is only starting, and fish haven’t woken up from their winter slumber. The anticipated future forecast for the month is cold,
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
No Weeds? No Problem Largemouth Bass
Monday, 06 April 2020
By Andrew Ragas Cold spring often follows a very cold winter, and this translates into a season of delayed growth. Late ice-out, cold water temperature, and lack of sunlight are preventing the growth of new weeds. Lack of greenery in the shallows means there will not be any cover and rich oxygen for largemouths and
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Key Insights to Monster Bass
Sunday, 15 March 2020
By Andrew Ragas Bass thumb is what many of us strive for, and beyond these battle scars there is a lot to like about catching several bass in a day. However, if you fish often, there comes a certain point in the season where action fishing and routinely catching numbers becomes stale. Pursuing fish of
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Bass Advice for the Next Decade
Thursday, 05 March 2020
By Andrew Ragas The upper Midwest and Great Lakes states are home to some of the best northern bass fisheries in North America. Fishing seasons are open year-round in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, and under a mandatory catch and release in Michigan. Meanwhile in Wisconsin and Minnesota, anglers must wait until their gamefish season openers
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles
