LARGEMOUTH 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
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Overlooked Bass Waters
Wednesday, 01 March 2023
by Northwoods Bass
Bass fishing is not immune to trends and traffic. Some hold up to pressure and exploitation, while most of them do not. And their fisheries are cyclical as well, peaking and declining as a result of the intense fishing pressure received and its slew of aftershocks – several derbies and tournaments, fish relocation, delayed
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Swim Jig Trailers – When and Where
Monday, 20 February 2023
by Northwoods Bass
If you’ve fished swim jigs, you might have been overwhelmed by the numerous trailer options that are now available. Besides the jig, trailers make up the other half of the package. In my opinion, this tends to become more technical than jig selection itself.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Largemouth Bass
Lures for Shallow Water Largemouths This Spring
Monday, 06 February 2023
by Northwoods Bass
Shallow water cover fishing and largemouth extraction calls for power fishing with heavier rod and reel set-ups and braided lines. With casting targets abound, the major strategy will be pitching and flipping jigs and plastics into the cover. If you plan to cover water throughout shallow bays and along shorelines, the secondary strategy will
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It’s Okay to Harvest [some] Bass
Friday, 03 February 2023
by Northwoods Bass
A significant cold front blew through one morning in late-July, changing the trajectory of our trip with my guide customer Bjorn and his two young boys. Smallmouths were laying low, and disengaged. We had more than 6 hours of fishing time remaining.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Forgotten Lures
Thursday, 01 December 2022
by Northwoods Bass
Last summer (2022), the household had an awakening. My dad, packing for a vacation to the Colorado Rockies, had requested I furnish him with a travel kit to be able to catch trout from the mountain streams. Digging thru my storage shelves for trout-friendly lures, I pulled out a large Plano stowaway of Mepps
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Largemouth Bass
Indian Summer Largemouth
Thursday, 01 September 2022
by Northwoods Bass
Every fall season, there always seems to be a week or two of disruptive weather delaying fall turnover and the season’s entire progression. High pressure systems stall overhead, persisting and seemingly unwilling to relent, bringing with it bright sun, heat, and little wind. 60 degree water temperatures that should be cooling into the upper
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass and Bluegill Connections
Tuesday, 05 July 2022
by Northwoods Bass
Spawning seasons have recently completed, and summer’s peak is nearing. With such a long and stable period taking place during the July and August months, summer fishing strategies are predictable when focusing on the locations and habits of a single predator and its prey.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Hump Jumping Bass
Tuesday, 05 July 2022
by Northwoods Bass
On a trip day last season, while navigating my way around the thousand-acre lake, I was observant of my Lowrance HDS-12 Live C-Map and Navionics Charts. Up until that point, smallmouth and largemouth were not biting with much frequency and fervor for my customer and me.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Flooded Out Largemouth
Wednesday, 01 June 2022
by Northwoods Bass
Water covers more than 80 percent of the earth’s surface, in oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, ice caps, glaciers, and even underground aquifers. It is a limited renewable resource for its precipitation and evaporation cycle. Water always evaporates, moving to the atmosphere where it will help create the next incoming weather system. Jet streams will
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