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My Shallow Water Playbook for Ice Out Largemouths
05 March 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Finding Trophy Bass Lakes
26 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass
The Best Lake Types to Fish by Season
26 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles
My Best Chatterbaits for Spring Largemouths
20 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Catching Smallmouths if it’s a Cold Spring
18 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth BassSMALLMOUTH BASS
Finding Trophy Bass Lakes
26 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth BassCatching Smallmouths if it’s a Cold Spring
18 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Scenarios by Season
17 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth Bass
The Cheat Code for Sculpin and Goby Baits
22 November 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Catching Smallmouths in November
13 November 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth BassLARGEMOUTH BASS
My Shallow Water Playbook for Ice Out Largemouths
05 March 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth BassFinding Trophy Bass Lakes
26 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth BassMy Best Chatterbaits for Spring Largemouths
20 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Proven Presentations Only at Ice Out
17 February 2026 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
The Best Largemouth Bass Lures of 2025
25 November 2025 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Largemouth Bass
The Summer Smallmouth Setup
Friday, 06 July 2018
By Andrew Ragas Summer’s swelter is notorious for delivering the most difficult fishing of the season. Bites are typically less aggressive and fish are driven deep during daytime, becoming even
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Mysteries of the Deep: Schooling on Cisco Smallmouth
Friday, 06 July 2018
By Andrew Ragas Lakes are the lifeblood of the northwoods. From the expansive Great Lakes to the inland lakes throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Northwestern Ontario, a large percentage of
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Small Streams, Big Bass
Thursday, 07 June 2018
By Andrew Ragas We fish our flowing waters by wading, kayaking, bank fishing or floating them with small craft. At some point in our angling careers, we likely cut our
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Swim Jigs, Northwoods Style
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
By Andrew Ragas Bass fishing can become as technical and complicated as we make it. Often times, anglers become too fixated on unnecessary extras rather than focusing on the presentation
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
My Favorite Early-season Fishing Outings
Monday, 12 March 2018
By Andrew Ragas I am biased but blessed. I get to fish and guide in relative bass fishing obscurity for half the year. Having spent nearly all 31 years of
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass
Five Bass Fishing Philosophies
Thursday, 01 March 2018
By Andrew Ragas Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters that encompasses knowledge, values, and reason. I don’t believe Pythagoras was a fisherman himself, but his
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Overlooked Bass Fishing Routines for 2018
Monday, 12 February 2018
By Andrew Ragas Routines are described as detailed courses of action to be followed regularly. In a bass fishing sense, when preparing for your season of fishing, a systemic method
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallie Blog
Catch and Release Smallmouth Fishing, with Trokar Live Bait Hooks
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
I don’t promote the use of live bait fishing unless it’s done responsibly and 100% catch & release survival is assured. When nothing else works to catch fish, it’s a
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallie Blog, Smallmouth Bass
Fall Smallmouth Bass Strategies: No Shame with the Live Bait Game
Thursday, 21 September 2017
By Andrew Ragas Bass fishing purists and elitists revile it. The professionals consider it cheating. Tournament organizers and circuits ban it, and its competitor jersey-clad fishermen laugh at it in
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
