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River Smallmouths Close to Home
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Shallow Wood and Sand Patterns
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22 April 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Short Stories and Timely Tips, Smallmouth BassLARGEMOUTH BASS
Top Spring Largemouth Patterns and Tactics
01 May 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth BassLocation-Driven Largemouths
15 April 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass, Short Stories and Timely TipsThe Spring Playbook for Largemouths
01 April 2024 By Northwoods Bass in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth BassEarly Season Backwaters and Ditches
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Shallow Wood and Sand Patterns
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River Smallmouths Early and Late
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Location-Driven Largemouths
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Window Fishing
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Early Season Backwaters and Ditches
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When to Camp For Bites
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So You Want to Catch a Monster Smallmouth in Wisconsin?
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Smallmouths Under Pressure
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Drought and Drawdown Smallmouths
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Why You Need to Fish Flats in Early Fall
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Things I’ve Dismissed in the Past and Wished I Hadn’t
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When and Where to Fish Braid, Mono, Fluoro
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Kalin’s Lunker Grub – A Swimming Grub Seminar
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Favorite Fishing Accessories
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Fishing Line Maintenance
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Finesse Football Jigs
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Dynamic Lures Suspending Jerkbaits
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A Seminar on Z-Man Diezel MinnowZ
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Z-Man Chatterbait WillowVibe for Early Season Smallmouths
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Smallmouth Fishing with Z-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ
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Tips for More Fall Smallmouth
Friday, 01 September 2023
Most smallmouth die-hards have September and October blocked off on their calendars as the best time to catch giants. Meanwhile, a select few do the same for November until waters freeze over, if the weather and fishery allow. From the world-renown Great Lakes fisheries to the inland waters across the north country, smallmouths are
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass
Starting Lineup for Fall Smallmouths
Friday, 01 September 2023
As water temperatures gradually cool, the lakes eventually turn over. Smallmouths slide deeper to the point of wintering, and the tackle box closes. As these events simultaneously occur, my boat’s tackle selection lessens each week – and the majority of gear and tackle I’ve carried up to this point will no longer be needed.
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Blades of Glory
Friday, 01 September 2023
Burn…. Grind…. Rip…. or slow-roll. Made to move, there is no wrong way of working a spinnerbait.
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A Quick How-To for Pressured Smallmouth Waters
Monday, 28 August 2023
Many of the best inland smallmouth fisheries happen to be the most pressured lakes in the state of Wisconsin. Their trophy bass are more elusive as a result. I am not a fan of fishing pressure and high traffic water, but pursuing hot bites throughout the year brings me to these fisheries. It used
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Rip Rap Smallmouth
Tuesday, 01 August 2023
I tied on a red craw squarebill crankbait for my customer fishing at the bow, directing him to cast it parallel with and tight to the bank, and to watch for the shoreline’s rock protrusions displaying on side-imaging.
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Reptiles and Amphibians
Tuesday, 01 August 2023
Opportunistic predators with voracious appetites, largemouth bass will eat whatever living creatures swim and slither atop matted weeds or across the lake’s surface. With our lakes gaining in weed cover and plant life, this spells success for anglers pursuing largemouths with reptile and amphibian baits.
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Night Cranking
Tuesday, 01 August 2023
It wanders erratically under a multitude of retrieve speeds and cadences. Its polycarbonate or circuit board lips are able to withstand the frequent punctures from digging into the hard, impenetrable lake bottom. Hook points may impressively dull in the process. Colliding into wood, rock, and boulder, its frivolous wobbling and vibration aided by noisy
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Tips for More Summer Smallmouths
Saturday, 01 July 2023
The most challenging, rewarding, and steady smallmouth fishing of the season takes place in summer. Depending on your whereabouts, patterns could be habitual or constant from year-to-year. They may revolve around good weather, peak feeding, or other additional factors.
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Northwoods SLOP!
Saturday, 01 July 2023
Slop. Junkweed. Floating weed mats. Pad fields. Several northern largemouth waters contain these plant life overgrowths. As the summer months proceed on, plant species sprout and flourish, fed by daily sunshine and nutrients seeping into the system. Through photosynthesis, they continue to grow as summer progresses.
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