Andrew Ragas splits time between the Chicago area and Wisconsin's Northwoods. Based in Minocqua, WI, he specializes in trophy bass fishing and offers guided trips from May thru October. While big bass is the passion, he dabbles in multi-species as well. He may be visited online at www.northwoodsbass.com
Monday, 12 March 2018 / Published in Smallie Blog

Wisconsin Spring Conservation Congress 2018 – Help Save The Bass Fisheries!

On Monday, April 09, 2018, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress its hosting its annual spring hearings held in each Wisconsin county. This year a few proposals are hitting the advisory board
Monday, 12 March 2018 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass

My Favorite Early-season Fishing Outings

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
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Thursday, 01 March 2018 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass

Five Bass Fishing Philosophies

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
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Monday, 12 February 2018 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallie Blog

Overlooked Bass Fishing Routines for 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
Tuesday, 21 November 2017 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallie Blog, Smallmouth Bass

Catch and Release Smallmouth Fishing, with Trokar Live Bait Hooks

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
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Saturday, 11 November 2017 / Published in Fishing Reports

Northwoods Bass Fishing Report – October & End of Year 2017

The fall fishing season has concluded, and winter is now making its arrival. Anglers could be ice fishing any week now. Bass season has ended, and I have been delayed
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Wednesday, 08 November 2017 / Published in Gear Reviews

Top Smallmouth Bass Baits of 2017

By Andrew Ragas At the end of every season, I reveal the secret baits that caught the most fish for me. Now that my 2017 bass fishing season has concluded,
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Thursday, 21 September 2017 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass

Fall Smallmouth Bass Strategies: No Shame with the Live Bait Game

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