Catch More Bass — Bass Fishing Podcast

Berkley is swinging at the top of the fluorocarbon market with GinClear—and that’s a big claim. In this episode I explain why I normally hate testing new fishing line (the downside is huge), then walk through what I saw after months of fishing Berkley GinClear fluorocarbon around docks, timber, and heavy cover. We break down the two “lanes” most fluorocarbon lives in—easy casting/low memory vs abr...

Bass Fishing Tips: Spring crankbait fishing shouldn’t feel random. MDJ breaks down the real separator—how to pick the right shallow crank for the situation and the trigger moves that turn followers into committed bites. If you’re getting “looks” but not getting crushed, this episode is the fix. What you’ll learn: • When a lipless (trap) beats a squarebill in spring—and when you should switch • The...

Bass Fishing Tips: Fuzzy Dice, Coike, dice baits, urchins — whatever you call them, they’re getting followed hard… and missed even harder. In this episode, I break down the exact rigging setup I’m using to stop the guessing: the clean internal-weight rig that locks the hook and weight into the bait (so you don’t sling weights or tear up expensive elastomer baits), plus a simple stinger add-on that...

Bass Fishing Tips: Swim jigs should work almost anywhere—but if they aren’t, most anglers are missing a simple decision system. In Part 2, Tom Monsoor (arguably the best swim jig fisherman of all time) lays out the shortcut he’s refined over decades: three top colors, three trailer styles, and two retrieves—plus the rules that tell you which one to pick so you’re not changing everything every ten...

Bass Fishing Tips: March bass fishing is obvious water and heavy pressure: everybody’s in the backs of pockets and spawning creeks, and the fish have seen the same baits all day. This episode breaks down my Top 5 March bass fishing baits (Texas/southern spawn timing) and—more importantly—the one key retrieve for each so you can turn “around fish” into reaction bites in crowded, pressured spring wa...

Bass Fishing Tips: Swim jig fishing for bass is are  one of the most reliable ways to get bit, especially around grass and shallow cover. But if your swim jig doesn’t run true / track straight, you’ll get fewer bites—and if the hook setup is wrong, you’ll miss or lose fish that crush it. In this episode, Tom Monsoor (swim jig pioneer and one of the most respected swim jig minds in the sport) break...

Bass fishing tips: Most spring bass advice obsesses over lures, colors, and retrieves. That stuff matters—but it’s not the main thing. The best spring bite usually comes down to WHERE bass concentrate and WHEN conditions line up to push a huge portion of the population into a small, fishable area. In this episode, I break down three spring “loaded water” situations I hunt on any lake from late win...

Bass Fishing Tips: Spring is the easiest time to waste hours fishing “good-looking water” that’s empty. In this episode, pro angler Matt Becker lays out a simple “start here” blueprint you can use on your home lake or a brand-new one—no matter what kind of water you fish. We break it down by lake style (small waters, grass lakes, highland clear lakes, TVA/current-driven reservoirs, northern natura...

Bass Fishing Tips: Tired of re-rigging every few casts? In this episode, I break down 10 high-value bass fishing hacks that solve the most frustrating “bait failures” on the water—soft plastics sliding down the hook, trailers getting ripped, skirts slipping, and little tackle problems that quietly cost you bites and time. What you’ll learn: • The O-ring trick that saves torn baits on keeper hooks...

Spring Bass Fishing Tips: Spring is where most anglers struggle: wrong baits, wrong water, and too much guessing. In this episode, pro angler John Cox breaks down his simple six-bait spring system—the exact lineup he relies on to cover the full spring progression from cold water into the first wave of spawners. We talk about how he chooses the right water fast, the bite “tells” that say you’re in...

Bass Fishing Tip: Pressured bass can make your best spots feel “one-bite-and-done,” even when you know fish are still there. In this episode, I break down the new bait that changed my mind fast: the Berkley MaxScent Flux Gill—why its flat bluegill profile gets bites on conditioned fish, and how I’m using it to outproduce my usual confidence trailers. You’ll hear exactly how I’m rigging it on a jig...

Bass Fishing Tips: Most anglers react to a tough day by grinding harder on the wrong variables. Brent Ehrler doesn’t. In this conversation, Brent breaks down how he keeps his approach simple, avoids getting trapped “dialing” details that don’t move the needle, and makes the bigger decision that actually changes the outcome of the day. We get into how he uses a streamlined set of confidence tools t...

Bass Fishing Tips: February bass will fool you. If your bite dies right after a warm-up, you didn’t lose the fish—you missed the February Flip. In this episode, Tom Redington breaks down the 5 best baits for February bass fishing and, more importantly, where to fish them and how to adjust as bass shift from winter positioning into early prespawn movement. You’ll get the February playbook: flipping...

LiveScope / forward-facing sonar (FFS), shallow power fishing, and spring bass fishing aren’t two separate worlds anymore. In this episode, Nick LeBrun explains how he uses LiveScope as a decision tool and a feedback loop—even while he’s power fishing—to figure out what’s happening faster and stop guessing from late winter through the spawn. Nick gets specific on the stuff that actually moves the...

Cold fronts don’t “kill” the bite — they expose the same default mistakes most anglers make. In this episode, I break down what actually changes after a front and give you 3 fixes you can run anywhere: how resident fish make micro-moves (tighter to cover and often suspending), how roaming fish follow the forage (so you have to re-find the bait), and when the right answer is to slow down vs speed u...

Bass fishing tips: LiveScope (forward-facing sonar) used to feel like easy mode—find fish, drop the “right” bait, get bit. Now? You can watch bass track, stall, and fade off without ever committing. In this episode, Pake South lays out the new rules for getting bites when fish are educated, pressured, and seeing the same handful of presentations every day. We start with a practical jerkbait-on-FFS...

Bass Fishing Tips: Bank fishing can feel like you’re doing everything right—making tons of casts—and still getting nothing. Most of the time it’s not “no fish.” It’s one of three controllable mistakes. In this episode, I break down 3 fast fixes that apply to ponds, small lakes, and anywhere you’re stuck on shore: Targets + angles: Stop bombing casts into the middle and start fishing edges, shade l...

If your ChatterBait “should” be working but isn’t, it’s usually not the bait — it’s the way it’s being fished. In this episode, pro angler Bryan Thrift breaks down a simple 3-part system to stop guessing and start getting consistent bites. We cover: The 3 fixes that actually move the needle: retrieve/cadence, trailer type, and color selection Bryan’s “keep it simple” setup: the only 5 ChatterBait...

Bass Fishing Tips: Cold water bass fishing is feast or famine — you’re either around the right fish or you’re blanking. In this episode, I break down how to make lipless crankbaits (rattle baits) a reliable winter-to-prespawn tool for both finding bass and triggering bites when other baits fall flat. We cover where to start (staging areas, flats, points, channel swings), how warming trends vs cold...

Spinnerbait Bass Fishing Tips: Bass are more pressured than ever, and everyone’s throwing the same handful of baits. In this deep-dive, Bassmaster Classic champ Edwin Evers breaks down why you’re not getting bit on a spinnerbait—and the exact “new rules” that make it dominate again for bigger bites instead of dink-grinding on finesse. What you’ll learn: • How Edwin adjusts for pressure: when to sp...

January feels like winter, but it’s really the start of prespawn — and the biggest bass are often the first ones sliding shallow. While a lot of anglers stay out deep chasing numbers on the same pressured fish, this episode is about getting ahead of the curve: fishing shallow on stable or warming trends for fewer bites, but bigger bites. You’ll hear the exact 5-bait rotation I lean on in January f...

Fishing tips for Largemouth bass: If docks are everywhere on your lake but you’re not getting consistent bites, you don’t need “more docks” — you need a better plan. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Shane LeHew breaks down dock fishing the way he actually thinks about it: which docks are worth your time, where the fish sit as conditions change, and how to make the casts that reach the ones everyone els...

Bass Fishing Tips: Struggling to land true giants? In this episode, we break down why most anglers never catch big bass—and the three practical fixes that actually work. These aren’t random tips; they’re field-tested lessons from years guiding on Texas’ Lake Fork, one of the country’s top big-bass fisheries. What you’ll learn: • Why catching quality numbers first leads to more big fish • How to us...

Bass Fishing Tips: If you’re not getting bit on a drop shot, this episode will fix it. Josh Bertrand—one of the best drop-shot anglers in the sport and a full-time guide—breaks down exactly why most anglers miss bites or lose fish with this rig, and the simple adjustments that change everything. We dig into his full system: line, leader, hooks, weights, and MaxScent baits; the right amount of move...

Bass Fishing Tips: Cold water is one of the toughest times of year to get bit — but it’s also when the biggest bass show up. In this solo breakdown, I’ll show you exactly how to turn slow, frustrating winter days into real trophy opportunities. These are the three cold-water fixes that actually work: how to find bass when most anglers are lost, how to cover water fast to locate a group, and how to...