From summer into autumn, Texas' largemouth bass become vulnerable to an affliction caused by their gluttonous appetite. And this makes bass anglers happy. The malady? Frog in the throat. Well, ...

There's nothing dull about casting a frog around lily pads and over weed beds. A frog lure, that is. Bass anglers like to begin their fishing day bay by tying on a top water lure. Largemouth bass have ...

Every topwater strike makes bass fishing more fun. But there’s something about topwater frog fishing—watching that almost comical-looking bait hop and sputter and then get suddenly obliterated—that ...

The soft-plastic lure fluttered and kicked like a struggling frog across the weed mat and into the open pocket. Then, with the abrupt swirl that never gets old, a solid bass rose in a boiling strike.

These were the bass baits—and mindset shifts—that defined my 2025 season and helped me catch more and bigger largemouth bass.

You already know there is no more exciting and satisfying way to catch a bass than with a topwater lure, but which one is best, when and where? The following list highlights the five most universally ...

FORT LAUDERDALE -There's nothing like a good frog bite to elevate a bass angler's heart rate. Opportunistic predators that they are, largemouth bass won't hesitate to eat a live frog as it hops across ...

Every topwater strike makes bass fishing more fun. But there’s something about topwater frog fishing—watching that almost comical-looking bait hop and sputter and then get suddenly obliterated—that ...

If you’re a fan of bass fishing, you’ve likely attempted at least once to use a hollow-bodied frog lure. Most likely, you haven’t had the best results with it. I personally love the idea of fishing ...

Texas' 1 million-plus licensed hunters aren't the only ones welcoming November's arrival. The state holds more than 1 million anglers who say largemouth bass are their favorite fishing target. And ...

There are certain outdoors experiences anglers seem to remember forever. A rack buck emerges out of a wooded thicket five minutes after legal hunting time on the opening day, a vocal spring gobbler ...

Every once in a while, someone asks me, “Why do you like fishing so much? Isn’t it boring?” My first impulse is to put them in a Homer Simpson-style chokehold for even thinking fishing could be boring ...