This story, “The Last Big Bass: Old Fighter,” appeared in the October 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. The river was quiet. An owl had been calling earlier in the evening, but now it was close to midnight, ...

Big baits catch big bass. It's that simple. But knowing when and how to throw these giant lures isn't as cut and dry. There are specific scenarios where bass respond better to larger baits and are ...

Travis Harrell (right) with the new Flint River record striped bass and his dad (left), who taught him everything he knows about striper fishing. Georgia angler Travis Harrell made a long, 150-foot ...

Bill Lowen surged ahead with a 24-4 limit on Day 2 of the Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River. | Dalton Tumblin | B.A.S.S. As expected, the field set out on the St. Johns River for Day 2 of the ...

Everybody wants to catch big bass. Visions of giant largemouths smashing topwaters and brute smallies peeling line are what keep us all up at night—and what get us out of bed at 4 am to be the first ...

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GILES COUNTY, Va. – The New River in Giles County is scenic and, as it turns out, is full of fish. Chris Thompson invited me to go fishing with a promise we would have a better-than-average chance of ...