Professional Bass Angler
By Jody Only with Mark Lassagne Put aside your frustrations, focus, and fish. Although there are differences within every fishery, an important commonality is that they each hold one or more places that normally house quality fish. This big bass locale may be a known community hole or it may be a secret honey-hole –…
By Mark Lassagne Winter bass generally travel to the main lake in late fall and stay there until the water warms and then make their way to the shallow to spawn. Though this is the general path, not all fish follow these rules. Since fish are a living, breathing creature, they can travel as they…
Vertical sight fishing is targeting a single fish or two in 10 feet or more of water, using the depth finder to locate the fish than lower a bait directly on top of that fish. If that sounds easy … it really is. This is an outstanding way to catch fish all year long, even…
By Mark Lassagne What is a bass tournament? What types of tournaments are there? What is a draw? What skills do I need? How do you get into fishing tournaments? Do I need a boat? What type of equipment does my boat need? How much does it cost? How much can I win? How much…
Post Front Bass By Mark Lassagne Saturday morning, mid-November and it’s a beautiful day. Cold but bright blue skies with puffy cumulus clouds and barely a breeze. You’re now on your fifth spot and haven’t gotten a bite! I’ve tried spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jigs, jerkbaits, even a drop shot and Senkos , and I can’t get…
What’s Down There By Mark Lassagne Here are a couple screenshots from the Garmin Panoptix LiveScope. Every time I’m out fishing, I’m amazed at the image detail we can view beneath the water’s surface. I think the only way to get a better view is with an Aqua-Vü underwater camera. Image #1 reveals a large…
When you fish tournaments on tidal water, it’s all about timing and you need to figure the fish out consistently or you’ll be fishing for second place. Pro angler and Mark Lassagne had them dialed in this August, boating a 5 fish limit for 25.77 and his partner for the day landed 19.35 with their…
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Mark Lassagne and Bass Angler Magazine tested two marine cleaners to remove hard water spots from his Triton boat and Mercury outboard. Mark’s boat has been across the country in many bodies of water, including Lake Mead and Lake Havasu in 110 plus degree days where the hard water seems to etch into most any…
By Mark Lassagne Lake Oroville State Recreation Area can be a fun or frustrating place to fish, depending on your goals. If you’re looking for a nice lake – clean water, camping, boating and fishing – that also has a ton of fish, then Oroville is a fun and enjoyable place to be. However, if…
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#image_title Can you learn by not catching a bass? Every time you go bass fishing, it’s a learning experience adding a little more to what you already know or think you might know. No matter how good you are, you won’t catch bass on every outing. As you head off down the lake, what makes…
