Carson looks for points, current breaks when walking the bank for smallmouth

1 BAIT/5 REASONS: Buck highlights the ChatterBait’s versatility

1 BAIT/5 REASONS: Why Cooper sticks with a stickbait

1 BAIT/5 REASONS: Why Stefan favors a “hybrid” glide/jerk/slash bait created for live sonar

1 BAIT/5 REASONS: Why a finesse worm is one of Drew Gill’s go-to baits 90% of the year

Murray has rethought his C-rig leader length to better match the buoyancy of his baits

Carson goes back to his roots with quick tips for bank-fishing success

Shryock has a new favorite bait for skipping into hard-to-reach places (and fish like it, too)

Jonathon VanDam always has a vibrating jig on his deck. Here’s why you should, too

Get the most out of your Garmin mapping with water level adjustments and depth highlights

How and why to add color shading on your Lowrance graphs

Fall froggin’ tips with MLF pro John Hunter

BACK TO BASICS: Mark Daniels Jr. walks you through his Garmin LiveScope settings

Wiggins’ slick trick for homemade line-through swimbaits

Strader dusting off the drop-shot for smallmouth as Bass Pro Tour northern swing approaches

Cole Floyd breaks down prespawn target zones

Brett Hite has some quick reminders about gear ratios for both spinning and casting reels

Shaw Grigsby says that trailer hooks are essential on spinnerbaits, here’s why

80 feet is Alton Jones Jr.’s sweet spot for forward-facing sonar (here’s why)

Crawdad color science goes beyond red and olive, according to Brandon Coulter

Roumbanis takes a step-by-step approach to breaking down new water

Dakota Ebare on how to fine-tune your boat position when dock fishing

QUICK TIP: James Elam leans on Lowrance mapping, SideScan, DownScan

Roumbanis doesn’t chill on topwater, even in the dead of winter