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Socal Slugfest

8. May 2012

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ShareGood music, hard hook sets, and monster bass, does it get any better??? By now nearly all of the members of the Tactical Bassin community recognize Adam Hinkle when he submits a video. For those of you who don’t, Adam is a regular contributor and his work is much appreciated. Some of his recent pieces [...]

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Giant Bass Crushing Swimbaits

25. April 2012

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ShareWhat is it about the “tick” of a swimbait bite that keeps us coming back for more? There are a lot of other more productive things we could be doing but we find ourselves day after day, week after week, year after year, chasing big green fish around oversized ponds. Why? I don’t know what [...]

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Topwater Mayhem with a Lunker Punker

29. March 2012

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ShareDon’t you just love those winter days when the sun comes out, the wind lays down and for a few brief moments it feels like Spring? Despite the ice cold water you can almost imagine fish starting to head for the shallows and begin to feed near the surface. You know the days I’m talking [...]

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Finesse Topwater Fishing

18. January 2012

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ShareWhile driving into town this morning I grabbed my water bottle off the seat of the truck and attempted to take a swig. I was caught off guard when nothing came out and it took several seconds for reality to sink in. Something about that solid block of ice staring back at me from inside [...]

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Fall Bass Fishing with Swimbaits

15. December 2011

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ShareSince all of the recent posts have been dedicated to concepts and techniques I thought it was time to put up a post with some actual fish in it. These fish are a perfect example of what you can do with a swimbait in the fall. Not only can you catch a lot of fish, [...]

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Fall Jig Madness

31. October 2011

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ShareThose that have been following the site for any length of time will recognize this face. To those that are just joining us, allow me to re-introduce Adam Hinkle. Adam has contributed a great deal to this site with his perspective on shore fishing for trophy bass. Though he is deadly walking the banks of [...]

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Open Water Froggin’

3. October 2011

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ShareSometimes its just about having fun. Here is my good friend Sieg Taylor putting the hammer down on some quality Clearlake bass. The fish were feeding on small minnows around the edges of offshore grass lines and the frog bite was on fire. Often times the key to catching frog fish in the open is [...]

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Night Fishing 101: Jigs

27. August 2011

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ShareThis video is what the entire “Night Fishing 101″ series has been building toward. For well over a month, I’ve been mulling over what should be covered and how much detail to include. In the end I decided to give you everything. With that in mind there is no way to cover “everything jigs” in [...]

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Night Fishing 101: Swimbaits

21. August 2011

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ShareA few short years ago the word “Swimbait” was virtually non-existent on the web. Today swimbaits are a hot topic on virtually every bass forum and the interest continues to rise. With all of the information out there its shocking how little has been spoken about fishing soft swimbaits at night. While I may not [...]

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Night Fishing 101: Slow Moving Baits

10. August 2011

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ShareIts been 6 weeks since we started this series on night fishing. If you’ve been following the series you now have a grasp on moon phase, topwater, and subsurface reaction baits. Now we’re going to jump into fishing slow-moving baits on the bottom. Watching this video crosses you over the threshold and past the half-way [...]

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