N this 2009 photo, Nick Costanzo, of Baldwinsville, holds up a 19-1/2-inch largemouth bass he caught fishing with a crab. (Submitted photo) New York State's regular bass fishing season opens Saturday.

No species is more closely associated with freshwater fishing than bass. It’s what most people—anglers and nonanglers alike—envision catching when casting into a lake or pond. And it makes sense ...

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

KANSAS CITY - When Ned Kehde talks about Bass Fishing 101, he isn't referring to some introductory course in college. He is defining his primary goal in life. Each time he goes fishing in northeast ...

Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...