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If you had to choose a single technique to use all year in clear, inland lakes in Michigan, what would it be (Largemouth primarily)? I ask because I am familiar with dozens of techniques, but not a "master" at any and I want to prioritize my learning. Thanks in advance for your advice.

Hello all! I'm new to the site and fairly new to bass fishing. I'm from East Central Indiana. This summer is when I really got back into fishing/bass fishing. I grew up fishing for about anything I could get on a hook. Always wanted to get into bass fishing but never took the time to try. This summer I decided to start getting back into fishing after not fishing for several years. It's been a blast. Looking forward to meeting some new people and learning as much as I possibly can about bass fishing. Don't really wanna talk about my PB. Nothing to be excited about. ?

I grew up fishing my whole life but have recently been trying to taper towards bass fishing and get more serious about it. I am wondering where i could find some solid information on what lures to fish in what climate (central Minnesota) where on the lake to fish lures and rigs, stuff like that, anything helps, just trying to expand my knowledge.

When you started fishing, how long did it take you to understand bass behavior? It took me quite a while. Did you read articles? Study ? Get tips from more experienced anglers?Now, there is a huge amount of info out there. I read a lot. Still learning things all the time

Hello. I've been fishing for a few months now and usually do pretty good either from the kayak or from shore. I'm not claiming to be a good fisherman or to know what I'm doing I just love to fish and I'm lucky and work very hard for my fish. Anyways, I've read a lot of articles and seen a few youtube videos of people doing tourneys from shore -small tourneys that make it a little more interesting and fun to sharpen your skills. I live in Modesto, CA and was wondering if anyone here knows how the process works and how you become involved in small tourneys without actually becoming a permanent member of some club. Please advice and thanks for your time guys!!!!

So I've been fishing most of my life but mostly for fun and for catfish. In the last year or so I have started bass fishing and I love it! so not that I feel like I have gotten some basics down and am becoming more and more successful doing it i want to start watching and following pro tournaments and then try to compete in some myself. So how would I go about starting to watch them and follow whats going on. Like I don't know if there is one league like football or really anything. So a place to start would be helpful.

I just recently posted my first thread on what lures people stick to. That sparked my curiosity and got me thinking. Does anyone use an automatic reorder for their favorite lures, line and other terminal tackle? I feel it would simplify the buying process and help me stay organized. Also, does anyone think buying a bundle of lures for specific seasons could help beginners learn the basics? Best, Pat

Hey guys, I’ve been quiet since my introduction, but I’ve been reading more then I write. For a those of you who didn’t see it, I am a Rookie angler who is getting into the competitive scene here over in South Africa. Fishing for around 18 months now, and enjoy learning every chance I get. Anyway onto my question. I follow this forum, and two local forums and google plenty of articles on *** and bassresource as well as watching the FLW and BassMasterElite series on youtube ( As we don’t get them here ) also plenty of other stuff on youtube. What else can I do? Where else is there to look and to learn. My best biggest curve is to turn diving crankbaits into a confidence bait, not something I am managing to do too easily at the moment. Also my main question on this thread is what are the best bass magazines to subscribe to in the states? I was hoping to see if I could get 2/3 subscriptions going ( cost dependant ) as a way to learn, but I haven’t a clue what magazines are the best/ most informative. Anyways thanks for the time! Tight lines! Ross

I'm now into my second year of tournaments for bass fishing, last year at this period I had 2 rods, no boat , no experience, no knowledge. Now I have 11 rods (not enough yet) , a 19 foot nitro with a 150, 112lbs minn kota trolling, twin 10' Talons and good humminbird electronics, i have quite a bit of knowledge because i study so much, but i still have no experience. After studying so much, watching videos, reading books, reading bassressources and talking to other tournaments anglers... I feel that the more I learn, the more I realize that I dont know anything. Last week I was in a tournament on a lake I did'nt know much, i caught 50 fish in the day in the same area while other boats around us had trouble landing 2-3 fish. I tought we had a pretty good day according to the conditions that were very tough, i was confident walking to the weigh-in, but after talking to some of the guys that lived near this lake and fished this tournament I realized that most of the fish were still spawning in the other side of the lake where the water is way clearer than this part I fished with mudd water. I was so mad at myself, i felt like i had not dialed in at all afterall. But then i tought, these guys know the lake, they caught 5 good ones, i caught 50 small ones (2,8 to 3 lbs). that day I learned that even if you know alot about bass fishing, you need to talk to the locals BEFORE pre fishing a tournament. On such big lakes, there can be alot hapenning at the same time, we ranked 16th, i was targeting the top 5. I think that knowledge and knowing a lake goes hand to hand together. Knowledge will help you catch fish anywhere while knowing the lake will help you catch those 2-3 big fish you need to stand out. How do you guys approach fishing a lake you never fished?