Catch More Bass — Bass Fishing Podcast

Bass Fishing Tips: Bank fishing can feel like you’re doing everything right—making tons of casts—and still getting nothing. Most of the time it’s not “no fish.” It’s one of three controllable mistakes.

In this episode, I break down 3 fast fixes that apply to ponds, small lakes, and anywhere you’re stuck on shore:

Targets + angles: Stop bombing casts into the middle and start fishing edges, shade lines, and specific targets—with the angles that keep your bait in the strike zone longer.

Pick the bank that reloads: How to use wind, shade...

If your ChatterBait “should” be working but isn’t, it’s usually not the bait — it’s the way it’s being fished. In this episode, pro angler Bryan Thrift breaks down a simple 3-part system to stop guessing and start getting consistent bites.

We cover:

The 3 fixes that actually move the needle: retrieve/cadence, trailer type, and color selection

Bryan’s “keep it simple” setup: the only 5 ChatterBait colors he leans on

His 3 trailer categories (and what each one is for)

How Bryan changes cadence to turn “pushes/bumps” into commits Duration: 01:06:47

Bass Fishing Tips: Cold water bass fishing is feast or famine — you’re either around the right fish or you’re blanking. In this episode, I break down how to make lipless crankbaits (rattle baits) a reliable winter-to-prespawn tool for both finding bass and triggering bites when other baits fall flat.

We cover where to start (staging areas, flats, points, channel swings), how warming trends vs cold fronts change positioning, and the retrieves that consistently get bites — including my go-to yo-yo approach that most anglers don’t fish enough. I also get into why lipless cranks are one of the...

Spinnerbait Bass Fishing Tips: Bass are more pressured than ever, and everyone’s throwing the same handful of baits. In this deep-dive, Bassmaster Classic champ Edwin Evers breaks down why you’re not getting bit on a spinnerbait—and the exact “new rules” that make it dominate again for bigger bites instead of dink-grinding on finesse.

What you’ll learn:
• How Edwin adjusts for pressure: when to speed up, downsize, and go more subtle instead of slowing down
• Blade selection made simple: when double willow vs mixed blades gets more commits
• The “different look” advantage: how to clea...

January feels like winter, but it’s really the start of prespawn — and the biggest bass are often the first ones sliding shallow. While a lot of anglers stay out deep chasing numbers on the same pressured fish, this episode is about getting ahead of the curve: fishing shallow on stable or warming trends for fewer bites, but bigger bites.

You’ll hear the exact 5-bait rotation I lean on in January for shallow prespawners, plus when I abandon the bank game and switch to two deep “cold-front” backup baits when a brutal snap shuts the moving bite down...

Fishing tips for Largemouth bass: If docks are everywhere on your lake but you’re not getting consistent bites, you don’t need “more docks” — you need a better plan. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Shane LeHew breaks down dock fishing the way he actually thinks about it: which docks are worth your time, where the fish sit as conditions change, and how to make the casts that reach the ones everyone else leaves behind.

What you’ll learn:
• How Shane chooses floating vs. pole docks based on season and water clarity (clear/prespawn vs stained/ambush)
• Why sun...

Bass Fishing Tips: Struggling to land true giants? In this episode, we break down why most anglers never catch big bass—and the three practical fixes that actually work. These aren’t random tips; they’re field-tested lessons from years guiding on Texas’ Lake Fork, one of the country’s top big-bass fisheries.

What you’ll learn:
• Why catching quality numbers first leads to more big fish
• How to use swimbaits opportunistically instead of grinding all day
• Where the biggest bass really live—and why it’s not the obvious spots
• The bonus timing windows when big...

Bass Fishing Tips: If you’re not getting bit on a drop shot, this episode will fix it. Josh Bertrand—one of the best drop-shot anglers in the sport and a full-time guide—breaks down exactly why most anglers miss bites or lose fish with this rig, and the simple adjustments that change everything.

We dig into his full system: line, leader, hooks, weights, and MaxScent baits; the right amount of movement (or no movement at all); when to power-shot with baitcasting gear; and how LiveScope changed finesse fishing forever. Whether you’re fishing for smallmouth up north or...

Bass Fishing Tips: Cold water is one of the toughest times of year to get bit — but it’s also when the biggest bass show up. In this solo breakdown, I’ll show you exactly how to turn slow, frustrating winter days into real trophy opportunities. These are the three cold-water fixes that actually work: how to find bass when most anglers are lost, how to cover water fast to locate a group, and how to slow down once you find them so you keep catching.

You’ll learn how to read creek channels, identify “deep water access” sp...

Bass fishing tips for when the lake gets hammered and nothing’s biting, Bass Pro Tour champion Jesse Wiggins leans on one thing: his forgotten shaky head. In this episode, Jesse breaks down the exact system that’s earned him nearly half a million dollars—why this rig still shines when forward-facing sonar, minnow baits, and drop-shots fall flat, plus the gear, retrieves, and subtle tweaks that keep him catching fish when others blank.

What you’ll learn:
• Why the shaky head still catches fish on pressured lakes and cold fronts
• Exact rod, reel, line, and head Jes...

Tom's bass fishing tips episode 1.  Cold water and short bite windows make December bass fishing tough—but it’s also one of the best times to locate winter and early pre-spawn spots before everyone else. In this episode, Tom breaks down the five best baits for December bass fishing that actually produce, plus one bonus bait that keeps getting bites when nothing else will. Whether you’re fishing grass, rock, docks, or deep structure—with or without forward-facing sonar—Tom shares exactly what works right now and how to fish it.

What you’ll learn:
• When and where a Fri...

When bass fishing, if you’re seeing fish on your LiveScope but can’t make them bite, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. Drew Gill—widely regarded as the most advanced LiveScope bass fishing pros in the game—breaks down how to actually read what’s on your screen, identify bass from trash fish, and trigger bites from stubborn, pressured fish.

What you’ll learn:
• How Drew dials in LiveScope settings for a fast, honest picture (no filters, no lag)
• How to read fish posture and movement to tell bass from everything else
• The cue...

If you’re not catching fish, it’s tough to know—are you in the wrong spot, or throwing the wrong bait?
Bass fishing superstar Jason Christie breaks down his shallow-water power-fishing system so you can quit guessing, pick the right lure, and find bass fast.

What you’ll learn:
• His exact thought process for choosing spinnerbaits, bladed jigs, swim jigs, crankbaits, jigs, Texas rigs, jerkbaits, topwaters, frogs, and finesse baits
• How to match lure type to cover, water color, and season
• When he’s hunting for numbers vs. big bites
• The baits he uses to fi...

Bass fishing doesn’t have to be complicated. Keith Poche proves it — winning with a simple, repeatable system built around a few proven baits and the right kind of water. No lure overload, no second-guessing, just the confidence to keep things simple and catch more fish.

What you’ll learn:
• How Keith finds overlooked backwaters and creeks that keep reloading
• The exact baits he trusts anywhere in the country
• When to stay put vs. move — reading depth, flow, and water color
• His go-to gear setup (rods, line, hooks) for shallow-water success
• How simplicity beats t...

Most bass fishing anglers grab finesse baits when the bite gets tough. Zack Birge goes against the grain—he ties on a buzzbait to keep power-fishing alive in cold, pressured water. In this episode, he breaks down how this overlooked lure still finds fish fast, triggers big bites, and unlocks new lakes when nothing else will.

• Cool-water buzzbait rules that work into the low-50s
• How sound, trailer drag, and retrieve speed change the bite
• The rod, reel, and braid setup that keeps big ones pinned
• Wire and track tweaks so it runs t...

Bass fishing podcast about the rig that flat-out catches bass everywhere—if you fish it right--the Neko rig. Top Major League Fishing pro Justin Lucas breaks down his go-to setup, how he rigs it for roof-of-mouth hookups, and why most anglers still underestimate it as “just finesse.”

What you’ll learn:
• Why it produces numbers and big ones in most conditions
• Exact setup: straight-tail worm, 1/16 oz nail in the head, O-ring ~2/3 toward the head, hook point toward the tail
• Line/rod: 8 lb braid to 10–12 lb fluoro, 7'1" M/XF spinning, tight drag + reel-down pop
• Where it s...

Most anglers are fishing the wrong fish. In this episode, Drew Gill breaks down the new rules of bass behavior—how forward-facing sonar exposed truths we never understood before: which bass are actually catchable, what really makes them bite, and why half of what we thought mattered doesn’t.

This is the next frontier in fishing. Drew explains how pros separate catchable fish from ghosts, how small mistakes with range, angle, and bait movement kill bites, and how modern understanding of behavior is reshaping the sport. If you’ve ever wondered why fish follow but don’t commit...

Bass fishing podcast with Bassmaster Elite Pro John Cox who goes deep on catching shallow-water largemouth bass—new lures, old favorites, and how he wins without electronics. He breaks down the swimbait bite and why a trailer hook turns short strikes into hookups, plus tournament prep and milk-run spot timing.

What you’ll learn:
• How he rigs and fishes swimbaits for bonus big fish
• When fishing without electronics give you an advantage
• How he adds new baits versus using proven winners

• How he finds winning spots that others miss

If you fish pre...

Grass is the best bass cover anywhere it grows—but most anglers waste time in the wrong stretches with the wrong baits. Bassmaster Elite pro Chris Johnston breaks down which grass to trust, how to find “live” vegetation fast, and the 1–3 baits that catch fish all season long.

What you’ll learn:
• Hydrilla vs. milfoil vs. eelgrass—simple rules for each
•Top lures and spots for each season
• How to locate 10-yard “sweet spots” (bottom transitions, canopies, color change, wind/current lanes)
• Boat position, casting angles, and retrieves that trigger reaction bites
• Common mistakes: fishing d...

Bass fishing podcast with tips, lures, and seasonal patterns from top pros.
Each week we skip the chit-chat and get straight to the how-to: exact techniques, baits, setups, and where/when they work—so you catch more bass on your next trip.

What you’ll hear each episode

Cadence: New episodes every Monday, 2 PM Central.
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