TRIP REPORT Gananoque Lake
Bass, Changing Conditions & Lessons from the Water
Changing wind and rain, water conditions, and what helped turn a difficult bite around.
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Fishing Stories & Reports
Five real-world freshwater bass fishing stories from theBASSguys. Explore the conditions, presentations, and fishing gear that made the difference on the water.
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5 stories
TRIP REPORT Loughborough Lake
Big Wind, Weed Edges & Bass
An outing shaped by hard wind, weed edges, spinnerbaits and the value of changing presentations.
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TRIP REPORT + VIDEO Ashokan Reservoir
Smallmouth, Rock & Soft Plastics
Rocky shoreline observations, soft plastics and a trip video from Ashokan Reservoir.
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TACKLE TEST Gananoque Lake
Tiki Snake & Tiki Stick Field Report
Tough hot days gave way to cooling weather and stronger bass action during the Tiki bait tests.
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TACKLE TEST Gananoque Lake
SteelShad, High Roller & Canyon Reel
Bass and incidental pike catches during field testing of vibrating blades, wooden lures and a baitcasting reel.
Read the fishing storyPhotographs are from theBASSguys fishing collection. They are not all identified as photographs taken on the specific trips described.
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