Bassmaster

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Bassmaster is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and the official publication of B.A.S.S. Our mission is to educate, inform and entertain bass anglers while promoting and enhancing the sport of bass fishing, remembering the legacy of our sport and spearheading trends for its future.

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See Oh Double Bee!

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Bass City USA - Clayton, N.Y.

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100 Best Bass Lakes Top 10 • After months of gathering data on hundreds of the best lakes in the nation, the cream of the bass fisheries has risen. So, sit back and drink it in

100 Best Bass Lakes Central Division • Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin

100 Best Bass Lakes Western Division • Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

100 Best Bass Lakes Northeastern Division • Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

100 Best Bass Lakes Southeastern Division • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Takumi Ito • DOTL Challenge: Put a Bassmaster Elite Series pro on a small lake he’s never seen before. Give him seven hours to locate and catch bass while we log his every move

Grappling With Gizzards • These baitfish are big, as are the bass that chase them. The trouble is exploiting the bite. Elite Series pros explain how to do just that

A Summer’s Edge • Elite Series pros share two hot patterns for the dog days … one is super-shallow, the other super-deep. Both, however, are super-effective

The Sand Men • Bass head to the beach during the hottest months of the year and the Elites best explain how to disrupt this vacation

This Old Frog • Frog imitators have been produced since the early 1900s. Here, we take a gander at some of the most unique antique versions to hit the market

Buddy Gross’ Long Shot For Slow Summer Days • Gross shares a stealthy pattern for fun fishing during the hottest, most stagnant days of the year

Working on Your Wobble

Smallmouth, Big Wind • A trio of Elite Series pros explain how they find their best bites when windy weather complicates a Northern fishery

Lunker Club • Congratulations to the newest members of the Bassmaster Lunker Club™. Membership in the club is free and open to any B.A.S.S. member who catches a largemouth bass weighing 10 pounds or more, a spotted bass weighing 5 pounds or more, or a smallmouth bass weighing 6 pounds or more, from Jan. 1, 2022, to the present. New Lunker Club members will receive an official certificate with holder and a gift pack.

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Beware The First-Timers