Rappin Shad Raps with Ott Defoe

story and photos by Dan O'Sullivan and Rapala Cold water can be extremely frustrating. Bass can be extremely lethargic and once you find some that look like they might bite, you usually have to target them...

Bill Siemantel’s SPRO BBZ-1 Swimbait System

by Bill Siemantel Bill Siemantel with a Lake Lanier Spotted Bass on a BBZ 6-inch - photo by Dan O'Sullivan I’ve been asked many times about the BBZ-1 swimbaits I’ve designed with SPRO.  Many anglers...

Fall Swimmers for Ish Monroe

story and photos by Dan O'Sullivan - lure photos courtesy River2Sea and Monster Fishing Tackle.com Fall + bait = bass, but no bait = no bass. This is the equation we live by this time of the year. Bass...

Lessons Learned Teaching Others to Fish

by Rob Lever The passion of fishing is one that is normally passed down from person to person. Days on the water generally mean learning experiences that cannot be replaced. Most of us have a bank of memories...

Stephen Browning’s Fall Rut

story and photos by Dan O'Sullivan Like many bass anglers, Hot Spring, Ark. Elite Series pro Stephen Browning loves to deer hunt. The thought of getting into his deer stand with his bow in hand is enough to...

Yo-Yo Lipless Cranks with Jared Lintner

story and photos by Dan O'Sullivan It's late fall and the bass can be completely stuck in the mode of lethargy. The water is cooling off and finding biting bass is a matter of being in the right place and the...

Advanced How-to – Throw Darts When it Gets Tough

by Dan O'Sullivan Four Sizes of Darter Heads (Top to Bottom) 1/4, 3/16, 1/8 and 1/16 - ounce We are entering one of the more difficult times of the year to consistently put bass in the boat.  Things are...