May Bass Become the Hunters: Jacob Wheeler's Six-Bait Plan From Beaver Lake
Filming from Beaver Lake the week before stage six of the MLF Bass Pro Tour, Jacob Wheeler walks through the six baits he leans on through May 2026: the new Rapala Clap Tail topwater, a wacky Pig Stick, a Jowler walker, a white swim jig, a bluegill-pattern frog and the Freeloader minnow when offshore schools begin to stack.
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Schooled by Teenagers and Still 8th: Ben Milliken's Toledo Bend Recovery Day
Former Elite Series pro Ben Milliken put up 23 lb on Championship Friday at the Bass Nation Regional on Toledo Bend, climbing into 8th and locking a championship spot at Lake Hartwell. He filmed himself joking that he'd 'crashed a college tournament.'
Glass Body, Slow Drop: Inside Fishing World's Glasseye Lures Test
An Australian-made glass-bodied lure range has been put under the microscope by Fishing World, with reviewer Zac Panaretos finding the slow-sinking jigs and Hikari heads tempt strikes from flathead, snapper, bass and jewfish.
King Salmon Are Back in California: Die Hard Fishing Opens 2026 With a 10-lb Maiden Voyage Catch
After two effectively closed seasons, California's king salmon fishery has been handed a longer 2026 window. Die Hard Fishing's Adam Irino used the early-May opener to put a 10-pounder over the rail on the first reel-up.
Bass Draft Reads Lake Murray as Local-Knowledge, Herring-Spawn Event — Brandon Cobb the Consensus Pick
On Bass Draft episode 8 the Toledo Bend regulars bring on Bass Pro Tour pro Britt Meyers to break down the 2026 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Murray. The verdict: a herring-spawn event where local knowledge and the right shallow point may matter as much as the forward-facing-sonar screen.
109 cm of Smiles: Isaac's PB Barramundi Comes on a 5-inch Pink Paddle Prawn
Hodgie The Barefoot Fisherman watches a regular crew member, Isaac, drag a 109 cm barramundi clear of NT snags on a 5-inch pink paddle prawn — the smaller of two paddle-prawn presentations on the boat that day, and a textbook case of small-lure logic landing a big fish on 30-pound leader.
133 cm and a Whole Career on the Line: B.Hooked Fishing Stalks the Fish of a Lifetime in Karumba
On the final day of a Karumba trip in the Gulf of Carpentaria, B.Hooked Fishing stalked a 133cm saltwater barramundi out of a school, jumped it on a stinger swim and revived it for 10 minutes before release - 'stuff dreams are made of.'
Lyndon's Point: A New East Kimberley Land-Based Barra Spot is Born
On a Boofin Barras land-based session in the East Kimberley, a fat 91 cm saltwater barra christens Lyndon's Point and the crew tells the four-metre croc yarn behind why nobody fishes the old crossing at night anymore.
Garage-Built Topwaters Pay Off: A 60 cm Yellowbelly on the Murray for Fishing With DJB
DJB took a homemade lure project to the Murray River for an overnight cod-and-yellowbelly mission, with the headline fish coming on a wooden surface bait he'd built without watching a single tutorial. The bait already had teeth marks before the trip started.
Why TacticalBassin's 2026 Spring List Opens With the New IMX Pro and a US-Bound Vanquish
Matt Allen of TacticalBassin opened his 2026 spring gear review with a rebuilt G. Loomis IMX Pro rod line — including the first-ever BFS-specific IMX Pro — and the US launch of Shimano's Vanquish finesse spinning reel, after years of JDM-only availability.
Baroon Pocket Bass: Tackle Tactics TV's Slim Swim Masterclass
Tackle Tactics TV presenters Declan and Justin have released a Baroon Pocket Dam session that doubles as a technique masterclass, using ZMan SlimSwimZ in two sizes and the new 3/8oz Demonz jig head to grind out Aussie bass from a school that kept shutting down.
Pake South Stacks Second 2026 Open Title With 84-1 Blowout on Lake Eufaula
Pake South has converted early-season dominance into back-to-back 2026 Bassmaster Open titles, following up a record-setting Sam Rayburn win with an 84-pound blowout on Lake Eufaula and positioning himself as the division's clear Elite Series invitation favourite.