Some 20 years ago, on any given summer day, you would've found me along the bank of a Virginia farm pond or waist-deep in the James River. More than likely, my T-shirt was balled up in the back of my ...

Jerk baits, Alabama rigs, crank baits or jig and pigs are good lure choices for black bass, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Work them along rock or gravel points and rocky banks.

“I’ve got a fish – but it’s not a very big,” said Erin Young. We were trolling small bass lures for white bass or walleye in an area known to hold both species. Soon the fish came into view and Erin ...