Turn Your Spoons Vertical For Winter Bass.

Why Would You Chose An Ice Jig? The Environment That Leeds To That One Lure?

A good place to start when picking one of these lures (spoons) is to consider how closely the overall profile matches the size and shape of the bait minnows that the fish regularly consume. Read More

Out of all the years I have been fishing I have found a few lures that are always at the top of my list as "Go To" baits. Click Here To Read More....

This time of year, about the only ice anyone worries about comes in cubes. Except in Fenton, Mo., where a BBZ outpost comprised of Steve Brightwell and friends has posed the following question: "On page 175 of the Big Bass Zone (print edition) is a picture of Bill fishing a Rapala ice jig (Jigging Rap), but no explanation as why he chose that lure to fish. So what was going on in the environment that led him to that one lure?"

This time of year, about the only ice anyone worries about comes in cubes. Except in Fenton, Mo., where a BBZ outpost comprised of Steve Brightwell and friends has posed the following question.

With winter locking down on most of the bass nation, one’s thoughts inevitably turn to more vertical pursuits. While the unenlightened may think the Big Bass Zone is simply a big-bait, big-method forum, our dedicated readers know otherwise.