THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2026
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Pros Turn on Forward-Facing Sonar as 2026 Bans Spread
Featured9 June 2026

Pros Turn on Forward-Facing Sonar as 2026 Bans Spread

After pro Mark Daniels Jr. declared forward-facing sonar had ruined tournament bass fishing, veterans from Jimmy Houston to Denny Brauer weigh in as B.A.S.S. limits the tech for 2026.

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Five June Bass Lures a Tournament Angler Trusts Every Year
Lure Fishing29 May 2026

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With most bass pushing off the spawn and onto early-summer structure, a tournament angler breaks down the five baits he keeps tied on through June — and the silent-bait trick that saves a dying bite.

Three Fish in Three Casts: Robbie Fishing's Big-Lure Cod Gamble
Lure Fishing25 May 2026

Three Fish in Three Casts: Robbie Fishing's Big-Lure Cod Gamble

Robbie Fishing's "go big or go home" Murray cod mission ends with a twist: after a kilometre hike into unknown water, three native fish fall in three casts to the smallest lure in his bag.

Two Lures, Two Speeds: How to Troll the Wash for Spanish Mackerel
Lure Fishing25 May 2026

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Three Murray Cod on a Size One Stumpy: Sonny Oz Tests the Stump Jumper
Lure Fishing24 May 2026

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Lure Fishing23 May 2026

Home-Lake Gut Feeling Pays Off: Clint Knight Wins 2026 Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake on Last-Day Hunch

Russellville pro Clint Knight took the 2026 Turtlebox Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley with a 19 lb 11 oz day-three bag for a 62-2 total, edging Tristan McCormick by one pound seven ounces after stopping on a 'gut feeling' spot he had barely fished all event.

Justin Lucas Breaks Down the Screamin' Choppo: Why Sound Wins Shallow Topwater Bites at First Light
Lure Fishing20 May 2026

Justin Lucas Breaks Down the Screamin' Choppo: Why Sound Wins Shallow Topwater Bites at First Light

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Mark Berg Takes Two Lottery-Win Anglers To Melville Island For Saratoga And Barramundi

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Shannons Fishing Says Stop Ripping Plastics: Slow Down, Watch the Line, Fish Structure

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