In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

As our early spring appears to be here to stay, we are now experiencing one of the several significant events in the annual ...

Last week I alerted readers to the fact that the annual shad spawn has begun on our area lakes and promised this week to address how to keep those shad not just alive, but lively. Keeping shad lively ...

For many bass fisheries across the country, the post-spawn is upon us. This means fish have made their beds, laid their eggs, and tiny little fry are beginning to hatch. The good news for anglers is ...

Water level is about 7 inches high and fairly clear. Water temperature in the low 70s. Josh Menard at the Tackle Addict says bass fishing has been excellent around shallow cover using swim jigs, ...

Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...