School Bass 101

The Great Outdoors

  • A group of school bass has their way with a pod of threadfin shad. (Photo by Matt Williams)
    A group of school bass has their way with a pod of threadfin shad. (Photo by Matt Williams)
  • Gulls fish for a living. Feeding birds are a solid tip a blood bath is underway. (Photo by Matt Williams)
    Gulls fish for a living. Feeding birds are a solid tip a blood bath is underway. (Photo by Matt Williams)
  • School Bass 101
    School Bass 101
  • A bait that can be cast long distances is ideal for school bass, because it helps you reach the action without getting too close. This chunk fell for a Heddon Zara Spook. (Photo by Matt Williams)
    A bait that can be cast long distances is ideal for school bass, because it helps you reach the action without getting too close. This chunk fell for a Heddon Zara Spook. (Photo by Matt Williams)
    A friend and I were just about to call it quits and make a dash for the boat ramp after a tough morning of bass fishing. The big July sun climbed in the cloudless sky and there wasn’t a breath of wind to stir the sultry air. It was getting hotter by the minute and we’d both had enough. That’s when I spotted something encouraging, roughly 75 yards way. The still water turned nerv...

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