<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Bass Fishing — Gear, techniques and water that actually catch bass</title><description>Practical bass fishing guides: how to rig and fish each technique, what gear is worth buying, and where to find fish season by season. Written plainly, no filler.</description><link>https://bassfishing.us/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Night Bass Fishing: How to Fish in the Dark and Catch More</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/night-bass-fishing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/night-bass-fishing/</guid><description>Why bass feed confidently after dark, the baits that work when fish cannot see well, how to set up safely, and the mistakes that ruin a night on the water.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>techniques</category><category>night-fishing</category><category>summer</category><category>low-light</category><category>safety</category></item><item><title>Cold Water Bass Fishing: Slowing Down Without Giving Up</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/cold-water-bass-fishing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/cold-water-bass-fishing/</guid><description>Bass do not stop feeding in cold water, they stop chasing. Where they hold in winter, the four presentations that still work, and how slow slow really means.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seasons</category><category>winter</category><category>cold-water</category><category>finesse</category><category>deep-water</category></item><item><title>Fall Bass Fishing and the Shad Migration Explained</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/fall-bass-fishing-shad-migration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/fall-bass-fishing-shad-migration/</guid><description>Autumn bass follow bait into the creeks. How the migration works, how to find which creek is loaded, and why covering water beats picking spots apart in fall.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seasons</category><category>fall</category><category>baitfish</category><category>creeks</category><category>reaction-baits</category></item><item><title>Summer Bass Fishing: Finding Fish When the Water Is Hot</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/summer-bass-fishing-patterns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/summer-bass-fishing-patterns/</guid><description>Where bass go when summer heat sets in, why the midday lull happens, and the three reliable summer patterns: deep structure, shade, and low-light shallow feeding.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seasons</category><category>summer</category><category>deep-water</category><category>shade</category><category>structure</category></item><item><title>Spring Bass Fishing: Pre-Spawn, Spawn and Post-Spawn</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/spring-bass-fishing-spawn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/spring-bass-fishing-spawn/</guid><description>Spring is three different fisheries in one season. How to tell which phase you are in from water temperature, where bass sit in each, and what to throw.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seasons</category><category>spring</category><category>spawn</category><category>water-temperature</category><category>shallow-water</category></item><item><title>Pond Bass Fishing: How to Fish Small Water Properly</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/pond-bass-fishing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/pond-bass-fishing/</guid><description>Small water rewards a different approach. How to read a pond in one lap, where bass sit, and the stealth habits that decide whether you catch or spook them.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>places</category><category>ponds</category><category>bank-fishing</category><category>beginner</category><category>reading-water</category></item><item><title>How to Read a Lake You Have Never Fished Before</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/how-to-read-a-lake-for-bass/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/how-to-read-a-lake-for-bass/</guid><description>A repeatable method for finding bass on unfamiliar water: what to look for before you arrive, the four features that hold fish, and how to eliminate dead water fast.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>places</category><category>reading-water</category><category>structure</category><category>strategy</category><category>beginner</category></item><item><title>The Beginner Bass Fishing Setup That Actually Works</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/beginner-bass-fishing-setup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/beginner-bass-fishing-setup/</guid><description>A short, honest list of what a new bass angler actually needs to buy, in what order, and the expensive things you can safely ignore for your first year.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>gear</category><category>beginner</category><category>tackle-basics</category><category>rods</category><category>line</category></item><item><title>Mono, Fluorocarbon or Braid: Choosing Bass Fishing Line</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/best-fishing-line-for-bass/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/best-fishing-line-for-bass/</guid><description>What each line type actually does in the water, which technique each one belongs on, and the line setups that cover every bass presentation worth fishing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>gear</category><category>line</category><category>tackle-basics</category><category>beginner</category></item><item><title>Rod Power and Action Explained (And Which One You Need)</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/bass-rod-power-and-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/bass-rod-power-and-action/</guid><description>Power and action are two different things and most anglers confuse them. Here is what each one does, how to read a rod label, and which rod each technique needs.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>gear</category><category>rods</category><category>beginner</category><category>tackle-basics</category></item><item><title>The Drop Shot Rig: Finesse Fishing That Still Gets Bites</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/drop-shot-rig-for-bass/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/drop-shot-rig-for-bass/</guid><description>How to tie and fish a drop shot, why suspending the bait above the weight changes everything, and the situations where it outfishes every other presentation.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>techniques</category><category>drop-shot</category><category>finesse</category><category>clear-water</category><category>deep-water</category></item><item><title>Topwater Bass Fishing: When It Works and How to Trigger Blowups</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/topwater-bass-fishing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/topwater-bass-fishing/</guid><description>The conditions that make topwater work, the four lure families worth carrying, the retrieve for each, and the hookset mistake that costs most anglers their fish.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>techniques</category><category>topwater</category><category>summer</category><category>low-light</category><category>reaction-baits</category></item><item><title>Jig Fishing for Bass: Choosing, Trailing and Working It</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/jig-fishing-for-bass/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/jig-fishing-for-bass/</guid><description>Why the jig catches bigger bass than almost anything else, how to match jig style to cover, which trailer to use, and the three retrieves worth knowing.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>techniques</category><category>jig</category><category>heavy-cover</category><category>big-bass</category><category>soft-plastics</category></item><item><title>How to Fish a Texas Rig: Setup, Retrieve and When It Wins</title><link>https://bassfishing.us/texas-rig-bass-fishing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bassfishing.us/texas-rig-bass-fishing/</guid><description>The Texas rig explained properly: hook and weight choice, how to rig it truly weedless, the retrieve that draws bites, and how to tell a bite from a stick.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>techniques</category><category>texas-rig</category><category>soft-plastics</category><category>heavy-cover</category><category>beginner</category></item></channel></rss>