When anglers think about fishing during the summer months, one word comes to mind: tough! Being cool-water fish, smallmouth bass tolerate the warm waters of the summer, but don't exactly thrive. It's ...

A jig and pig may get more black bass to bite for anglers in the Ozarks and River Valley than any other lure. The dependable jig and pig goes by other names such as jig and craw, jig and frog or ...