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By Stan Fagerstrom
Product Review Editor

April 15, 2014 

I like to get the go ahead from the editor of a magazine or website before I start trying to put something together readers of that editor’s publication are going to find of interest.

Heidi Roth, the gal who calls the shots here at Inside Line, will tell you I did that when I ran the idea by her for the column you’re reading right now.

“Heidi,” I had asked, “how about me doing a couple of columns about the tremendous smallmouth bass fishing that’s available in the Pacific Northwest.  Everybody knows about the salmon, steelhead and big walleyes out there but I’m still running into anglers who are reluctant to believe just how darn good the bass fishing for smallmouth can be.”

By Blake Russell

April 10, 2014

Pre-spawn is a favorite time for many anglers, and for good reason. It offers some of the best fishing of the year, and your chances of connecting with big bass are perhaps better during the pre-spawn than any other time in the season (why?).  There are also a myriad of ways one can catch fish. Regardless of what your weapon of choice might be, you’ll need at least one lure tied on to cover water quickly, and another tied on that allows you to comb through areas slowly. This one-two punch is one of the most efficient ways to catch loads of pre-spawn bass.