which adds a flaring action to the school that signals to nearby bass the school is about to spook, triggering a bite. The Alabama rig catches all types of predatory fish, including striped bass.

Tournament angler Chad Mrazek caught a lake-record spotted bass on March 16, the final day of competition on Lake Hartwell.

It's taken almost three weeks into the season, but the first winter flounder catches on Shark River are starting to come in.

Huge bass released and bite improved at Eastman Hensley, Alan Vang reported. Don Pedro king salmon hitting, Monte Smith said.

Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said wintertime is striped bass time. A key to striper fishing ... football jigs or Alabama rigs. Points and rocky banks are good places to fish. Fish for crappie ...

That means fish measurements are taken on the boat ... hover rigging also has applications for suspended walleye and striped bass. See how to rig it here. The very first Virginia Birding Classic ...