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Go Big or Go Home to Hook Lunker Summer Bass

Now is the prime time to use huge swimbaits to catch humongous largemouths.

Go Big or Go Home to Hook Lunker Summer Bass

Tennessee swimbait aficionado Matt Allen cut his teeth on the big-bass impoundments of California, where he grew up. (Photo courtesy of Matt Allen)

There’s an old saying among those who chase lunker largemouth bass: "Big baits catch big bass." And there’s a lot of truth to that.

Large bass got that way by eating bigger-than-average forage and by eating more often. It...

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