Catch More Bass — Bass Fishing Podcast

Pake South: Dice/Coike Secrets from a Master (Make LiveScope Followers Eat)

Dice baits, Coike-style baits, fuzzy baits, urchins—whatever you call them, they’re the hottest bait category in bass fishing right now. Pake South may be fishing them better than anyone, and after two record-book Bassmaster Open wins, he’s breaking down the exact details that make fish follow, commit, and fully eat. This is a deep dive into how Pake fishes dice/urchin-style baits with LiveScope, why the right sink rate and profile matter, and how the new Berkley MaxScent Moeba was designed to solve the follow-and-nip problem. What you’ll learn: • Why dice/Coike-style baits get more bites than minnows or jerkbaits in certain LiveScope situations • How Pake works them like a jerkbait: twitch, pause, adjust to the fish’s mood • The ideal sink rate, tentacle stiffness, profile, and fall that make an urchin bait work • When to throw the big 4.5-inch style vs. downsizing for smallmouth and spotted bass • The setup: 7’3” medium-heavy extra-fast rod, 20-pound fluorocarbon, baitcaster, and hard hooksets • Why first-cast accuracy at 40–60 feet matters more than bombing casts way out • How MaxScent helps turn followers and nippers into fish that actually commit • When dice baits don’t work, and how to tell fast before wasting your day Guest: Pake South — Bassmaster Elite Series pro; 2026 Bassmaster Open winner at Rayburn and Eufaula; record-book three-day weights; one of the hottest young LiveScope anglers in bass fishing.   Watch the full video podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T]  Save 10% on MillerTech lithium batteries and all other products: https://tinyurl.com/MillerTech10off [https://tinyurl.com/MillerTech10off]  Follow Catch More Bass—new episodes every Monday at 2 PM CT. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3 [https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3]

Dean Rojas: 25 Years of Frog Fishing Secrets in 90 Minutes

Dean Rojas, pro bass fishing’s king of frog fishing, breaks down the system he built over decades of dialing in the technique. This is a full frog fishing masterclass: where to throw it, why anglers miss fish, when to use walking vs popping frogs, and how to choose the right setup and colors. What you’ll learn: • The biggest frog fishing mistakes that cost anglers bites and landed fish • Why so many bass miss a frog — and how bait design, hooks, rod, reel, and braid fix it • When a walking frog beats a popping frog around grass, docks, seawalls, pads, and open targets • Why Dean built the SPRO Bronzeye Frog around hookup ratio and body collapse • How to choose frog colors for clear water, muddy water, shad, bluegill, and visibility • The best frog fishing weather, water temperature windows, and seasonal timing • Why the best frog spots are often missed by anglers who only think “mats and grass” • Dean’s frog rod, reel, braid, hook-angle, cadence, and hookset system Guest: Dean Rojas — 5 major-tour wins; over $3 million in career earnings; 63 Top 10s; set the all-time B.A.S.S. single-day five-fish record with 45 pounds, 2 ounces; designer of the SPRO Bronzeye Frog. Watch the full video podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T]  Save 10% on MillerTech lithium batteries and all other products: https://tinyurl.com/MillerTech10off [https://tinyurl.com/MillerTech10off]  Follow Catch More Bass—new episodes every Monday at 2 PM CT. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3 [https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3]

Dylan Nutt: Why You’re Not Getting Bit on a Jighead Minnow

The jighead minnow is still the number one LiveScope bait, but it is a lot less forgiving than it was two years ago. Bassmaster Classic champion Dylan Nutt explains why fish are more conditioned than ever, which details matter most now, and how top pros still get those fish to commit. This episode starts with the jighead minnow, then widens out into the Berkley Lab Series minnow Dylan used in his Classic win and how he breaks down lakes in the LiveScope era. If you’re getting follows but not bites, this is the kind of detail-heavy conversation that can actually help. What you’ll learn: • Why Dylan still throws a jighead minnow about 80% of the time, even with Neko rigs, Dice baits, and other newer scope options • When the jighead minnow shines most, especially from fall through prespawn around suspended fish and even some bottom-oriented fish • Dylan’s full jighead minnow setup: 6'10" medium-light spinning rod, 6.8:1 reel, 8 lb Berkley X5 braid, and 10–15 lb fluorocarbon leader • The three biggest variables when fish follow but won’t eat: bait size, jighead weight, and retrieve • Why matching the hatch matters so much with a jighead minnow, including why Dylan used a bigger 6.5-inch minnow in the Classic • The biggest jighead minnow mistake Dylan sees: letting the bait fall below the fish instead of keeping it above them • What made the Berkley Lab Series minnow different, including rolling action, scent trail, and fish that would come back and eat it twice • How Dylan breaks down new lakes with LiveScope by choosing an area, graphing it thoroughly, and using fish position, cover, and bait to build a pattern faster Guest: Dylan Nutt — Bassmaster Classic champion; MLF Pro Circuit angler; University of North Alabama standout; one of the top young anglers in the LiveScope era.   Watch the full video podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T]  Save 10% on MillerTech lithium batteries and all other products: https://tinyurl.com/MillerTech10off [https://tinyurl.com/MillerTech10off]  Follow Catch More Bass—new episodes every Monday at 2 PM CT. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3 [https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3]

5 Best Baits for May Bass Fishing — What actually works shallow to deep

May bass fishing is wide open—and that’s exactly why so many anglers get it wrong. Bass can be shallow, deep, spawning, postspawn, chasing shad, or already sliding into early summer spots, sometimes all in the same day. In this episode, I break down the 5 best baits for May bass fishing and when each one shines so you can stop guessing and start fishing what the lake is giving you. We cover topwater for low-light shad spawn and shallow feeders, a Texas-rig ribbon tail worm for shallow cover or deeper structure, a bladed jig around floating docks, a jig for the first big postspawn females moving deep, and deep-diving crankbaits to trigger aggressive offshore schools. I also finish with a bonus May tip: this is one of the best months of the year to fish your strengths, because there’s usually a window where your confidence bait can shine. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z7hZHSVl694 [https://youtu.be/z7hZHSVl694]  Follow Catch More Bass — new episodes every Monday at 2 PM CT. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T]  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3 [https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3] Follow Tom: IG @TomRedingtonFishing [https://www.youtube.com/@TomRedington]

Jordan Lee: top 5 baits for May-July Bass Fishing (Plus bonus frog hacks)

May through July is when bass can be shallow, deep, and everywhere in between—and that’s exactly why so many anglers waste the day. In this episode, Jordan Lee breaks down the 5 baits he trusts most to narrow it down fast, from frogging shallow cover to fishing a big worm offshore, with the exact little tweaks that can turn a good pattern into a winning one. What you’ll learn: • How Jordan decides whether to stay shallow or slide offshore in May, June, and July • Why a popping frog gets the nod so often postspawn, and when he switches to a walking frog • The frog tweaks he uses, including Flashabou tails and the rattle trick that helped in a Toho win • Why a swim jig is such a strong follow-up bait around shad spawn, shade, and shoreline cover • How he fishes a Neko rig, including the 2 nail-weight styles and when each one matters • The Neko mistake he’ll never make again with hooks and weed guards • Why bigger worms take over from late May into July, and how big is too big • Why Jordan still refuses to overlook shallow fish in summer, even when everyone else is offshore Guest: Jordan Lee — two-time Bassmaster Classic champion and one of the most versatile pros in the game, with wins shallow, offshore, and under pressure. Watch the full video podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJHIrTVplvfzK7I8FEog0BXmrt83Yc3T]  Save 10% on MillerTech lithium batteries and all other products: https://tinyurl.com/MillerTech10off [https://tinyurl.com/MillerTech10off]  Follow Catch More Bass—new episodes every Monday at 2 PM CT. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catch-more-bass/id1842586566] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3 [https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGQyLEtWoErDF6vD7igy3]