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

Drew Gill: Why You’re Not Catching Bass on LiveScope—What Changed in 2026

Seeing fish on LiveScope is not the edge anymore. Drew Gill breaks down why so many anglers can see bass on the screen but still struggle to make them bite — and what the best scopers are doing differently now. Drew walks through his first nine pro events of the season, including two wins, and pulls out the real lessons from each one: how he found the right fish, when Scope helped, when shallow fishing won, what he missed, and why the modern forward-facing sonar game keeps changing. What you’ll learn: • Why LiveScope success is less about settings now and more about fish selection • How Drew identifies which fish are bass, which are active, and which are worth chasing • Why suspended fish are getting harder to catch on pressured lakes • When to use Scope around the bank, bed fish, fry guarders, and shallow cover • What changed at Guntersville, Harris Chain, Hartwell, Santee, Whitney/Waco, Wheeler, O.H. Ivie/Brownwood, Kentucky Lake, and REDCREST • How Alabama rigs, minnows, Neko rigs, drop shots, ChatterBaits, crankbaits, and fuzzy baits fit into Drew’s system • Drew’s take on Coike-style fuzzy baits, dice baits, and whether they have staying power • Why shallow fishing is still alive — and when not using Scope can be the better call Guest: Drew Gill — two-time pro winner already this season; widely regarded as one of the best LiveScope anglers in bass fishing; elite at breaking down bass behavior, bait response, and forward-facing sonar decision-making.   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]

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]