A big rock bass—at least where I grew up fishing in the Northeast—might weigh 1∕2 pound. (The current world record is 3 pounds.) Of all the places I’ve fished across the country ...

Whether you’re fishing around aquatic vegetation, rock piles, or offshore ledges ... Photo by Derek Horner The Carolina rig catches bass simply by being obnoxious underwater. Every time you sweep your ...

Thomas Over is also a state record holder for rock bass in the Chesapeake division with a 1.0-pound fish caught in the Susquehanna River that tied a record from 1997.