Mike Orzell

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Garcia’s Secrets of the Pros for Bass

Posted by Mike Orzell | Aug 4, 2026 | Book Reviews, Garcia |

In today’s post, Garcia’s Secrets of the Pros for Bass, Mike Orzell dives into another of Garcia’s little booklets on how to bass fish.

Posted by Mike Orzell | Jun 10, 2026 | B.A.S.S., Manns |

Today, in, “Little George Builds Big Dreams,” Mike Orzell looks down memory lane at an old Bassmaster magazine that changed his life forever.

Richard “Dick” Kotis – Retro Bassman looks back at the man who took over the Fred Arbogast Bait company in 1957.

Posted by Mike Orzell | Apr 24, 2026 | Tackle History |

You Don’t Know Jack-The Martin’s Lizzard goes back to the days before the Whopper Stopper Hellbender and the Bomber Waterdog.

Stay Tuned-Bagley’s Lead Lip goes baxck to the days of the original Bagley’s Divin’B with the lead button diving bill.

In today’s feature, Goin’ Deep – The Bomber Water Dog, Mike Orzell gives a history of one of the deepest diving baits ever produced

Posted by Mike Orzell | Jan 6, 2026 | Tackle History |

In today’s post, Mud-Bug, The Metal Lipped Marvel, Mike delves into the latecomer of the Bomber-style bait genre, but its timing didn’t matter

Posted by Mike Orzell | Dec 22, 2025 | Book Reviews |

Erwin A. Bauer’s book, The Bass Fisherman’s Bible became a hit amongst budding bass anglers in the 1960s because of its breadth

Recently, we posted part one of our interview with Bill Dance. It captured the conversation we...

Posted by Mike Orzell | Oct 3, 2025 | Friday Finale |

I recently had the opportunity to attend the 2025 ICAST show in Orlando, Florida. Besides seeing...