Fishing with Roland Martin

Roland looks for warmer water temperatures near 70 degrees, and casts swim jigs, topwater, and worms for 2-6lb pound bass.

Roland and Mike work popping floats on the Gulf jetties for monster Bull Reds up to 40 pounds.

Roland and Andy Young fish the wide-open waters of Mille Lacs Lake using ActiveTarget forward-facing sonar, spotting big smallmouth bass around isolated boulders in 20-25 ft of water and catching them on Ned rigs with light fluorocarbon.

Roland and Mike Johnson find a morning school of quality bass on Lake 1, catching them on jigs in deeper water, then move to a second lake in the afternoon to land 3-5 lb. bass on jigs and frogs in the reeds.

Roland and Scott Martin night fish for snappers along the edge of the Alligator Light Reef using live pilchards and cut bait they caught earlier that afternoon. In the second segment, they target night tarpon around the Islamorada bridges with live pilchards and artificial lures.

Roland and Will Wicks fish two lakes east of Park Rapids, MN, catching quality largemouth bass and northern pike on worms and frogs.

Roland finds a huge bluegill and shellcracker bed on Lake Okeechobee, catching fish on small spinner jigs and light tackle, while the south flat canals yield exotic panfish on jigs and Scroungers.

Roland and fishery biologist Jeryl Jones catch a ton of 3-8 lb. bass on frogs, spinnerbaits, and worms, while Jeryl explains how he built his "super lake."

Roland skips Salt E Sink Worms under shady docks for largemouth bass with a musky bonus.

Roland and Bobby Murray fish a 40 acre Arkansas pond that is highly managed. They use worms, frogs, and spinnerbaits for big largemouth bass.

Roland starts by catching a few bass on frogs, then locates deeper schools on points and shoals, landing 2-5 lb. fish on worms and chatterbaits.

Roland and Pat hit Farm 13 after heavy rains, targeting bass up to 8 pounds stacked in the current. They find success with topwater's and lipless cranks, but the Carolina-rigged Salt E Sink proves unbeatable. kwbass