In-line spinners, spoons, and hardbaits get all the love in the trout game, and rightfully so. These lures have been punishing browns, rainbows, and brookies for many decades. As the old adage goes, ...

Soft plastic baits are great for catching smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass. Many soft plastics can be fished weightless or rigged for other effective techniques. But the endless profiles, ...

Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of soft plastic bait imaginable. And although all undoubtedly catch largemouth bass to some extent, they also can do a great job at ...

You can jig them, rip them, swim them and snap them. They come in as wide an array of colors and shapes as you can imagine and catch both small and large fish. For every soft plastic bait on the ...

I try a lot of bass fishing gear over the course of a year, and I always end up with a few absolute favorites. It’s been an exceptional year for new baits. This list highlights the best of the best.

As an avid outdoorsman with more than 17 years in the hunting and fishing retail industry, Brad Olson knows a thing or two about having fun and selling fun to others. So, when Olson, who worked at ...

Small jigs are the most versatile of all trout lures. Whether made of fur, feathers, or soft plastic, they can be fished fast or slow, shallow or deep, all according to the needs of the moment. They ...

Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of soft plastic bait imaginable. And although all undoubtedly catch largemouth bass to some extent, they also can do a great job at ...

I started fishing with live bait. I grew into using lures on a regular basis. To this day, I still think that live bait out-catches artificials. I think that fishing with lures is more challenging and ...

Striped bass fishing is thriving in Narragansett Bay, with anglers catching fish using various methods like flutter spoons, umbrella rigs, and bait. A visual survey of the South Fork Wind offshore ...