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 ...
An interdisciplinary research team has demonstrated in their new study that harmful phthalates and endocrine disruptors are released from common soft plastic baits. Soft plastic lures are increasingly ...
Crankbaits - those year-round fish-catchers - can be classified into two major categories based on the material they are constructed from: wood or plastic. Both have their time and place, and choosing ...
A Ned rig is a near-nothing bait composed of a small soft-plastic lure rigged on a jig head. And yet if you had to coax a bite from a bass anytime, anywhere, a Ned rig might very well be your best bet ...
A generation or more ago, a new style of soft plastic bait swept the bass world, quickly gaining converts who were as tempted to try the lures as fish were to bite them. Around the time surfers ...
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 ...
When learning how to fish for bass, an essential first lesson for beginners is to master a few essential fishing rigs that use soft baits—whether they’re worms, crawfish, tube baits, or creature baits ...
Summer has arrived in fishing country. This time of year, the fish are doing two things: They're eating, or they're looking for something to eat. If you can put a bait in front of a fish, they'll ...
Stripers are keying on small threadfin shad about one-half inch long. Lures or bait that size are good to use. Larger shad or ...
Some friends and I gathered recently and as so often happens at these gatherings, the talk turned to fishing. One friend indicated that he was seriously thinking about trying plastic baits for ...
These were the bass baits—and mindset shifts—that defined my 2025 season and helped me catch more and bigger largemouth bass.