Swimbaits are great fish catchers, but it takes a lot of work to wring out their potential. A swimbait is a long, soft plastic lure with a deep belly that tapers sharply to a wide, paddle-shaped tail.

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 ...

When white shrimp abandon the marshes, and anglers from Calcasieu to Pontchartrain turn to soft-plastics to lure bites from chilly speckled trout, few opt for anything other than the classic ...

From an Alaskan guide coming out of retirement for one more shot, to must-have topwater bass baits, to the best soft plastic baits, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s ...

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 ...