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.

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 ...

Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

My love for fishing began when I was just a toddler. My mother would drop me off at my grandfather's house, early in the morning, while she worked. My grandfather lived in Garden Lakes, Avondale, ...

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, ...

The lake trout fishing was good on a recent trip in Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park, just north of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The four of us, trolling minnow-imitation ...

Concern over the potential environmental health impacts of phthalates in soft plastic fishing lures among recreational anglers could create consumer demand for more informative labels or different ...

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