For generations, the white bucktail jig has been hailed as the most versatile lure ever. So effective is its ability to catch any fish anywhere, bucktails were once stocked in military-issue survival ...

Word has quietly gotten around about bass action turning on at SWEPCO Lake near Gentry in a repeat of the great fishing anglers enjoyed last fall. "I've heard it's the best bass fishing going in the ...

It would be easy to assume that with such a variety of species swimming in the bays and inshore waters of the U.S. you’d need a book to cover the best saltwater lures. That couldn’t be more untrue.

Ever since I was a little kid who used to ride his bike to Liberty Reservoir, one of the most effective lures in my scant arsenal of baits was the shad dart. For those of you who don’t know, the shad ...

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.

My first experience throwing large swimbaits was years ago, not fishing for bass but monster pike in a world-renowned trout ...

McCotter always has a Berkley Power Pogie tied on and ready to go, but he especially likes them in the early spring, when bass are moving shallow. Pitching plastic Swim baits, however, aren't just for ...

With forward-facing sonar (FFS) dominating so much of the bass-talk the past few years, the arrival of fall can be a satisfying return to “old-school” chunkin’ and windin’ among the extreme shallows ...

A lure with a funny name is serious business when it comes to catching black bass as winter marches toward spring.

It's that time again, time to talk about what we're throwing in the month of August. August can be a really tough time of year to fish, depending on what part of the country you're in. I'll be talking ...