The June Bass Pro Tour (BPT) Potomac River event was a competition of reading the tides better than then everyone else, and fishing shallow water baits around cover. Vibrating jigs, Texas-rigged soft ...

If you’re trying to temp bass suspended in open water or holding a little deeper along the bottom, try yo yo fishing a lipless crankbait . This novel technique allows you to work your crank at various ...

Many bass anglers trade their fishing rods for shotguns during the winter, but those willing to stick out colder conditions and adjust their tactics can be rewarded with big fish. Even though ...

That’s how it usually starts. The next thing you know, somebody hands you a box of lures and says, “Let’s build a trolling spread with these.” Now the hard work really begins: Choosing which lures to ...

Backwoods Tackle, owned by New York Mills teenager Greysen Saewert, offers locally made lures and baits. He sells them online ...

When fish have been hammered by pressure and won’t touch the usual offerings, you need lures that get bit even when the bite feels dead. These baits don’t rely on flash or frantic action. Instead, ...

Looking beyond worms and shiners, there are a number of "sleeper" live baits that anglers should pay attention to.