Plenty of hefty smallmouth bass fall for crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and midsize swimbaits all along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. These more aggressive lures have their time and ...

Bait finesse systems are all the rage on the freshwater scene, and now light baitcasting tackle is gaining fans in the salt.

There’s something about flipping, pitching, dragging, swimming, and casting a jig that screams bass fishing. And there’s a good chance that even as you’re reading this, you can recall the thump of the ...

For years, lots of allegedly serious bass anglers didn’t want to use anything less than 20 pound test line. It was seen an unmanly, undignified and unlikely to win big money tournaments. I credit the ...

As a multi-species angler who has both caught and been skunked by every fish that swims New England’s fresh and salt waters, I’ve accumulated a large collection of lures to tempt each of those fish.

Andy Vollombroso was getting ready to retire after a successful career in the lure-design business. But he can’t do it now. After Edwin Evers used the E-Series Finesse Jig — a bass lure that he and ...

The Bassmaster Elite Series rolled into Lake Martin, Alabama, this past weekend, and the top 10 proved that finesse won the week, scope won the week, and we saw fuzzy dice baits break out in a big way ...

In case you haven’t heard, these Starting Spot Daily Bass Fishing Headlines are the perfect way to start your day with some of the top bass fishing articles on the internet. As always, rub the sleep ...

There's no doubt that big lures catch big fish, and most of the year those who throw jumbo crankbaits and swimbaits, along with heavy jigs, catch the majority of the heavyweight bass in North Alabama ...

After receiving an email from Rick Towers recently about fishing in Shunga Creek, I thought it would be fun to head back to Big Shunga Park in southwest Topeka and walking the creek again to see how I ...

For Midwest Finesse fishing enthusiasts, one name typically stands out among the most influential — Ned Kehde. The renowned outdoors writer and angler from Lawrence is the namesake of the Ned Rig, a ...