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

When some anglers think of finesse worms they think sissy baits, something suitable only for a rank amateur who can't catch a bass any other way. Those who hold that opinion might want to take note, ...

With water temperatures slowly easing downward as the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, bass are headed to the shallows in lakes around Alabama. The annual migration presents anglers with an ...

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 ...

The best way to beat the heat to catch bass is to use a little finesse. The best at finesse on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta is Don Green of Saraland. Green did not earn that reputation overnight. It came ...

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 ...

My dad came home from a boat show in Louisville back in the late 1970s with a small plastic tackle box, a 5-foot top-of-the-line light power graphite rod and a new Shakespeare spinning reel spooled ...

When the fishing turns summertime tough, bass anglers get downright wacky. Plastic worms may catch more black bass during summer than any other lure. There are all kinds of ways to rig them. One that ...

We're out on the shoreline running an easy rig for catching carp - a finesse carp rig, or a sliding sinker rig. Bait your ...