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 ...

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 ...

It's no secret that minnow shaking has become one of the most popular techniques in all of bass fishing. If you’ve spent any ...

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 ...

A new finesse hardbait just hit the market, and the father of finesse fishing approves. The Mag Lip Finesse 2.5 and 3.0 are a series of lures based on the popular Mag Lip lures from Yakima, but made ...

Watching a massive bass blow up on a topwater frog bait is one of the most thrilling moments in all of fishing. In a single instant, you get to witness the power, ­aggression, and speed of our most ...

New baits are one of my favorite categories of products. They fill anglers with dreams of finding the lure that will result in a fish on every cast. Is that realistic? No, but it’s fun to dream. And ...

Maybe the idea of summer bass fishing isn’t all that appealing to you. Maybe your thinking, Who wants to go out among all the pleasure boaters and endure 100-degree temperatures to chase around a ...

A Topeka fishing guide is helping to steer a longtime cold-water lure company into the über-hot bass market. Clyde Holscher, of Guide Lines Guide Service, is a well-known Midwest Finesse angler and a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... If I could only fish with one presentation, it would be a soft-plastic bait on a jig head. I readily admit that my strength as an angler is finesse fishing.

It didn’t hurt that his years of excellence coincided with a massive shift in the quality of lines, hooks and other gear. When Martens began his professional career in the 1990s, braid had just come ...