Springfield, Mo.-based fishing and hunting gear supplier Lew's Holdings Corp. reeled in a big one — the manufacturer of at least 70 percent of all soft plastic bait made in the U.S. — with its ...

Soft fishing lures leech harmful chemicals: study WATCH: A recent study suggests soft plastic lures are leaching water-soluble plastic additives. If you use soft plastic fishing lures when spending a ...

Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of soft plastic bait imaginable. And although all undoubtedly catch largemouth bass to some extent, they also can do a great job at ...

Rubber lures were popular with anglers in the late 1890s. They have remained popular because they look natural and are inexpensive. But rubber didn’t easily lend itself to the production of minnow or ...

Angela Perea at Lake Fayetteville Marina recommends using plastic worms, jig and pigs or spinner baits for black bass.

I started fishing with live bait. I grew into using lures on a regular basis. To this day, I still think that live bait out-catches artificials. I think that fishing with lures is more challenging and ...

Ethan Albright with a rainbow trout he caught on one of his bio lures; a close-up of the lures fresh out of a mold. “I haven’t been able to get out on the boat yet to catch bass with them, but we did ...

Many anglers see only three alternatives for luring in trout -- trout flies, spinners or bait. Many anglers overlook the trout-catching ability of soft-plastic lures. Using lifelike soft plastics has ...

Editor’s Note: Need some new gear for a late-summer angling adventure? Looking for the next best thing for 2018? Military Times outdoors columnist Ken Perrotte has you covered. Read all about the ...

Crankbaits - those year-round fish-catchers - can be classified into two major categories based on the material they are constructed from: wood or plastic. Both have their time and place, and choosing ...

My love for fishing began when I was just a toddler. My mother would drop me off at my grandfather's house, early in the morning, while she worked. My grandfather lived in Garden Lakes, Avondale, ...

Birds may follow their noses to dangerous, fake feasts. Bits of plastic left in the ocean develop the same scent that certain seabirds use to locate food – and the aroma could lure hungry birds ...