If you invited me out on your boat and I busted out a Banjo Minnow kit, what would you say? Would you make fun of me? Would you ask me for one because you caught so many fish on them as a kid?

When white shrimp abandon the marshes, and anglers from Calcasieu to Pontchartrain turn to soft-plastics to lure bites from chilly speckled trout, few opt for anything other than the classic ...

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 ...

Swimbaits have become a go-to bait for anglers vying to catch trophy largemouth bass across the country. The phenomenon began in Southern California, and more trophy size largemouth bass have been ...

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Sometimes the best way to trick-out a bait is to fish it in an unusual way do something different with it. After all, the idea is to give the bass something they haven't seen before. Elite Series ...

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

Soft plastic swimbaits played big in the Alabama Bass Trail 100 tournament fished last weekend at Lake Guntersville. The baits feature fin-like tails that cause the rear of the lure to wobble as the ...

Bruce Darr shows a 35-pound striped bass he caught while fly fishing in early January in the Rocky Branch area of Beaver Lake ...