With forward-facing sonar (FFS) dominating so much of the bass-talk the past few years, the arrival of fall can be a satisfying return to “old-school” chunkin’ and windin’ among the extreme shallows ...

Metal lures are boring. Scan the pegboard at any saltwater tackle shop in striper country and based purely on aesthetics, your eye isn’t likely to be drawn to them — not with dozens of dazzling plugs, ...

What Makes a Bucktail Jig So Effective for Catching Bass and Walleye? Simplistic in design but lethal in execution, the bucktail jig works magic when fished amongst weeds in the fall. Comprised of a ...

It’s fall and things have changed on your favorite bass fishing waters. Shorter days, falling water temps, and shifting baitfish patterns cause bass to position and behave differently. If you hit the ...

It starts without warning. While fishing down the shoreline for bass on a glorious autumn day, the water behind you suddenly erupts in chaos. Huge schools of baitfish, with nowhere to flee, leap from ...

When it comes to fishing lures, one of the greatest crossover success stories has to be that of the Creek Chub Pikie Minnow. Released in 1920, this long wooden plug with a heavy metal lip and ...

Anglers are all abuzz during autumn about a lure that doesn’t look like anything a fish would eat. No creature in the water has a noisy propeller attached to a piece of wire with threads of plastic ...

The warmer months of summer may produce higher numbers, but fall is a great time to catch bigger smallmouth bass, says Mike McSwain, who guides for smallmouth bass on the Broad River. McSwain (843-763 ...

As air and water temps drop, both you and the bass will slow down. It won’t be long before we’ll be looking for ice to punch holes in. You can also take advantage of the fact that by now most anglers ...

Texas angler Goya Lin has combined his knowledge of mechanical engineering with a passion for fishing to create a unique bass lure that looks like a string of ducklings. A couple weeks ago, Lin caught ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay test five bass lures guaranteed to get bites. Rob Gronkowski reveals he’s never spent any of his NFL ...