In simplest form, using a crankbait is the easiest lure to use for bass fishing. Throw it. Retrieve it. Consistently catching bass with crankbaits requires more nuance. If a crankbait hits something ...

Spend enough time fishing, and chances are that you – or someone you know – will have an unpleasant encounter with a fishing lure at some point. A fish hook in the hand, perhaps, or any number of ...

NATICK — Nathaniel "Than" Bogan was dealt a painful lesson during a fishing session one day several years ago on Lake Cochituate. Bogan was using a crankbait lure, which contains two hooks dangling ...

Brian Davis hoists a 38-inch, 10-pound northern pike he caught at 7 a.m. May 3 on the Seneca River at Mercer Park. He was using a crankbait lure and his pole had 6-pound test line.