When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

Although big minnow imitating lures have been around for over a century, it seems like they really became part of big bass ...

When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re ...

Four-time Bassmaster Classic winner Rick Clunn famously said, “If you want to understand the owl, study the mouse that controls him.” He likely meant it figuratively. To understand bass behavior, it ...

Bull Shoals Lake: Topwater is the best pattern for bass; key on the flooded brush! The walleye are being caught on the bottom in 22-25 feet on night crawlers. Table Rock Lake: A topwater bite is early ...

A hot-button subject in the world of fishing is the use of live bait. I’m talking about minnows, worms, leeches and all of the other critters that fishermen use to try to coax an unwary fish into ...

I was just poking around on tacklewarehouse.com and found the Roman Made Natural Wood Mother Chaser Swimbait which is a full 16” long and weighs 22 oz. Even if you have a capable rod and reel, how ...

This story was originally published in the July 1960 issue of Outdoor Life. The rim of night was barely cracking loose when Andy killed the motor. “Tie to that scalybark snag straight ahead,” he told ...

Summer time is a great time to bass fish. The most successful bass fishermen seem to prefer rubber worms or sluggos and such. Others prefer crankbaits, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs, live bait, etc. I ...