Ever since I was a little kid who used to ride his bike to Liberty Reservoir, one of the most effective lures in my scant arsenal of baits was the shad dart. For those of you who don’t know, the shad ...

For generations, the white bucktail jig has been hailed as the most versatile lure ever. So effective is its ability to catch any fish anywhere, bucktails were once stocked in military-issue survival ...

The best bass lure can spark heated debates among anglers. Some fishermen like spinnerbaits more than jerkbaits and others prefer topwater over soft plastics. In reality, it is difficult to say this ...

Word from the water is that top-water action for black bass is getting livelier now that it's autumn. A morning of first-light fishing at Beaver Lake found me searching the tackle box for just the ...

A first look at LIVETARGET’s new topwater Commotion Shad lure. Built to target apex predators like bass, pike, and musky for the top water explosive eats. Catching fish on topwater lures is among the ...

Shad are found close to, but not always, on the bottom. Bank anglers do best by casting upriver into the current and allowing the lure to sink as it swings before retrieving it just slowly enough to ...

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 ...

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

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport. Followed categories will be added to My News. So how do these anglers manage to snag the best fish week-after-week? It's all in the bait. Some of the ...