We’re not here to take sides. We’re not here to end the debate forever. We are, however, here to say that there are times when rigging with bait—either live or dead—will outfish artificial lures, even ...

The temperatures are rising and summer is in full swing, which can mean only one thing... floater fishing! There aren't many more exciting ways to catch carp than targeting them off the top, but ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Fifty years ago it was simple. To present a bait to a carp, you just impaled it on the hook and cast out. While this sort of presentation still occasionally has its place, most notably when stalking, ...