It's a cold winter day, and we're all geared up with the flexi-jig, the jig that flexes down when setting the hook to get ...
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The most overlooked lures for clear water

Clear water exposes every mistake you make as an angler. Fish see farther, react differently, and drift away from... The post ...
Florida angler and Shimano pro Benny Ortiz caught a new world-record gag grouper while fishing off Florida's Gulf coast in ...
Closing out the year with our last "Baits of the Month" blog of 2025. If you're like me and live up north, you probably just got a foot of snow dumped on you and won't be fishing anything other than ...
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 ...
DOWNSIZING lures is not a new phenomenon, however the finesse and micro fishing scene in hard fished South East Asian waters far more advanced than what we see domestically. I was introduced to Bait ...
ALEXANDRIA — My favorite way to fish for largemouth bass is with a “big jig,” which is a skirted style flipping and pitching jig. This jig, when tipped with a plastic trailer, can be fished in a ...
Per an article on Bassmaster.com: When summer sets in and temperatures rise, I am at my best as an angler. Sure, the spring and fall fishing is good and can be fun, but summertime makes the search for ...
Eventual champ Easton Fothergill’s strategy was to pitch wacky worms to flooded trees. (All photos courtesy of B.A.S.S.) Outdoor News may earn revenue from products shown on this page by participating ...
Bass fishing has seen a lot of big changes in recent years, from new baits, to crazy electronic advancements. These changes have led to some of the old reliable baits our fathers and grandfathers ...
Rod control is very important, especially when it comes to finesse jig fishing. In most cases, you can’t go wrong with a longer rod, which will give you more casting distance, and allow you to pitch ...