These were the bass baits—and mindset shifts—that defined my 2025 season and helped me catch more and bigger largemouth bass.

Hot weather and long days are great for kayaking, but tough for bass fishing. Warm water and bright sun put largemouth and smallmouth in a swoon. To escape the oppressive heat, bass retreat to the ...

If you stop and think about it, a bass lure is only a bass lure if you’re throwing it for bass. Take the same bait off the lake and chuck in the bay and suddenly it’s a redfish lure. Throw your ...

Plastic lures have been around for a long while and while the list of most popular constantly changes with improvements along the way, they've almost always caught fish -- for those who know how to ...

Plenty of hefty smallmouth bass fall for crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and midsize swimbaits all along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. These more aggressive lures have their time and ...

My girlfriend -- who hadn't fished seriously until she met me -- recently asked me, "How do you know which lure to choose when you're fishing?" It was a good question. I've been fishing so long, I ...

Catching fish on top-water lures can be so exciting that some anglers would rather catch one fish on a top-water than two or three down deep. Lures that splash and dance across the surface are ...