Articles by Don Wirth

Crankbaits that run 3 feet deep or less are hot. This relatively new development comes on the heels of the 1990s depth craze, a bassin’ revolution that kept lure manufacturers busy designing crankbaits...View article

I’ve been covering this sport long enough to remember when Stan Sloan won the first Bass Anglers Sportsman Society tournament at Beaver Lake, Arkansas, in 1968. Back then, virtually every angler clamped...View article

Topwater lures are as deadly today as they were decades ago. We asked some insiders to reflect on the current state of the surface bait scene. They say that topwaters are back in a big way. Five...View article

Surely the past millennium will go down as the era of soft plastics. Early developments in soft plastics, like Nick Creme’s original worm, Bill Stembridge’s Fliptail, and Tom Mann’s Jelly Worm...View article