Bladebaits

The quest to discover an artificial lure that will work better than any other to catch more and bigger fish may last until the end of time.Over the years, thousands of lures have been invented...View article

If you’re a typical angler, you have your favorites, your comfort zone, your go-to tactics. You may enjoy fishing a certain method, even if other techniques may at times be more effective. Some folks...View article

A wide variety of metallic concoctions have metamorphosed out of the original basic rig-jig format, broadening the scope of heavy-metal walleye lures. Some incorporate livebait or plastic tippers-trailers,...View article

When he was just a kid first learning to fish, he’d spend hours in the musty old basement, peering through his grandfather’s timeworn fishing gear. Rusty old tackle boxes filled with huge lures,...View article

According to legend, the first fishing spoon was a true spoon—an eating utensil. On a summer day in the early 1800s, the story goes, a young man named Julio Buel was struggling to catch fish on Lake...View article

I love feeling responsible for triggering fish strikes with jigging lures. The culmination of selecting the best lure for the conditions and performing specific jigging action, based on how I think...View article

Ice anglers tend to use smaller baits. Whether fish select for smaller baits during winter, we’ve used smaller baits so long that it’s become tradition. We’ve also never had a good selection of...View article

Ice fishing often is a matter of doing simple things efficiently, rather than trying to razzle dazzle ice-cold critters beneath your hole. And trying not to freeze your butt off in the process—two...View article

How is the value of a gamefish measured?If accessibility, fighting ability, and palatability deserve any merit, the freshwater drum must rank near the top of the list. How accessible?...View article

Give me your three best bets for river walleyes. Well, those would have to be jigs, three-way rigs, and hedging out bets a bit, the heavy metal vertical jigging category, including both bladebaits and...View article