Live-baiting for marlin can often produce bites from the biggest blues and blacks in the neighborhood. This is important if you’re fishing in a tournament where catching numbers of smaller fish on ...

Rig a back-hooked shiner under a float, and it’s going to swim in wide circles as it tries to free itself. While the bait is going to wear out faster than if it were lip-hooked, it’s going to put out ...

When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re ...

From a story on Bassmaster.com: Ouch! Ouch! Double-barrel ouch! Matt Adams suffered another bass fishing heartbreak, but he was quickly back on his feet chasing the dream of becoming a Bassmaster ...

In the world of bass fishing, you can try hundreds of techniques and thousands of baits. This can make it challenging to find your tried and true favorites, but it seems that most bass anglers I know ...

If there is one thing I’ve learned from the live-bait guys in South Florida, it’s the importance of keeping your bait healthy. No matter what species you are fishing for, or what method you use, the ...

For years, saltwater anglers have known the benefits of fishing with multiple bait rigs. The spreader rig or umbrella rig allows the fisherman to present multiple artificial baits at one time and on ...

Spinner rigs, ’crawler harnesses, whatever you want to call them, in many situations they excel in catching summertime walleyes. For those unfamiliar, a typical walleye spinner rig consists of two ...

_We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › For most anglers, it all started with a worm, a bobber, and a hook. From there, many ...