Don’t know what to throw for smallmouth? From rivers to lakes, the best smallmouth bass lures will put more bass in the boat.

If you walk down the tackle aisle of any bait shop in America, we all know what your average bass lure is supposed to look like. A small minnow, a bluegill imitation, a worm or a crawfish, maybe a bug ...

Boil your frog. Many frogs are rigid when they are new, and this could prevent you from getting a solid hookset. To make the frog “collapse” better, place the plastic body of the frog in boiling water ...

Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of soft plastic bait imaginable. And although all undoubtedly catch largemouth bass to some extent, they also can do a great job at ...

With forward-facing sonar (FFS) dominating so much of the bass-talk the past few years, the arrival of fall can be a satisfying return to “old-school” chunkin’ and windin’ among the extreme shallows ...

A sentimental favorite, this lure just flat-out catches fish and is ideal for the tributary streams white bass run into in the spring to spawn. Selecting lures for white bass—also known as sand bass, ...

I wanted to photograph an infuriated bass clobbering the business end of a jiggerpole, but even a timber rat­tler can’t ...

There’s nothing like the jolt of adrenaline when that fishing line jerks tight from a big-mouth bass hammering a lure as the rod bends over. Bass are aggressive fish that fight hard and are widely ...

One of the oldest cliches in fishing is that lures and flies have to catch fishermen before they catch fish. It is, however, ...

Ever wondered if bass really go after rats? 🐀🎣 This video explores topwater rat lure bass fishing on the Trinity River, showing how aggressive bass strike oversized surface baits and why rat lures ...

Soft plastic lures are versatile for catching bass, partly because of the variety of ways you can rig them. Proper rigging style depends on the presentation you desire. That often depends on the type ...