At the turn of this century, the best frog lures for bass were whichever ones you could get your hands on. We had limited options for fishing heavy vegetation with anything but the most basic ...

Boil your frog. Many frogs are rigid when they are new, and this could prevent you from getting a solid hookset. To make the ...

I love to catch bass no matter which lure I use. But there still has to be a best way, right? On my way up to a recent Northwoods bass fishing week, a friend asked if there was some specific bite I ...

In-Line Spinners. If the area you’re fishing is clean enough for treble hooks, a large in-line spinner can put a hurt on snakeheads. Spinnerbaits. While largely outshined by chatterbaits these days, ...

I have enjoyed an eventful fishing season, catching my first tarpon in the Florida Keys, and my first cobia in the Chesapeake Bay. Almost as exciting, I have discovered the joy of catching largemouth ...

You already know there is no more exciting and satisfying way to catch a bass than with a topwater lure, but which one is best, when and where? The following list highlights the five most universally ...