So you want to get that big bass mounted. What’ll it be—a traditional skin mount, a fiberglass replica mount, a habitat mount, or perhaps something more artistic? There are more choices available...View article
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
While fish share many of the same basic organs as you and I, they do have some unique attributes.Cold-Blooded—To begin, fish don’t maintain a higher body temperature...View article
In the surface film, that sacred juncture between air and water, sits a chunk of wood, half in this world with hooks dangling into the other. Or it could be a bobber. Or a Zell’s Pop. Mouse. Frog....View article
Innovations in methods of fishing artificial softbaits are rampant as inventive anglers explore new ways to wean themselves from livebait and catch more walleyes. Few fishermen have such a frontline...View article
Because sunlight penetrating water is bent at an ever-increasing angle as the sun nears the horizon, sunset occurs about a half hour earlier below water than above. In a similar sense, across much of...View article
No water in North America receives more attention from winter walleye anglers than massive Lake of the Woods. This million-acre pond offers different basins with vastly disparate water clarities. Walleyes...View article
