Articles by Steve Quinn

One key to success in fishing is selecting the proper presentation style. Many panfish anglers, especially those...View article

 Despite grim economic forecasts, the most recent ICAST Show, a major fishing industry showcase for new products, featured a...View article

Four primary categories of swimbait exist, though some lures borrow from more than one group. View article

A decade ago, biologists involved in walleye management convened at the annual meeting of the North Central Division of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) to discuss the latest research findings and...View article

The number of walleye anglers in the United States and Canada has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, from 5.2 million in 1980, to 5.8 million in 1990, to over 6 million in 1996. Anglers...View article

The scene was quirky and comical. Like boys at a birthday party playing with new toys, 10 of the world’s top bass pros swapped rods and cast swimbaits between bites of sandwiches off a pier at Lake...View article

The word is out on a finesse system that has professional anglers scrambling to master it. While its components and concept are far from new, rigging worms wacky-style on jigheads created an undercurrent...View article

Seems like yesterday I bought my first Zorro Aggravators, Storm Bass Hogs, Okiebugs, and Fleck Weedwaders, clipping coupons out of Bassmaster Magazine. Two lures, a patch, and a catalog for $5.95 was...View article

Prey Appraisal—An investigation at Norris Reservoir, Tennessee, revealed how much black bass species crop their own numbers. Researchers checked stomach contents of larger predators and collected...View article

Biologists recognize that hybridization between freshwater fish is more common than for any other type of vertebrate. Sunfish, including bluegills, redear, green sunfish, and pumpkinseed, readily hybridize,...View article

Each year, there’s a barrage of new bass baits that promise great catches by offering new designs and new actions. Here’s a look at a few key categories. Swimming Frogs Check...View article

The wacky worm has been around long enough for us to get used to this zany technique. I first encountered the wacky way to rig a worm at a tournament on Cayuga Lake, New York, in the late 1970s. Yet...View article

The first time I fished a buzzbait, I knew it would work. So I was surprised when it went untouched for the next 20 casts. It seemed to have all the ingredients—soft, plopping sound on the surface,...View article

I’ll try the 9-incher,” Jeff Simpson stated bluntly. Tying on the slab of a lure, the In-Fisherman editor heaved it toward a windblown bank, counted it down, and started winding. Two cranks into...View article

To the untrained eye, there may be little difference between baits popular 25 years ago and today’s models. Jigs are conservative lures, in terms of design changes. Some might say the jig is the perfect...View article