This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...
The process of catching, ­transporting and curing live bait is a time-consuming and ­laborious task, but the results of ...
Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards have pro­duced stringers of game fish for decades, and they’ll continue to produce ...
Fishing nowadays is often portrayed on TV as an intense, passionate, complex ... and yes, expensive pursuit. But for every competitive bass fisherman, screaming across the water in a $20,000 bass boat ...
Why learn how to catch crawfish? Well, whether you call them crawdads, crayfish, or mudbugs, crawfish are one of the most lethal live bait you can put on a fishing hook. Any decent smallmouth angler ...
When the fish aren’t biting, attention can quickly shift from fishing to rock-skipping. But before you give up on the bite, try another form of skipping — bait-skipping. Fish in rarely-fished waters ...
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