" Exciting news from Thundermist Lure Company, as they introduce their patented Boa Jigr a new, innovative jigging spoon, ...

Time to get into those jumbo Lake Erie perch! I've got my 1A T-Turn Bait Rig set up (the one designed for panfish) and live ...

When we last met, we were talking about live bait. I agree with live bait users that this is one of the best things you can use to tempt fish to take a whack at what’s on your hook. Live bait works.

Lures and dead bait will fool game fish on a regular basis, but there’s no substitute for the real thing. Few species will pass up a frisky live bait: It’s an incredibly effective technique for ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

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 ...

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Before you bait that hook, you may want to check out the state's revised wildlife code. The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding anglers the definition for "invasive fish" has been added ...

LIVE BAIT is cheating. If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it 10,000 times. The level of cheating, of course, varies by species and age. Any child under 15 can use live bait for whatever he or she wants.

My introduction to live bait potluck fishing on San Francisco Bay came by accident. After driving through horrible traffic from my apartment in San Jose to San Francisco on Interstate 280 in early ...