Live bait has quietly become one of the most contentious flashpoints in freshwater policy, with animal rights advocates, conservation... The post The live-bait crackdown debate is heating up—why some ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD. - A disease causing lesions on bait fish in the Chesapeake Bay is raising significant concerns among watermen. The disease, characterized by ulcers and lesions, is affecting menhaden, a ...

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.

Targeting bass with giant glide baits continues to grow in popularity. What used to be a niche technique practiced mostly by West Coast anglers is now mainstream across the country. Traditionally, ...

We’re not here to take sides. We’re not here to end the debate forever. We are, however, here to say that there are times when rigging with bait—either live or dead—will outfish artificial lures, even ...