Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

Soft swimbaits have become a mainstay in every serious fisherman’s tackle box in recent years. They are less expensive than their hardbait alternatives, are a lot more versatile and, most of all, ...

When white shrimp abandon the marshes, and anglers from Calcasieu to Pontchartrain turn to soft-plastics to lure bites from chilly speckled trout, few opt for anything other than the classic ...

My love for fishing began when I was just a toddler. My mother would drop me off at my grandfather's house, early in the morning, while she worked. My grandfather lived in Garden Lakes, Avondale, ...

In-line spinners, spoons, and hardbaits get all the love in the trout game, and rightfully so. These lures have been punishing browns, rainbows, and brookies for many decades. As the old adage goes, ...

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Bass anglers have thousands of bait choices at their disposal. Crankbaits, jigs and spinner-baits, not to mention the surface lures, but the soft plastic baits are perhaps the favorite. Soft plastic ...

From an Alaskan guide coming out of retirement for one more shot, to must-have topwater bass baits, to the best soft plastic baits, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s ...

Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of soft plastic bait imaginable. And although all undoubtedly catch largemouth bass to some extent, they also can do a great job at ...

Jerk baits are a great cold-water choice for getting black bass to bite. Walleye, striped bass and sometimes crappie will ...