The fishing world is one of trends. At any given time, tackle manufacturers are toiling away to bring new, exciting, and often expensive lures to market. Thanks to the power of social media, our feeds ...

Do you wince when a $7 lure snaps off on the bottom? Does it really hurt when a $10 bait winds up in a tree you can’t reach? Of course, it does, but to quote Robert Duvall in Days of Thunder, “rubbin’ ...

Largemouth bass are opportunistic feeders. Everything is on the menu for these aggressive fish, from crustaceans to worms to frogs to mice. I even once hand-fed a piece of fried chicken to a bass.