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, ...

How to pick the perfect fishing soft baits to add to your tackle box ... ...

The original creature bait, its action and bulk make it stand out in water that closely resembles chocolate milk, so it’s easy for bass to find. A perfect profile and attractive action that doesn’t ...

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 ...

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, ...

An interdisciplinary research team has demonstrated in their new study that harmful phthalates and endocrine disruptors are released from common soft plastic baits. Soft plastic lures are increasingly ...

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 ...

Springfield, Mo.-based fishing and hunting gear supplier Lew's Holdings Corp. reeled in a big one — the manufacturer of at least 70 percent of all soft plastic bait made in the U.S. — with its ...

Here’s a breakdown of the best lures the top 10 anglers used to end up at the top of the leaderboard at the Lake Hartwell Bassmaster Elite event. Rookie Paul Marks used several different variations of ...