Wake baits are making a buzz in the bass world for creating an action that combines two lures in one, like this XPS Nitro The Egg ($3.99, basspro.com). You get the surface coverage of a topwater with ...

Would you pay $50 for a fishing lure? Me either, but some anglers do, and they do very well with them, too. Captain Mike Carter is one fan of the Bull Wake Shad--the $50 lure--a triple-jointed lure ...

Not many of us are willing to invest over $60 in a single lure, but Captain Mike Carter is so convinced of the prowess of the Bull Shad Wake Bait that he has a tackle box full of the massive lures.

Ask a serious bass angler how to catch a true trophy largemouth, and there’s a strong possibility that glide baits are going to come up. These large and jointed hard lures represent mammoth prey like ...

New year, new gear. It's officially 2026 and we're committed to bringing you even more bass fishing gear guides this year. We had a goal to step up the fishing content at the beginning of last year, ...

Post spawn bass have a notorious reputation for being hard to catch during the brief interval between spawning and actually starting their return to deep water, but that reputation has never bothered ...

Catching fish on top-water lures can be so exciting that some anglers would rather catch one fish on a top-water than two or three down deep. Lures that splash and dance across the surface are ...

Soft plastic lures are mainstays for catching bass 12 months out of the year, and the angler who doesn’t have a good selection of the best producers in proven colors—and an ample supply of the hot one ...

If you're new to fishing, selecting your first rod can be a bit overwhelming. Even if you've fished a lot but are looking to take your bass fishing a little more seriously it can be a daunting task to ...

Spring is the absolute best time of year to catch bass near the bank. Smallmouths, largemouths, and spotted bass all flood the shallows each spring to spawn. As part of their annual ritual, the bass ...