Generic terms - they tell you everything you need to know about a product's relevance. You see kids throwing a plastic disc in the park or on the beach and you say they're playing Frisbee. The ...

Soft plastic baits are great for catching smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass. Many soft plastics can be fished weightless or rigged for other effective techniques. But the endless profiles, ...

From the unsurprising domination of a jig-and-minnow to the rising popularity of the dice bait, here’s what the pros used to haul in trophy smallmouth during the August 2025 Bassmaster Elite stop in ...

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.

A rise in lake and river levels may bring good fishing. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said striped bass fishing is good from Prairie Creek park all the way upstream into the headwaters. Brood minnows or ...

Striped bass have an appetite for minnows. Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said brood minnows work best, but stripers are biting minnows of any size at least 25 feet deep. Best ...

Most anglers are fishing for crappie or walleye. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said crappie fishing is good near brush. Fish with minnows or jigs 15 to 20 feet deep. Walleye are being ...