Lakes and streams around the state remain the place to be for anglers and others seeking relief from warm temperatures.

Fishing tip: Always pay close attention to what the bait is doing as it comes through the water column. If it bumps a limb or grass, pausing the retrieve will often allow the bait to float free before ...

Soft plastic baits for bass have the most realistic ... and dives that resemble a baitfish or crawfish. Gitzits can do much more, depending on how they’re rigged. Inserting a jig head is the ...

From paints and graphics that make soft-plastic crawfish look real, to high-tech, smart chip-equipped lures, Tawney has experienced the evolution of “a handful of general lures back in the day ...

The trailer can quite literally be any soft plastic you desire: paddletails, flukes, crawfish, beaver-style baits, and even curly-tail grubs. A swim jig should take no more than 10 seconds to be ready ...

an essential first lesson for beginners is to master a few essential fishing rigs that use soft baits—whether they’re worms, crawfish ... soft plastic bait through the middle of the bait.

As for the soft plastic you choose, your options really are endless. To make your life a bit easier, I recommend using a stick bait, a ribbontail worm, a creature bait, or a crawfish imitator. Those ...

They won $800. The anglers fished jigs tipped with soft-plastic crawfish trailers to win the event that attracted a field of 44 boats. "Our first fish came on a jerk bait, but it was a white bass ...