The essential terminal tackle guide—hooks, weights, jigs—for beginner bass anglers. Use this checklist to build your starter kit and start catching fish now.

These are the exact baits that helped Jacob Wheeler and other top anglers excel at the 2025 Bass Pro Tour on Kentucky Lake.

Shaver Lake produced fast limits of kokanee and trout amid active morning bites New Melones and Don Pedro featured strong ...

Stocking a tackle box for bass fishing may seem like a daunting task for someone who is new to the game and just beginning to assemble an arsenal. It also can get expensive pretty quick, especially if ...

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 ...

Plenty of hefty smallmouth bass fall for crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and midsize swimbaits all along the Great Lakes ...

The dog days of summer can bring certain challenges to fishermen. The increased water temperatures can create less than ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...

Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs said black bass fishing is good with plastic worms, plastic lizards, Ned rigs and other soft plastic baits. Try top-water lures in low light, but bass may bite ...

Every year it seems like we are introduced to new bass fishing rigs featuring highly specialized tackle, from ultra-specific hooks to different single-purpose weights. The split shot rig takes the ...

So without further ado, here’s 5 bass baits for the month of June, that should play across a majority of the middle 75% of the country… if you’re way north, maybe go back a month and check out May’s ...