How-To

Where to catch a trophy this winter

The three best places, in my opinion, are Texas, California and Florida. I’ve fished all three and I have immense respect for all three.

Gear

Swindle’s Top 5 cranks

After a season of fishing as a free agent in the hard bait category, Swindle was able to test a list of crankbaits. He's boiled them down to his Top 5 favorites.

More than 100k fish killed in Middle River

Maryland’s Middle River, where Aaron Martens won the Chesapeake Bay Elite Series event in August, is the site of a massive fish kill, and there's debate about what caused it.

How-To

KVD: Swimbaits for cold water

Now that lure companies have taken a serious look at swimbaits, we have several different sizes, styles and tail shapes that provide different swimming actions to suit a wider range of conditions.

B.A.S.S. volunteers with Freshwater Land Trust

The Freshwater Land Trust teamed up with B.A.S.S. employees Friday, Nov. 13, for a volunteer workday to restore critical habitat for the endangered vermilion darter and watercress darter.

PRADCO Outdoor Brands acquires Norman Lures

PRADCO Outdoor Brands, a manufacturer and marketer of fishing and hunting brands and products, has acquired legendary fishing lure brand Norman Lures, formerly of Greenwood, Ark.

Items lost overboard

Losing stuff overboard is one of the pitfalls of covering anglers, as anyone who's hoisted lens or pens over water for any length of time will attest.

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