I face a conundrum when sight fishing for redfish in clear, shallow water. Finicky fish are spooked by the splash of a standard 1/4-ounce jig head on a 5-inch soft plastic, so I downsize to a ...

After receiving an email from Rick Towers recently about fishing in Shunga Creek, I thought it would be fun to head back to Big Shunga Park in southwest Topeka and walking the creek again to see how I ...

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As a multi-species angler who has both caught and been skunked by every fish that swims New England’s fresh and salt waters, I’ve accumulated a large collection of lures to tempt each of those fish.

They call it "finesse" bassing, but it looks more like panfishing. Using thread-like line, rods soft as willow switches and baits scarcely big enough to tempt a shellcracker, bass experts pull lunker ...

Match the jig style to the depth and cover you're fishing. Football jigs drag bottom in deep water (10-plus feet), swim jigs cut through shallow vegetation, flipping and pitching jigs target heavy ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color. For size, I’ll use anything from a 1/8 ounce to micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 ounce.

Jigs are one of the most popular and effective bass lures. The wide variety of styles—finesse jigs, football jigs, and hair jigs, to name a few—make them an extremely versatile bait. However, the ...

With bait finesse systems, it's possible to fish lures as light as an eighth of an ounce with the speed and accuracy of baitcasting rods and reels. Courtesy Z-Man I face a conundrum when sight fishing ...