Hard baits and spinnerbaits are critical tools, too, but they’re more situational than soft plastic baits, which excel in a wider range of scenarios. While there are times when you need a specific ...

But while the rest of the anglers are arguing, I’m packing up my one bass lure—a soft plastic stick bait— and I’m going fishing. The author shows off a big bass caught with a trusty soft ...

EUFAULA — Plastic worms have long been a mainstay in an angler’s tackle box. In the late 1950s, there was only one basic design and two colors for soft plastic worms. Today, anglers have a ...

A Ned rig is a near-nothing bait composed of a small soft-plastic lure rigged on a jig head. And yet if you had to coax a bite from a bass anytime, anywhere, a Ned rig might very well be your best ...

There is, however, a new category of trout baits worth adding to your kit. Soft-plastic lures are arguably evolving faster than any other lure genre. Though they’ve been around a long time, there ...

All of this could eventually lead to soft plastic lures to be regulated or even outlawed completely. One solution to this problem would be to switch to biodegradable lures. The lure manufacturer ...

Therefore, I was more fascinated than offended by a photo — sent last week by an alert reader — that showed a bluegill “passing” a common soft-plastic worm often used as fish bait.

So, the durability of this lure, in particular, allows you to catch more bass on a singular bait compared to traditional soft plastic materials. The Zoom Ole Monster has been imitated but never ...