This thin wire has a lot of flex. The “sproat-style” hook on this bait gets the point up close to the blades, ensuring better hookups with bass that take a swipe at any part of this lure.

Last month, I hit Table Rock and Stockton and caught limits of big bass. It has been a very good summer for me.” Dave Lake, of the Happy Hook Bait Shop in Stockton, Mo., said, “ I fish about ...

Imagine this scenario: you’re allowed to fish for bass every day for the rest of your life, but you can only use one lure.

While bunker flesh is relatively soft, the nose is rock hard, so this hook placement makes it very difficult for the bait to pull free or for a short-striking bass to rip it off. Short strikes, ...

Hardcore swimbait anglers check and re-file their hook points constantly to ensure that if a bass so much as kisses that lure, it’s getting pinned. Don’t: Try to Play a Glide Bait Fish Too Long Given ...

This year’s recreational striped bass fishing season on the Hudson River kicked off April 1, with a new mandatory “in-line” circle hook regulation for those anglers fishing with bait ...

On the way to the pond, Molliere decided to stop at the grocery store to buy what he knew was a can’t-miss rainbow trout bait ... bass took that small pink lump hanging on the end of a hook ...