An interdisciplinary research team has demonstrated in their new study that harmful phthalates and endocrine disruptors are released from common soft plastic baits. Soft plastic lures are increasingly ...

Many anglers see only three alternatives for luring in trout -- trout flies, spinners or bait. Many anglers overlook the trout-catching ability of soft-plastic lures. Using lifelike soft plastics has ...

Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of soft plastic bait imaginable. And although all undoubtedly catch largemouth bass to some extent, they also can do a great job at ...

With over 50 years of fishing under my belt, I’ve seen plenty of changes and innovations in the fishing tackle used by anglers. One segment of our sport that has seen the largest amount of innovations ...

In this video, professional angler Cody Huff shares his top three Bass Pro Shops plastics that never leave his boat. These ...

I started fishing with live bait. I grew into using lures on a regular basis. To this day, I still think that live bait out-catches artificials. I think that fishing with lures is more challenging and ...

Concern over the potential environmental health impacts of phthalates in soft plastic fishing lures among recreational anglers could create consumer demand for more informative labels or different ...

BassMaster Superstars winner Denny Brauer credited a new plastic crawfish with helping him cull many more bass than the 17 keepers that earned him last week’s title on the Illinois River at Peoria.

A broad overview of the findings also might reveal that throughout history anglers have been a gullible lot. But beyond this obvious anthropological conclusion, the layers most likely would show the ...

Rubber lures were popular with anglers in the late 1890s. They have remained popular because they look natural and are inexpensive. But rubber didn’t easily lend itself to the production of minnow or ...

Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs recommends using plastic worms, tube baits or any soft plastic lure to catch black bass. Try ...