“You need to use finesse techniques not power techniques,” Gene Kane advised me a few years back when I interviewed him on fishing Delmarva ponds and rivers. Gene guides and tournament fishes these ...

Aaron Martens, a Bassmaster Elite Series angler who lives in Leeds, won $100,000 in last weekend's Elite tournament via finesse fishing, using small lures and hooks and light lines to fool smallmouths ...

It didn’t hurt that his years of excellence coincided with a massive shift in the quality of lines, hooks and other gear. When Martens began his professional career in the 1990s, braid had just come ...

A light jig quivering in place can draw strikes from finicky winter bluegills. / Joe Shead Drop a worm in the water on a summer day and just try to not catch a bluegill. But in winter, sometimes those ...

My guest for the day, Michael, lobbed a lightly weighted finesse-sized plastic worm toward the main lake point we were fishing. Before it even settled into the modest weed growth, he set the hook into ...

For Midwest Finesse fishing enthusiasts, one name typically stands out among the most influential — Ned Kehde. The renowned outdoors writer and angler from Lawrence is the namesake of the Ned Rig, a ...

This is the perfect time to jig for walleye with a finesse approach: a rainy day after a major storm and cold front blew through with heavy winds leaving the water churned up. We talk about some great ...

PORTAGE, Mich. — Fishing enthusiasts were able to learn some of the best tips and tricks from Portage park rangers Sunday. Called "School of Fish," the educational event held at Lakeview Park was open ...

The bass spawn is one of the best times of the year to catch your personal best largemouth or smallmouth. As water temperatures warm across the country, bass begin to gorge on food in preparation for ...

A new finesse hardbait just hit the market, and the father of finesse fishing approves. The Mag Lip Finesse 2.5 and 3.0 are a series of lures based on the popular Mag Lip lures from Yakima, but made ...