The common live-bait rig consists of a nose hook (1/0 live bait hook) and one treble hook (usually a No. 2 or No. 4 treble hook) rigged on 40- to 60-pound-test single strand wire. Most tackle shops ...

Redfish BayGOOD. 84 degrees. The incoming north winds will improve the bite for all species. Redfish are biting in about ...

Piers can be found along the state's coast, from Avalon at Kill Devil Hills to as far south as Sunset Beach, and each one has ...

There's a stat floating around that says less than half of you renew your fishing license each year. For shame! You know ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

I was fishing off Venezuela in the late 1990s when a local mate showed me a hot dog — yes, a hot dog that you’d eat — that he had rigged with a Mustad live-bait hook. Shortly thereafter, he said, ...

I spend a tremendous amount of time on the water fishing my home waters of Minnesota. I love using a multitude of baits and presentations to catch a variety of freshwater species. However, live bait ...