Plenty of hefty smallmouth bass fall for crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and midsize swimbaits all along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. These more aggressive lures have their time and ...

, there’s a good chance you can do a 360 and touch 20 different bass fishing jigs, all designed for specific applications. The old-faithful designs have been around for decades, like flipping jigs and ...

Most Alabama anglers are very familiar with the "swim-jig", a bulky bassing mouthful that looks somewhat live a muskrat going through the water. The lures, typically in weights from 3/8 to 3/4 ounce ...

Finesse techniques catch fish when aggressive moving baits fail to get bites, especially if you’ve created a secret rig that the fish haven’t seen before. But great techniques, like the Ned rig, ...

See how Brandon Palaniuk and other top finishing anglers used deep crankbaits, swim jigs, and more to land big bass at the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake Okeechobee. / B.A.S.S. | Dalton Tumblin ...

VMC has long been one of the world’s leading hook manufacturers, but the company is making excursions into the jig market with some success. Its latest offering — the Finesse Weedless Jig — looks to ...