BOISE, Idaho — Tight Lines 208 is dedicated to helping people become better anglers through education. The Tackle Tip is designed to give readers a crash course on a specific lure or gear item. Want ...

Tight Lines 208 is dedicated to helping people become better anglers through education. The Tackle Tip is designed to give readers a crash course on a specific lure or gear item. Want to see a topic ...

With cooler temperatures making slow-moving shad schools easy prey for bass, shad-like crankbaits outfish most other lures. One of the better lures is the Rapala Shad Rap suspending version with its ...

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 ...

Crankbaits are some of the most popular bass lures of all time for one simple reason: They catch fish. Typically consisting of a hard body paired with a couple of treble hooks, these lures can be used ...

Every angler knows that proper placement of their lure can be critical. At times, a bass' strike zone will shrink to a matter of inches. Miss your target and you'll miss the bite. Practice helps, but ...

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...

Whether its Northerners anxiously awaiting the thaw or folks in South Jersey fishing frigid spring waters, selecting the right lures for cold water is critical. Luckily, many anglers already have the ...

Fishing is starting to rebound after a 6-foot rise in the water level, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Try for stripers around the islands north of the Arkansas 12 bridge in the Prairie Creek area ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...