If you’re interested in learning how to fish a chatterbait, then you probably already have some basic knowledge about this effective bass lure. One of the more revolutionary baits to come along, Z-Man ...

In 1998, lure designer Ron Davis came up with a way to attach a hex-shaped blade to a jig. He would go on to sell his design to Z-MAN, but not before selling thousands of these “Chatterbaits.” ...

This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

A record is a record, even when it’s not the one you were going for. An angler in West Virginia was hoping to catch some catfish, but he needed some bait first. Ironically, that ended up being the ...

In this fun cast net fishing session, I use a cast net as a bait trap to catch some incredibly colorful bait fish for my next big catch. Watch as I throw, scoop, and reveal a surprising variety of ...

CLINTON — The service is the bait here. What’s up with that? Possession Point Bait Co. owner Dan Cooper slogs through the water in chest waders to hand deliver-buckets of live herring to boaters. Or ...

Much like a farmer, Mike Lint takes to the field every autumn. He harvests game and bait fish that he raises in over 90 different ponds scattered about west central Minnesota. That's why the order ...