When some anglers think of finesse worms they think sissy baits, something suitable only for a rank amateur who can't catch a bass any other way. Those who hold that opinion might want to take note, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You might not think finesse fishing belongs in a power fishing angler's repertoire, but it does play a role in mine. Sure, I prefer fishing faster moving lures on heavier line. However, I've ...

The bite was subtle, which is often the case when fishing a river hovering around 40 degrees. I was fishing a Ned rig — a finesse-sized pairing of a slim ...

FISHING is easy. You impale a tasty morsel, or a worm, or something onto a barbed hook and cast it into the water with rod and line. The fish will then zero in, and you will soon have a piscatorial ...

A Topeka fishing guide is helping to steer a longtime cold-water lure company into the über-hot bass market. Clyde Holscher, of Guide Lines Guide Service, is a well-known Midwest Finesse angler and a ...