In-line spinners, spoons, and hardbaits get all the love in the trout game, and rightfully so. These lures have been punishing browns, rainbows, and brookies for many decades. As the old adage goes, ...
Soft plastic lures are mainstays for catching bass 12 months out of the year, and the angler who doesn’t have a good selection of the best producers in proven colors—and an ample supply of the hot one ...
After the collapse of soft plastic recycling program REDcycle nearly three years ago, it's been almost impossible for individuals to recycle soft plastics in Australia. But supermarkets and councils ...
Selecting the right hook can make or break your presentation. In this REEL Quick Tip, professional angler Ott DeFoe explains how to match hook styles with soft plastic baits for maximum effectiveness.
As an avid outdoorsman with more than 17 years in the hunting and fishing retail industry, Brad Olson knows a thing or two about having fun and selling fun to others. So, when Olson, who worked at ...
Anya Phelan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
I love to catch bass no matter which lure I use. But there still has to be a best way, right? On my way up to a recent Northwoods bass fishing week, a friend asked if there was some specific bite I ...
“Just one word,” I think to myself as I stare into my cupboards. “Plastics.” Sometimes I feel like I’m trapped in the 1967 movie “The Graduate.” Plastic is everywhere, from the soft film that wraps ...
Inspiration strikes whenever, wherever and however it chooses. It found me elbows deep in large bins overflowing with soft-plastic baits. I had spent an afternoon sorting them into piles, each ...
Plastics can be hard, plastics can be soft, but can plastics be both at the same time? Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have been exploring this question and produced a first-of-a-kind ...
Bhavna Middha receives funding from the Australian Research Council's Discovery Early Career Researcher Award programme. Ralph Horne receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Kingston and ...
Soft plastic baits are great for catching smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass. Many soft plastics can be fished weightless or rigged for other effective techniques. But the endless profiles, ...