Ever since I was a little kid who used to ride his bike to Liberty Reservoir, one of the most effective lures in my scant arsenal of baits was the shad dart. For those of you who don’t know, the shad ...

No matter where you target specks, it’s hard to beat a paddletail soft-plastic, and the Sea Shad emits a strong vibration that these fish can’t resist. The One Knocker is a modern cousin of the ...

The best bass lure can spark heated debates among anglers. Some fishermen like spinnerbaits more than jerkbaits and others prefer topwater over soft plastics. In reality, it is difficult to say this ...

Ronnie Gotzon doesn’t fish, but he is one of the hottest lure salesmen at the Forks of the Delaware Shad Tournament. The proprietor of Gotzon Getzit Lures and Tackle in Northampton, Gotzon and his ...

With forward-facing sonar (FFS) dominating so much of the bass-talk the past few years, the arrival of fall can be a satisfying return to “old-school” chunkin’ and windin’ among the extreme shallows ...

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 ...

Word has quietly gotten around about bass action turning on at SWEPCO Lake near Gentry in a repeat of the great fishing anglers enjoyed last fall. "I've heard it's the best bass fishing going in the ...

Shad are found close to, but not always, on the bottom. Bank anglers do best by casting upriver into the current and allowing the lure to sink as it swings before retrieving it just slowly enough to ...