Soft plastic trailers can be used with a wide range of skirted baits like spinnerbaits, ChatterBaits, jigs, and buzzbaits. The best trailer for a spinnerbait, though, is the Z-Man Elaztech Split ...

Learn expert dock fishing tips, including how to choose the right docks, best lures to use, and fishing strategies to catch ...

ICAST was flooded with new baits. After laying my hands on them all, here are my picks for the best new baits and lures ...

Soft plastic baits for bass have the most realistic profiles, textures, and actions of any of the best bass lures. That makes them irresistible to bass, whether they’re tucked in heavy cover ...

One of my favorite methods of fishing is with "soft baits." We commonly refer to them as soft plastic baits, but manufacturers now use a wide variety of materials in the making of these popular lures.

My fishing partner said that we would be using jigs tipped with plastic tails. I had used plastic for walleyes in the past with success, but always when the water was warmer.

The final bait in my slop arsenal is a Texas-rigged soft plastic. I will use this bait when pitching to 'holes' in the slop mat as well as when a bass short strikes my hollow body frog.

Tube baits are molded soft plastic creations. They essentially are hollow through the length of their bodies, with a closed leading end. The tail portion of the tube bait is shredded or molded ...

There are situations when plastic baits will produce as many walleyes as live bait, sometimes more, and will be much easier to use. I remember my first venture into the world of plastic for walleyes.

Plastic baits don’t move by themselves like live bait does: You need to provide the action. You’ve got to keep the stuff hopping or swimming across the bottom or through the water.