Deep in the Ohio River Valley and in eastern Tennessee, a cult of diehard fishermen have been quietly securing the legacy of handmade balsa crankbaits for the everyman ...

In the multibillion-dollar sport-fishing industry, driven by technology and the latest in innovation, some of the coveted tools of the marlin trade are produced in a dusty basement workshop in Hawaii, ...

In our sport, no piece of gear is probably scrutinized, inquired about, second-guessed or glorified more than the lure. “What did you catch ‘em on?” and “What color?” might be two of the most ...

Mississippi fisherman and lure maker Eric Mayo has been on a record-breaking tear over the last five or so years. On April 11, Mayo was fishing his family’s farm pond near his hometown of Petal where ...

Photo by Todd Zawistowski. Northern Michigan fishing fans have a new weapon for their arsenal. Ever since childhood, Ken “KJ” Scarpace, 24, had wanted to invent something, sell it, and make a living ...

The modern trolling lure was invented here in Kona back in the 1950’s and people haven’t stopped arguing about which lure is the most productive ever since. This gives lure makers and their ...

WILBRAHAM — Celebrity fisherman Albert Gagliarducci, a.k.a. Al Gag, has dropped a lot of hooks in the water, but he may now have hauled in the biggest catch of his life. The 69-year-old from Wilbraham ...

A lure with a funny name is serious business when it comes to catching black bass as winter marches toward spring. Jerk baits, sometimes called stick baits, are long, minnow-shaped lures that shake, ...

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 ...