Swimbaits old and new
When John D. Kreisser designed his K&K Animated Minnow back in 1906, I’m sure he had no idea of the number of manufacturers that would use his same concept more...
Pick cranking combos carefully
Many of my best moments as a professional angler have come with a crankbait rod and reel in my hand. It’s no secret that’s how I like to fish. What...
Gear Review: LIVETARGET Live Craw
WHAT IS IT? LIVETARGET Live Craw WHAT SETS IT APART? Bass are triggered by vulnerability and evasion. If a forage species looks like an easy meal, it usually becomes one....
Gear Review: Ugly Stik Ugly Tuff Youth Combo
WHAT IS IT? Ugly Stik Ugly Tuff Youth Combo WHAT SETS IT APART? Ugly Stik owns a well-established tradition with immediate name recognition. You hear the name and you know...
Boat review: Skeeter ZXR19
Editor’s note: This review comes from our friends at Boatingmag.com. These experts have decades worth of reviewing many types of boats in great detail. For more, visit Boatingmag.com. The State...
Finding your people in the swimbait universe
If ICAST is the corporate rock event of the fishing retail world, then the Swimbait Universe Gathering is more like going to an edgy club – adjacent to but not...
Gear Review: SPRO CJ Smasher
WHAT IS IT? SPRO CJ Smasher Worm WHAT SETS IT APART? Rewind back to the Bassmaster Northern Open at 1000 Islands in 2021. Both Chris and Cory Johnston notched a...
Warp-speed technology
One of the most heated issues I’ve covered during my time as an outdoors writer was the fight to legalize crossbows for deer hunting during archery season. People who hadn’t...
