When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

From now until autumn, one of the more productive ways to catch fish is with a live-bait rig. Live-bait rigs are simple set-ups, but they’re so effective so much of the time. Whether you’re after ...

The night crawler is one of the most popular live-bait rigs. The night crawler. It’s arguably the most used live bait, period. From bluegills to blue cats, walleyes to white bass, good luck finding a ...

Turn bait rig, Antonio was already landing the first lake trout of the day! With our T-Turn bait rigs, we've baited them up with live minnows and we're slowly bouncing them along the bottom with a ...

From now until autumn, one of the most productive ways to catch fish is with a live-bait rig. Live-bait rigs are simple set-ups, but they’re effective much of the time. Whether you’re after walleyes, ...

Welcome to today's winter episode of Thundermist Fishing Tips! We have Vincenzo with us today, along with the boatless angler ...

Anglers catch more walleyes on live bait than with hardware, but learning which live bait rigs to use at which times is important. Basic rigs include jigs in sizes 1/8-, 1/4- and 3/8-ounces.

Each time I give the same answer: Catch live bait and slow-troll over artificial reefs and live bottom in water 50 to 180 feet deep. To understand why this is such a good idea, consider one of my ...

Summer is picking up speed and moving at a quick pace. As we cross into mid-July, we are starting to change lots of tactics to fit the mold of summer fishing patterns. We are now into hot days with ...

Jackson Olson, 11, of Grand Forks, shows off packages of his hand-tied spinners and live bait rigs Monday, March 7, 2022. A fifth-grader at Kelley Elementary in Grand Forks, Olson is marketing the ...

We have begun the last phase of summer angling. You can tell summer is going fast with football training camps taking place and the Head of the Lakes Fair going this week. Before you know it, kids ...

What are the best techniques to use for pike? Ask five veteran anglers that question and chances are, four of five will say live bait. You just can’t beat the real thing, espec­ially early in the ...