(Above) 2000 B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year Tim Horton says floating worms (below) and jerkbaits may appear to be interchangeable, but their applications are different. Take two identical glasses and ...

There have been thousands of creatures imitated by soft plastic lures in the last 60 years, including some that never crawled on the earth, but the original worm shape is still hard to beat for a lot ...

April is the most unanimously anticipated month of bass fishing for anglers in the U.S., from one end of the country to the other and as far north and south as you can go. Sure, there are times later ...

Plastic lures account for a majority of bass hook-ups. The plastic worm is one of the most effective lures invented. Anglers rely on them year-round in Florida. They come in sizes from 2 inches to ...

For a man living in a small Alabama town, a job at a paper mill is something to hang onto. Good industrial wages and steady employment aren't always easy to come by. That's why it wasn't easy for ...

Every bass angler has an opinion of what the best all-around largemouth bass lure is. Some say the jig, while others tout the spinnerbait as being the fish-catchingest lure in their tackle box. For me ...

When it comes to catching black bass, most anglers would rather fool 'em with plastic worms than feed 'em the real thing. Fishermen resurrect supple, soft plastic worms from their tackle boxes as ...

Largemouth bass are opportunistic feeders. Everything is on the menu for these aggressive fish, from crustaceans to worms to frogs to mice. I even once hand-fed a piece of fried chicken to a bass.

When it comes to catching black bass, most anglers would rather fool 'em with plastic worms than feed 'em the real thing. Fishermen resurrect supple, soft plastic worms from their tackle boxes as ...