LAKEPORT, Calif. On Day Two of the 2010 Golden State Shootout last week, BASS emcee Keith Alan glanced at the deck of California pro Jared Lintner's boat as it headed out onto Clear Lake's big-bass ...

Swimbaits are great fish catchers, but it takes a lot of work to wring out their potential. A swimbait is a long, soft plastic lure with a deep belly that tapers sharply to a wide, paddle-shaped tail.

The fishing world is full of alpha-dog-type thinkers, so lure design collaboration isn’t always easy, but on those occasions when egos get suppressed, everyone wins ...

Although swimbaits have been around for nearly 40 years, it’s fair to say that their popularity has reached an all-time high. The trend should come as no surprise: Americans obsess over catching huge ...

Zapata, Tx. - There is a sleeping giant that lives along the outskirts of this remote town in deep South Texas. Some of the locals call it Lago Halcón, Spanish for Lake Falcon. East Texas bass pro ...

Although big minnow imitating lures have been around for over a century, it seems like they really became part of big bass fishing culture in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Since then, there’s been an ...

Over the past decade, swimbait culture has been a big deal in the bass world. You can’t swing a flipping stick without finding some kid in a flat brim hat, covered in tatts, who’s just looking for ...