It starts without warning. While fishing down the shoreline for bass on a glorious autumn day, the water behind you suddenly erupts in chaos. Huge schools of baitfish, with nowhere to flee, leap from ...

From a story on TheFishingWire.com: What began in 1995 as a small operation crafting silicone skirts has grown into one of the most influential independent forces in the fishing tackle world. Founded ...

Deadly on tunas and other hard-fighting pelagics, Kaizen topwater lures are a must-have for days when fish are busting around you and billfish won’t cooperate. Sign up for free Marlin Group emails to ...

Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you ...

A good topwater smash is one of the greatest experiences in fishing. Dozens of surface lures on the market can make them happen, but few are more popular or user-friendly than a popper. They come in ...

HINTON, W.Va. — Dark clouds hung low over the New River Gorge as I cast a top water lure to a stand of grass near the bank just down stream from Sandstone Falls. Fog in the air of the August morning ...

From an Alaskan guide coming out of retirement for one more shot, to must-have topwater bass baits, to the best soft plastic baits, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s ...

The buzzbait is one of the oldest topwater lures of all time. Dating back to the 1940s, the original design looked slightly different than the modern buzzbaits we know today. Then, in the 1970s, the ...

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing test multiple topwater frog lures, revealing surprising strike patterns and bait efficiency for bass anglers.