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April 28, 2026
/Columns/Lure Review

Lure Review

Bass Fishing

Lure Review: Spunk Shad

May 14, 2023 Don Shoopman

Derek Hudnall of Baton Rouge has been using that Spunk Shad as a trailer for about a year and it has paid big dividends.[…]

Columns

The Quiver Shad

April 20, 2023 Don Shoopman

Egret Baits designers wanted to build a “shad-style” bait with a boot tail and went all in on that early last year with the Quiver Shad.[…]

Bass Fishing

Prowler Squarebill

March 25, 2023 Don Shoopman

The Black Label Tackle Prowler Squarebill crankbait does just what its name suggests — invade the habitat to trigger pressured, finicky bass.[…]

Bass Fishing

Flipping Biffle Bug

February 25, 2023 Don Shoopman

Bass pro Tommy Biffle holds a bass caught on a Gene LaRew Flipping Biffle Bug. A flippin and pitchin’ soft plastic model of popular bait.[…]

Columns

Natural Forage Baits are in demand at Toledo Bend

February 2, 2023 Don Shoopman

Natural Forage Baits are in demand by crappie fishermen and, more importantly, crappie, as owner J.R. “Beau” Davidson knows very well.[…]

Bass Fishing

Bill Lewis Lures’ Scope Stik

December 30, 2022 Don Shoopman

Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part proudly touts the Bill Lewis Lures’ Scope Stik, a jerkbait he’ll fish with extensively this winter and spring.[…]

Bass Fishing

The Toad Thumper Lure Co. plastic frogs

November 18, 2022 Don Shoopman

The Toad Thumper Lure Company’s Swamper and Thumper plastic frogs make stubborn bass sing a different tune.[…]

Bass Fishing

JaBoom Beaver Ballz will knock big bass right

October 7, 2022 Don Shoopman

Bass anglers near and far want to get their hands on JaBoom’s Beaver Ballz. The soft plastic makes infiltrating mats much easier.[…]

Columns

Delta Lures Redfish Spinnerbait

September 15, 2022 Don Shoopman

The Delta Lures Redfish Spinnerbait has been the downfall of beaucoup redfish since Fred King and Roy LaBorde introduced it in the mid-2010s.[…]

Bass Fishing

Yellow Magic Havana

July 28, 2022 Don Shoopman

A big bass explosion is the reward for fishing with the Yellow Magic Havana, crafted with cutting edge technology and attention to detail.[…]

Bass Fishing

Mister Twister 8-inch Mag BUZZ Worm

July 15, 2022 Don Shoopman

Since the intro of the Mag 12 BUZZ Worm, Mister Twister has gotten calls for a smaller size, so they developed the 8-inch Mag BUZZ Worm.[…]

Bass Fishing

The Wesley Warbird

June 23, 2022 Don Shoopman

In a world filled with bait manufacturers, Funkbuster Baits has found its niche with spinnerbaits, buzz baits and bladed jigs.[…]

Bass Fishing

NetBait B Bugs are back

May 21, 2022 Don Shoopman

NetBait’s B Bugs have a leg, or tail, up on other beaver-style soft plastics. They are more buoyant than similar products.[…]

Bass Fishing

Ike’s Mini Flip Jig

April 22, 2022 Don Shoopman

It took four to five months to design and tweak the lure, but today the Ike’s Mini Flip Jig is a favorite among bass fishermen.[…]

Bass Fishing

Hula Popper 2.0

March 31, 2022 Don Shoopman

Arbogast hit a bass fishing home run when it marketed the Hula Popper 2.0, a spittin’ image of the G760 model of the original Hula Popper.[…]

Bass Fishing

Smasher Frogs

February 20, 2022 Don Shoopman

When Prototype Lures LLC’s Smasher Frogs get eaten, they often wind up far back in the mouth of self-respecting, hungry bass.[…]

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