Bass Fishing
New Matrix creation leaves bass, specks heads spinning
The Matrix Spin uses heavy wire that handles redfish but isn’t too heavy for the bass that inhabit the marsh across coastal Louisiana.[…]
Lure Review
Bass Fishing
Zoom’s Trick Worm still producing after four decades
Hundreds of anglers have been sold on the Zoom Trick Worm over the years, hooked on it, you might say, just like the bass they target.[…]
Bass Fishing
Echo 1.75: Bass pro’s idea became lure designer’s square-bill crankbait project
Fishing guide Brian Branum’s voice oozes pure pride when he talks about the Bill Lewis Echo 1.75 square-bill crankbait.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Boy Howdy is back
Cotton Cordell’s tail-weighted Boy Howdy, a discontinued topwater bait that was dusted off and redesigned and reintroduced last year.[…]
Columns
Mister Twister’s Sassy Stingum has Louisiana guide excited
Louisiana guide Charlie King said the Mister Twister Sassy Stingum will really put the crappie in the cooler.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review: Kajun Boss spinnerbaits
What began as a hobby to help Marcus Curry and Levi Louviere catch more bass has turned into a business to help others catch fish.[…]
Columns
Lure Review: Matrix X-Shad Croaker
Chas Champagne’s latest lure, the Matrix X-Shad Croaker, is a dead ringer for a speckled trout’s favorite summer meal.[…]
Bass Fishing
Jointed Jitterbug 2.0
With the Jointed Jitterbug 2.0, Arbogast goes back to the drawing board to revamp a revered topwater bait that’s fooled thousands of bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Racket Blade gives Stanley Jigs an entry into the bladed jig market
The Racket Blade, Stanley’s entry into the bladed jig market, is a rocket with plenty of racket attached to intrigue bass.[…]
Columns
Lure Review: Egret Baits’ Wedgetail
Egret Baits’ Wedgetails catch plenty of redfish and flounder, as well as speckled trout, from Corpus Christi, Tex., to Florida’s Panhandle.[…]
Bass Fishing
SB-57 MDJ Series crankbait
Bass pro Mark Daniels set out to design a square-bill crankbait. The Bill Lewis MDJ Series SB-57 is the result.[…]
Columns
Lure Review: Hamma Heads
Crappie Psychic’s Clyde Folse debuts the flat jigheads he’s been using to put crappie in the boat for decades.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review: Bayou Bug 2.0
One of the soft-plastic lures that launched Cajun Lures six years ago has a new look. Bayou Bug 2.0 has arrived, and it is catching bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Rattling Jig is Delta Lures’ real bass-buster
Bass tournament partners Fred King and Ray LaBorde were intent on filling a niche in the market with the Delta Lures’ Rattling Jig.[…]
Bass Fishing
Mischief Minnow combines topwater, blade bait action
The Mischief Minnow’s difference-maker is a blade called a “Kilter Blade,” attached to the belly between two treble hooks.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review: Gorilla Buzz
Buzzbait aficionados and bass have been going ape over the Gorilla Buzz since it was introduced four years ago by Prototype Lures.[…]