Soft plastic baits are great for catching smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass. Many soft plastics can be fished weightless or rigged for other effective techniques. But the endless profiles ...

"If you go into a sporting-goods store, every soft-plastic fishing lure on the wall is lost in the environment," he says. "And that's a staggering thought." Most sporting goods stores house a ...

Concern over the potential environmental health impacts of phthalates in soft plastic fishing lures among recreational anglers could create consumer demand for more informative labels or different ...

Yes, but there are also lots of rat lures collecting dust in garages all over the country. Every couple of years there’s a bit of a snake revival. A long time ago, I received a care package from ...

An interdisciplinary research team has demonstrated in their new study that harmful phthalates and endocrine disruptors are released from common soft plastic baits. Soft plastic lures are ...

I started fishing with live bait. I grew into using lures on a regular basis. To this day, I still think that live bait ...

A few examples of these, once thought harmless sportsmen's favorites include: lead shotgun pellets, split shot, and soft plastic fishing lures. Lead shot has proven to be harmful to not only fish ...

On other days, the snake-shaped lures have accounted for grinnel ... I've landed blue crabs that doggedly clung to the soft plastic with their claws while trying to cram the bait in what passes ...

But while the rest of the anglers are arguing, I’m packing up my one bass lure—a soft plastic stick bait— and I’m going fishing. The author shows off a big bass caught with a trusty soft ...

Therefore, I was more fascinated than offended by a photo — sent last week by an alert reader — that showed a bluegill “passing” a common soft-plastic worm often used as fish bait.

It’s been an exceptional year for new baits. This list highlights the best of the best. The Jackall DriftFry's built in lip sets it apart from other soft plastic bass baits. That lip causes a ...