New baits are one of my favorite categories of products. They fill anglers with dreams of finding the lure that will result in a fish on every cast. Is that realistic? No, but it’s fun to dream. And ...

Glide bait fishing has exploded over the last half-decade. The technique leans into the phrase "big baits equal big fish," and the tactic has migrated from the West Coast across the country.

Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards have pro­duced stringers of game fish for decades, and they’ll continue to produce ...