Soft-plastic worms have long occupied space in anglers’ tackle boxes. The bait, usually a purple color, is effective and inexpensive. It may also soon to be a thing of the past. Southern Plastics has ...

If you like fishing with plastic baits like rubber worms, did you ever wonder how those products are made? A small company in Portage, Cambria County, is producing plastic bait products for sports ...

Swimbaits are great fish catchers, but it takes a lot of work to wring out their potential. A swimbait is a long, soft plastic lure with a deep belly that tapers sharply to a wide, paddle-shaped tail.

Most of the baits that we can buy in our local tackle shop are brightly coloured, and distinctly at the ‘warm’ end of the spectrum. Reds, oranges and yellows dominate, whether you are buying boilies, ...

The fishing world is full of alpha-dog-type thinkers, so lure design collaboration isn’t always easy, but on those occasions when egos get suppressed, everyone wins ...

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 increasingly ...

I try a lot of bass fishing gear over the course of a year, and I always end up with a few absolute favorites. It’s been an exceptional year for new baits. This list highlights the best of the best.