Fishing

Braided line is expensive, so you don’t want to risk making a mistake by putting it on a spinning reel incorrectly.

Where do you stand on the issue of forward-facing sonar? Should it be allowed for recreational fishing but not in high-level professional bass tournaments?

Bassmaster Elite angler Cory Johnston experiences southern hospitality in a way you have to see to believe.

Professional bass angler Michael Neal had never caught a 10-pound bass — until he smashed his personal best (PB) with an 11-pounder!

Some anglers are frustrated with tangles when using spinning reels. The problem is often the result of putting new line on the reel incorrectly.

This kayak angler is caught in a dangerous storm dropping baseball-size hail stones. Crazy!

The month of May can be dynamite when it comes to catching numbers of largemouth bass, and some big ones, too, provided you’re throwing the right baits — in the right places.

The Redcrest Championship showcases 35 of the top bass anglers in the world, and this year Jacob Wheeler won it for the first time. Here are the top five baits he used to run away with the title.

Early spring largemouth bass head shallow to feed well before the spawn. Here are Edwin Evers’ top three baits to catch them.

It’s one thing to win a bass fishing tournament; it’s another to win at life.

Bucking the trend of finesse lures, spinning rods and forward-facing sonar, many professional bass anglers have found big-money success in early 2026 by old-school power fishing with Z-Man ChatterBaits.

Sight fishing for trophy northern pike through the ice on a crystal-clear lake can be 99% boredom interrupted by 1% insanity.

This bizarre bass fishing tournament story is the definition of “you can’t make this up.”

The St. Croix River in eastern Minnesota is home to a wide variety of fish, including sturgeon that can grow to monster proportions.

Leupold Daylight Max polarized lenses are designed for low-light conditions. The author put them to the test during his most-recent Minnesota open-water fishing season.

The Benchmade 7-inch Fishcrafter is put to the test on everything from bluegills and crappies to northern pike and channel catfish — and even whitetail backstraps.

Professional bass angler Keith Poche and a buddy attempt to find bass in the backcountry, and along the way they get stuck (several times) and break down.

This YouTube video of Ivan Nastic hooking a monster bluefin tuna from shore on a topwater popper has been viewed more than 2.3 million times; check it out and you’ll see why!