How modern bridling methods, band selection, and proper tension can transform your offshore bait rigging success The post Better Bridle Techniques to Boost Your Live-Bait Hookup Ratio appeared first ...

Fishing hooks are a critical component in any fishing setup, yet they’re all too often overlooked. No matter how expensive your rod and reel setups are, without proper hooks fish are going to get away ...

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Rigging live bait the right way will pay off. George Poveromo Rigging baitfish for saltwater gamefish is like a science. Anglers fish in so many different conditions: prime ocean with features for ...

All reels need to hold a minimum of 250 yards of 15-pound test line. Most of my outfits have 400 yards of 15- to 20-pound test. • An ample supply of live-bait rigs. The common live-bait rig consists ...

LIVE BAIT is cheating. If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it 10,000 times. The level of cheating, of course, varies by species and age. Any child under 15 can use live bait for whatever he or she wants.

This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

Like most anglers of my generation, I started my fishing career using live bait. My first catch was a brook trout that gobbled a garden worm on a long-ago first day of trout season. And while my first ...

Trout season opens at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 6, in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and that means it’s time for anglers to take stock of their fishing tackle and bait or lure options. For some ...