Swimbaits are among the most effective and versatile artificial lures for bass fishing. With a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and weights, there’s a swimbait that can be used to catch bass in ...

The cliched identity of a “swimbait angler” is someone with a go-for-broke attitude, willing to fish for one big bass. The best swimbaits, however, don’t all fit that mold. Sure, some are as big as a ...

Over the past decade, swimbait culture has been a big deal in the bass world. You can’t swing a flipping stick without finding some kid in a flat brim hat, covered in tatts, who’s just looking for ...

From the first time I saw a 15-inch bass eat a 9-inch glide bait I’ve been fully addicted to swimbaiting. I’ve since caught new PBs and witnessed the savage predatory instincts hardwired into bass of ...

Although big minnow imitating lures have been around for over a century, it seems like they really became part of big bass fishing culture in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Since then, there’s been an ...

Fisherman are always looking for that right lure, the one that will help them land the fish of a lifetime. During the past year or so, that urge has suddenly gotten more expensive with the sale of new ...

Although swimbaits have been around for nearly 40 years, it’s fair to say that their popularity has reached an all-time high. The trend should come as no surprise: Americans obsess over catching huge ...

It’s a well-worn angling maxim: Big baits catch big fish. Case in point: The Stocker Trout, pictured in all its glory -- life-size -- to the right. It belongs to a new generation of swimbaits, a perky ...

It's safe to say that it's no longer a secret that swimbaits are a coast-to-coast bass catching phenomenon. This past March, Byron Velvick used a 7-inch swimbait to claim his first Elite Series ...

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 ...