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 ...

A hot-button subject in the world of fishing is the use of live bait. I’m talking about minnows, worms, leeches and all of the other critters that fishermen use to try to coax an unwary fish into ...

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 ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

A group of neighborhood youngsters throw on their back packs, grab their fishing rods,jump onto their bicycles and begin the half-mile ride to their favorite fishing hole.Although this scenario plays ...

We’re fishing live bait right off the beach targeting big fish and non-stop action in the surf! Watch as we hook into hard-fighting giants and show how using live bait from shore can deliver epic ...

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Today we're running with live bait (live minnows) on a dual T-Turn bait rig, and we're fishing for lake trout! These T-Turn Bait Rigs come pre-rigged with fluorocarbon line, a snap, and two T-Turns ...

Subscribe to Marlin magazine and get a year of highly collectible, keepsake editions – plus access to the digital edition and archives. Sign up for the free Marlin email newsletter. To bridle or not ...

A policy to potentially restrict the use and sale of freshwater live bait in US waters sets the internet ablaze. The post The Idea of Restricting the Use and Sale of Live Bait Sparks Controversy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clockwise, from top left: minnow, crayfish, sunfish, shad, frog, and grasshopper. Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays ...