"(Johnny Rivers) spent 20 minutes this morning, explaining to a customer how that stuff is made, how you put it on a hook, how the catfish will swallow it and the plastic bait inside and how when ...

The third generation is taking the lead at Heise Industries Inc., a family-owned mold maker in East Berlin ... as a board member for the Society of Plastics Engineers blow molding division.

Soft plastic lures like this creature bait can be used to imitate some of the same forage (like crayfish) found in trout streams. Kubie B When I was a kid, the only thing I ever wanted to be was a ...

He used his electronics to locate sizable smallies and threw soft plastics to spark bites. “My main bait is called a Dice (a smoky soft plastic bait made in Japan),” he said. “It’s a super ...

Sometimes it’s as easy as throwing one in any direction and winding it back steadily, but more often than not you’ll need to impart some action, make pinpoint casts, or finesse the lure back to ...

It takes practice and discipline to get the knack of hooking lings on these big baits. The key is to keep grinding into the fish until the rod is fully loaded. Picture the lingcod latching on to the ...