I have seen hundreds of techniques to catch bass come and go through the years. Once in a while, one comes along that catches my eye, and a lot of bass, too. One such technique is the swim jig. We all ...

During the summer when the water heats up and bass slow down their activity a swim jig can be effective for fish feeding on bream or shad in shallow water. (Steve Knight/Tyler Morning Telegraph) Bass ...

Swimming jigs, which can trigger bass bites when fished in both a vertical and horizontal manner, provide anglers with a one-two punch. Though design details vary among makers, swimming jigs like ...

In western Sebastian County between Hartford and Hackett is a 291-acre Arkansas Game and Fish Commission lake known as Sugar Loaf. It is known for a lot of things, but good fishing isn't one of them.

If you're a bass fisherman like Greg Vinson, all it takes to convince you to master a fishing technique is catching one big bass. Vinson's first bass caught swimming a jig weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces, ...

For those who hate flippin' a jig due to the slow pace of the action on most days, the next few weeks of post-spawn fishing in the shallows of Alabama's lakes may be happy time. The big females, ...

Power fishing bass techniques dominate shallow in the fall. Understand proven swim jig, squarebill, and topwater tactics to catch more bass this season.

Most Alabama anglers are very familiar with the "swim-jig", a bulky bassing mouthful that looks somewhat live a muskrat going through the water. The lures, typically in weights from 3/8 to 3/4 ounce ...

As reported by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), on August 4, 2024, William Kneer IV found himself fishing in Alaska on the wild Kisaralik River when a world record sockeye salmon ...

Jigs are one of the most popular and effective bass lures. The wide variety of styles—finesse jigs, football jigs, and hair jigs, to name a few—make them an extremely versatile bait. However, the ...