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May 16, 2022
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Lure Review

Bass Fishing

NetBait B Bugs are back

April 22, 2022 Don Shoopman

NetBait’s B Bugs have a leg, or tail, up on other beaver-style soft plastics. They are more buoyant than similar products. […]

Bass Fishing

Ike’s Mini Flip Jig

April 22, 2022 Don Shoopman

It took four to five months to design and tweak the lure, but today the Ike’s Mini Flip Jig is a favorite among bass fishermen. […]

Bass Fishing

Hula Popper 2.0

March 31, 2022 Don Shoopman

Arbogast hit a bass fishing home run when it marketed the Hula Popper 2.0, a spittin’ image of the G760 model of the original Hula Popper. […]

Bass Fishing

Smasher Frogs

February 20, 2022 Don Shoopman

When Prototype Lures LLC’s Smasher Frogs get eaten, they often wind up far back in the mouth of self-respecting, hungry bass. […]

Bass Fishing

New Matrix creation leaves bass, specks heads spinning

January 27, 2022 Don Shoopman

The Matrix Spin uses heavy wire that handles redfish but isn’t too heavy for the bass that inhabit the marsh across coastal Louisiana. […]

Bass Fishing

Zoom’s Trick Worm still producing after four decades

December 26, 2021 Don Shoopman

Hundreds of anglers have been sold on the Zoom Trick Worm over the years, hooked on it, you might say, just like the bass they target. […]

Bass Fishing

Echo 1.75: Bass pro’s idea became lure designer’s square-bill crankbait project

November 13, 2021 Don Shoopman

Fishing guide Brian Branum’s voice oozes pure pride when he talks about the Bill Lewis Echo 1.75 square-bill crankbait. […]

Bass Fishing

The Boy Howdy is back

October 10, 2021 Don Shoopman

Cotton Cordell’s tail-weighted Boy Howdy, a discontinued topwater bait that was dusted off and redesigned and reintroduced last year. […]

Columns

Mister Twister’s Sassy Stingum has Louisiana guide excited

September 16, 2021 Don Shoopman

Louisiana guide Charlie King said the Mister Twister Sassy Stingum will really put the crappie in the cooler. […]

Bass Fishing

Lure Review: Kajun Boss spinnerbaits

July 29, 2021 Don Shoopman

What began as a hobby to help Marcus Curry and Levi Louviere catch more bass has turned into a business to help others catch fish. […]

Columns

Lure Review: Matrix X-Shad Croaker

July 4, 2021 Don Shoopman

Chas Champagne’s latest lure, the Matrix X-Shad Croaker, is a dead ringer for a speckled trout’s favorite summer meal. […]

Bass Fishing

Jointed Jitterbug 2.0

May 27, 2021 Don Shoopman

With the Jointed Jitterbug 2.0, Arbogast goes back to the drawing board to revamp a revered topwater bait that’s fooled thousands of bass. […]

Bass Fishing

Racket Blade gives Stanley Jigs an entry into the bladed jig market

May 1, 2021 Don Shoopman

The Racket Blade, Stanley’s entry into the bladed jig market, is a rocket with plenty of racket attached to intrigue bass. […]

Columns

Lure Review: Egret Baits’ Wedgetail

March 26, 2021 Don Shoopman

Egret Baits’ Wedgetails catch plenty of redfish and flounder, as well as speckled trout, from Corpus Christi, Tex., to Florida’s Panhandle. […]

Bass Fishing

SB-57 MDJ Series crankbait

March 1, 2021 Don Shoopman

Bass pro Mark Daniels set out to design a square-bill crankbait. The Bill Lewis MDJ Series SB-57 is the result. […]

Columns

Lure Review: Hamma Heads

January 26, 2021 Don Shoopman

Crappie Psychic’s Clyde Folse debuts the flat jigheads he’s been using to put crappie in the boat for decades. […]

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