No matter where you live in the country, April can be one of the best months of the year to catch bass.

That's why it's common to see serious bass anglers with storage compartments full of different craws, worms, swimbaits, creature baits, lizards, and more. Plus, specific profiles and colors work ...

Under the right conditions, these traditional bass and muskie baits will catch way more species than you ever imagined.

Whitaker also listed a Texas-rigged stick bait with a 5/16 ounce weight as his other key lure. Three competitors credited some form of a Texas-rigged craw or creature bait. Their setups ranged ...

Three competitors credited a punch rig. Not a big surprise, all three were punching some form of compact craw/creature-shaped bait with a 3/4 to 1-1/2 ounce tungsten bullet weight. Two anglers ...