Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A lure class known as blade baits first showed up on the fishing scene in the late 1950s. The original blade bait was the Heddon Sonic, introduced in 1957.

Blade baits, such as the popular Sonar, will catch walleye at any time of the year, but they are at their best in colder water. And cold water is what we will be dealing with this opener, whether you ...

Some of you may be too young to remember this, but back when I was a kid, color movies were a big deal. Oh sure, there was ‘Gone With the Wind’ in 1939, (fortunately way before my time) but a lot of ...

Here's a totally new design of a Blade Bait - introducing the new Scuttletail Blade, as designed by Thundermist Lure Company. With an extra vibrating blade and a pulsing skirt, the Scuttletail can be ...

It's a day of fishing when anglers need fingers and toes to count their catch. It's even better when the number of species soars into double digits. What better way to beat summer's dog days than by ...

We’ll fish for Largemouth bass using lures with blades. On this edition of the Journal we’ll fish for Largemouth bass using lures with blades. On Gear Time our anglers lay out the most productive ...

The standard chatterbait, also known as a vibrating or bladed jig, consists of a blade hinged onto the front of a jighead. This combination creates an aggressive and erratic action that provokes ...