Hanna Robbins and Jennifer Combs with a cooler full of crappie from Lake Sam Rayburn

The Outdoor Gear We Recommend

We may have a little bit of a hoarding problem. Good gear need not be expensive, but it has to improve the experience in some way. Whether it’s the right rod, a certain bait, or the world’s best rainsuit, we’ll give unfiltered opinions on what we use and why we use it.


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Beautiful and Bewildering Bird Baits for Bass

While birds may not be a major part of their diets, there’s no doubt that hungry bass will eat them on occasion. I’ve already detailed how “canary” patterns don’t work for me, so I’m leaving them out of this survey, but there are plenty have been plenty avian lures throughout recent years. Here are a few worth noting.

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