From about as far back as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed a fascination with hard-body fishing lures. Some call them plugs, while others know them as crankbaits. Regardless of the nomenclature, the ...

If you’re trying to temp bass suspended in open water or holding a little deeper along the bottom, try yo yo fishing a lipless crankbait . This novel technique allows you to work your crank at various ...

Why it's innovative: The lure has a rattle chamber that emits a low-frequency knock when retrieved slowly and elevates to a high-frequency rattle when the speed is picked up. It's also got a wide ...

Tony Bush, of Central Square, caught this nice small mouth on Onondaga Lake just outside the marina on a deep-diving, crankbait.