FRANKFORT, Ky. -- I bought my first Arbogast Jitterbug at the Western Auto in downtown Bardstown, Ky., well before my 10th birthday. I had no idea about what made a good color choice, so I bought the ...

The first bass I ever caught on a topwater lure came more than 50 years ago, but that event is etched in my memory as clearly as if it occurred last week. I was in my early teens and had ridden my ...

Word from the water is that top-water action for black bass is getting livelier now that it's autumn. A morning of first-light fishing at Beaver Lake found me searching the tackle box for just the ...

There was a bit of magic inside the cardboard box hidden away in the corner of an unused room. The box, about a foot square, barely peeked out from behind the sleeping bags, waders and life jackets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The big wooden bass plug hit the water with a loud “ker-plop.” Even though I could not see the lure — after all, it was somewhere ...

I received an interesting email last week from Veronica Hildinger, of Kent, N.Y. “I have found your nostalgia of your grandfather’s lures quite interesting and to be honest I feel older lures are ...

Sometimes, the tried and true methods of catching fish are the best ones. The fishing lure industry brought in $5.8 billion a year in 2013, according to the American Sportfishing Association, but it’s ...

In August and early September I have enjoyed some of the best top-water fishing I can recall, with nothing more than a casting reel, my old johnboat and an old-fashioned jitterbug lure and a headlamp.

During summer’s heat, a moonlight junket is the ticket for bassing success. by The first fishing lure I owned was a black Arbogast Jitterbug. My uncle Julius gave it to me, along with my first lesson ...

It’s almost time to grab your Jitterbug, Tin Liz, Hula-Popper, Weed Bug, River Runt, Torpedo, River Pup or Swimming Mouse and spend a relaxing afternoon. No, you won’t be dancing or driving the old ...