We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Almost every angler started out as a cut-bait fisherman. If you chop it, slice it, or ...

. Soaking cut bait has a bit of a stigma of being dumbed-down fishing, but there’s actually a lot of science and technique that goes into the proper hacking, rigging, and fishing of a bloody, dripping ...

We’re not here to take sides. We’re not here to end the debate forever. We are, however, here to say that there are times when rigging with bait—either live or dead—will outfish artificial lures, even ...

Captain Brian Barton lands a nice blue catfish from Lake Wheeler. Cats are one species that continues to feed despite summer heat. It lacks the finesse and the drama of bass angling, but summer-time ...