I guess there are people out there that feel that using live bait makes it too easy to catch fish. Well, it’s never “too easy” to catch fish and I hate it when people say that it is.

The process of catching, ­transporting and curing live bait is a time-consuming and ­laborious task, but the results of ...

Likewise, people who lean on live bait for trout are unrefined simpletons in the eyes of the flyfishing masses. Live suckers for muskies are kinda-sorta acceptable, though the fish they catch are ...

Watch as we hook into hard-fighting giants and show how using live bait from shore can deliver epic catches. Joey Antonelli Posted: June 6, 2025 | Last updated: June 6, 2025 ...

Let me state, however, that I do not consider live-bait fishing a second-rate method or in any sense unsporting compared to fishing with artificial lures or flies. Quite the contrary.

If the fish is focused on one of the bridge ­teasers, the outrigger lanyard should be pulled down so that the teaser is more in line with where the live bait will be presented. Slowing down the boat ...