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The Dobyns Fury was one of 11 different rod models in our Best Baitcasting Rods test. While it fell short of taking home an award, the Fury was impressive at pulling big bass out of thick cover. And ...

Jigs designed to fish horizontally are just the starting point! You have to match them with fresh line that’s thin enough to allow the jig to perform well, and the knot has to be moved toward the hook ...

Though a swim jig is a great tool for targeting all black bass species, it is typically associated most with fishing for largemouth around shallow vegetation. Yes, you can catch spotted, smallmouth, ...

Brett Hite makes his case for using a softer rod for vibrating jigs like chatterbaits. Hite has won two $100,000 events with vibrating jigs and has dialed in a system for them from the rod to the line ...