Soft-plastic worms have long occupied space in anglers’ tackle boxes. The bait, usually a purple color, is effective and inexpensive. It may also soon to be a thing of the past. Southern Plastics has ...

Swimbaits are great fish catchers, but it takes a lot of work to wring out their potential. A swimbait is a long, soft plastic lure with a deep belly that tapers sharply to a wide, paddle-shaped tail.

If you like fishing with plastic baits like rubber worms, did you ever wonder how those products are made? A small company in Portage, Cambria County, is producing plastic bait products for sports ...

Most of the baits that we can buy in our local tackle shop are brightly coloured, and distinctly at the ‘warm’ end of the spectrum. Reds, oranges and yellows dominate, whether you are buying boilies, ...

An interdisciplinary research team has demonstrated in their new study that harmful phthalates and endocrine disruptors are released from common soft plastic baits. Soft plastic lures are increasingly ...