Nathan Brooks, executive producer of the “Kentucky Afield” television show, holds a 37-inch striped bass caught from Lake Cumberland last April on a swimbait. Swimbaits are an effective lure in spring ...

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.

From mid-spring through mid-fall, soft swimbaits — such as Z-Man’s Swimmin’ Trout Trick, Keitech’s Swing Impact, and Lake Fork Tackle’s Live Magic Shad — excel at catching bass, especially ...

Although big minnow imitating lures have been around for over a century, it seems like they really became part of big bass fishing culture in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Since then, there’s been an ...

Swimbaits are among the most effective and versatile artificial lures for bass fishing. With a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and weights, there’s a swimbait that can be used to catch bass in ...