A Ned rig is a near-nothing bait composed of a small soft-plastic lure rigged on a jig head. And yet if you had to coax a bite from a bass anytime, anywhere, a Ned rig might very well be your best bet ...

Baldwinsville native Dante Piraino, 25, had little time to practice before competing in two back-to-back New York B.A.S.S. Federation tournaments on the St. Lawrence River in late September. “I take ...

When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re ...

It was a record-setting haul. An upstate New York man has set a new state record for smallmouth bass. State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced that ...

Pennsylvania bass angler Jim Brittenbaugh trailered his 21-foot Stratos bass boat five hours from his home earlier this week to west-central New York’s Cayuga Lake. He went there to practice fish on ...