Most of the tackle in our garage have a story and I love finding gear that represents my fishing history. In a recent search, I located some nostalgic items that represent my experiences on the Potomac River. Even though they’re from my earliest years, I still use much of what I used back then.

Boat docks and other overhanging cover provide premium bass habitat, but if you’re just nibbling around the edges you’re missing. You need to be able to skip a lure back underneath them. Here are some shortcuts that’ll help you maximize your efficiency in putting lures where the fish live.

I’ve gone through multiple bags of Zoom Lizards, Baby Brush Hogs and Centipedes each year for the past 25 or so. Over that same time period their catalog has featured some lesser-known products. While reorganizing my garage, here are some of them that I found.

Newer isn’t necessarily better when it comes to fishing tackle. There are plenty of lures, tools and accessories in my boat that I’ve been using since before many of the current Elite Series pros were born.

French Fry baits and Centipede Lures may be a little bit out of style, or possible forgotten, but they still catch numbers of bass (and big bass) on both Carolina Rigs and other rigging options. Here are six different baits from this stubby genre.