Imagine this scenario: you’re allowed to fish for bass every day for the rest of your life, but you can only use one lure. You have an unlimited supply, but it’s all the same bait. What would it be?

My girlfriend -- who hadn't fished seriously until she met me -- recently asked me, "How do you know which lure to choose when you're fishing?" It was a good question. I've been fishing so long, I ...

Do you wince when a $7 lure snaps off on the bottom? Does it really hurt when a $10 bait winds up in a tree you can’t reach? Of course, it does, but to quote Robert Duvall in Days of Thunder, “rubbin’ ...