“You need to use finesse techniques not power techniques,” Gene Kane advised me a few years back when I interviewed him on fishing Delmarva ponds and rivers. Gene guides and tournament fishes these ...

Aaron Martens, a Bassmaster Elite Series angler who lives in Leeds, won $100,000 in last weekend's Elite tournament via finesse fishing, using small lures and hooks and light lines to fool smallmouths ...

When some anglers think of finesse worms they think sissy baits, something suitable only for a rank amateur who can't catch a bass any other way. Those who hold that opinion might want to take note, ...

From topwater screamers to soft glide baits, these five new Berkley bass lures for 2025 bring cutting-edge design and serious ...

Ned Kehde, of Lawrence, with one of the thousands of bass he'll catch this year. He prefers finesse fishing because it lets him catch a lot of fish, is easy on his body and in inexpensive compared to ...

My guest for the day, Michael, lobbed a lightly weighted finesse-sized plastic worm toward the main lake point we were fishing. Before it even settled into the modest weed growth, he set the hook into ...

You might not think finesse fishing belongs in a power fishing angler's repertoire, but it does play a role in mine. Sure, I prefer fishing faster moving lures on heavier line. However, I've ...

One of the first things Kevin Hawk noticed about Lake Lanier when he moved back there to prepare for the Forrest Wood Cup FLW Championship is how similar that fishery is to the clear, drinking water ...