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Missing Fish Strikes on Artificials
Short strikes; missed fish; pulled hooks. A lot of anglers complain about missing fish. Artificial baits and lures are most often blamed for these misses; but, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the lures are defective.

Bite-A-Bait Floater Fishing Lures
Bite-A-Bait's new floater lure works well on a number of fish species.

In the Chum Line
Chumming for fish will increase your catch. Try some chum next time you go. Put a chum bag over and see the results.

Fiddling for Bait - Fiddler Crabs
So it was that we devised a way to catch our own bait this particular day. We actually drew up plans and constructed a method that we had both heard about but never attempted. We were going to catch our weight in fiddler crabs! Yes, those little sideways running dudes that roam the sandy flats at low tide were prime bait at this time of year. The sheepshead bite was on and fiddlers were like a steak dinner to them.

The Right Bait
Catching your own bait with a cast net or Sabiki rig is economical and can be fun.

Jigs, Molds, Sinkers and Bucktails
To save money and keep me from counting pennies while I fish, I pour my own sinkers and jig heads, and usually wrap my own bucktails. I remember growing up watching and learning from my father just how to pour lead with a sinker or jig mold. His method won't work for me today, and you'll see why as I explain it.

Live Bait is the Key
Catching a lot of fish means using live bait - it is better than any other.

Catch What Bites
Sometimes you need to catch what bites when bottom fishing rather than fish for what doesn't bite.

Acres of Bait
Catching Bait, Buying Bait, What Kind of Bait to Use, Fishing

Live Bait Rules - A Dilemma
We were bottom fishing some twnety miles offshore over an artificial reef, using small live fish for bait. One of our favorite live bottom baits is a small vermillion snapper - a beeliner. Grouper and red snapper love these fish, and I have used them for years - that is up until now.

Angler's Marina
A full service marina with bait, tackle and charters in Lewes Harbor, Delaware.

Baitmasters
Have your rigged bait shipped directly to you overnight.  Some impressive credits from this bait company.

Betty and Nick's
This Jersey Seashore shop carries a full line of bait, tackle, rods and reels "to satisfy your fishing needs."

Big Game Offshore Baits and Lures Online
Here's an all offshore bait rigging concern in Miami.  Looks like their rigging work is good for a variety of offshore baits.  Buy them rigged or unrigged.

Cotee
Introducing the world's only soft, interchangeable body fishing lure system - The Cotee Buttoneye Minnow.

Dan's Custom Flys
Saltwater Flies by Dan's Custom Flys for Saltwater Flyfishing around the world.  All flies tied in the U.S.A. by award winning fly tier Danny Sauvageau.

DJ's Lures
Saltwater salmon and halibut lures from Vancouver, BC.

Demon Jigs and Deep Water Lures
Try these jigs and lures from Down Under in Australia!  They look to be dynamite!

Eye Catcher Lures
Eye Catcher has been around for 18 years supplying offshore fishermen with top quality and innovative trolling lures, trolling teasers and custom pre-made rigs with a proven track record.

Hurley Lures
The Striper Magnet has enjoyed phenomenal success in the New England area.

Joe's Old Lures
An antique lure collector site.  Joe has quite a collection.

Old Inlet Bait and Tackle
In Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, this shop has been in business 35 years.

The Oxygen Edge
The Oxygen Edge™ and Oxy-Chum™ are live bait oxygen systems that SUPERCHARGE live bait fish in saltwater and freshwater live bait tanks and livewells.

Riptide Lures
Culprit plastic baits for freshwater now has a saltwater cousin.

Sportsplex
Port Aransas, Texas bait and seafood shop.  If you don't catch any to take home, you can buy some here!

Tattoo's Tackle Wooden Lures
Using old world craftsmanship coupled with the best modern day components including VMC hooks, and stainless steel thru-wire, has earned Tattoo's Tackle a reputation of producing high quality wood lures that look great, but work better.

TW's
A shop for the North Carolina Outer Banks Surf fisherman or woman.

Yo-Zuri
Welcome to the world of Yo-Zuri® - fishing lure manufacturer extraordinaire. Our lures are fished in all of the seven seas. Whether you fish in the ocean(s), the flats, the inter-coastal waterway, a river, a lake, or stream, Yo-Zuri® lures will enable you catch more fish ! Just ask any of the pros on our staff, or the pros using Yo-Zuri® lures on the featured ESPN2 shows.