Larry Welcome of Cutchogue has been hooked on fishing since his dad took him for the first time at age 5. Like most anglers, Welcome started fishing using bait and targeting smaller, readily available ...

“Yeah,” said the charter boat captain, “I’d like to have three dozen of those. Can you have then to me in two weeks?” My longtime friend and fellow angler, Jim Reeves, was at a bit of a loss for words ...

NARCOOSEE — Steve Barber “grew up fishing” and his love of the sport led to his hobby — making lures for fresh and salt water. “I try to create something different with each lure,” said Barber. “I’ve ...

A Mississippi teenager with a love of fishing combined that passion with his enjoyment of painting and the outcome was hand-painted fishing lures that are not only catching fish, they're catching ...

One of the interesting things in talking with many of these makers—aside from the competitive nature of the business—is that there is a good deal of sharing of ...

In our sport, no piece of gear is probably scrutinized, inquired about, second-guessed or glorified more than the lure. “What did you catch ‘em on?” and “What color?” might be two of the most ...