Check out Part 1 and Part 3 of this series. Custom soft plastics maker Carl Wengenroth is renowned in the Lone Star State for creating unique "Texas-sized" baits. David Hunter Jones In the first part ...

An interdisciplinary research team has demonstrated in their new study that harmful phthalates and endocrine disruptors are released from common soft plastic baits. Soft plastic lures are increasingly ...

If you like fishing with plastic baits like rubber worms, did you ever wonder how those products are made? A small company in Portage, Cambria County, is producing plastic bait products for sports ...

Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of soft plastic bait imaginable. And although all undoubtedly catch largemouth bass to some extent, they also can do a great job at ...

Anglers and environmentalists are increasingly concerned about soft plastic fishing lures. These baits are often lost while fishing and then lie in the water or silt, with the loss raising concerns ...

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Concern over the potential environmental health impacts of phthalates in soft plastic fishing lures among recreational anglers could create consumer demand for more informative labels or different ...

Soft plastic baits are the workhorse lure when it comes to catching largemouth bass. Find out why you should stock up on worms, craws, creature baits, swimbaits, stickbaits and toads in order to ...