This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

Clockwise, from top left: minnow, crayfish, sunfish, shad, frog, and grasshopper. Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards ...

Our live bait operations at our local harbors sell anchovies and sardines, but few people understand how the live bait gets there and ultimately into bait tanks aboard our fishing boats. Sportfishing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Bait is a crucial part of catching fish in Tampa Bay. When looking for live bait, it can be expensive. Using ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay bait trees with big live bait to catch giant catfish.

Fishing duo Cole and Jay drop live bait on an old shipwreck for anything that bites.