These dedicated lure makers are keeping the longstanding tradition of balsa crankbaits alive for American fishermen.

Vintage High School math and engineering teacher John Rutherford has been hooked on fishing since his first outing at the tender age of 6. He has turned that hobby into a profitable business, crafting ...

Jason Marx couldn't park a toy car in his garage. It's full of everything fish. His fishing boat takes up half of the garage at his Elkins home. Rods, reels and boxes on top of boxes full of fishing ...

Minnesota (WCCO) — Named after his high school sweetheart and wife, Todd Bissett has combined his love for fishing with his love for lures — which he makes by hand in a small shop next to his house in ...

Ask a serious bass angler how to catch a true trophy largemouth, and there’s a strong possibility that glide baits are going to come up. These large and jointed hard lures represent mammoth prey like ...

For the last 30 years, any South Floridian worth their salt at a fishing tournament might have taken home a Ross Myers original. From first-place hand-sculpted trophies, wall clocks, table lamps and ...

John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. Named after his high ...