To outsmart the huge bass in places like Lake Biwa (which would eventually cough up the current world-record largemouth), anglers began removing the lips of their large swimbaits and tinkering with ...

Keep in mind, that when I say "baits" here, I mean general types of baits (swimbaits, glide baits, etc.) or general rigs (Texas rig, Ned rig, etc), but each entry below includes recommendations ...

Among serious bass anglers, there seems to be a growing camp of those obsessed with big baits—glide baits, swimbaits, umbrella rigs. And the trend seems to be headed towards even bigger baits.

Outlier Swimbait Rods: Power and Control for Big Baits ... Completing the system, the Gravitator 220SS slow sink glide bait redefines versatility and action control. Shimano’s ARMABOOST ...