Why learn how to catch crawfish? Well, whether you call them crawdads, crayfish, or mudbugs, crawfish are one of the most lethal live bait you can put on a fishing hook. Any decent smallmouth angler ...

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 ...

Fishing with giant crawfish as bait proves to be the best choice ever.