The art of striking is almost entirely gone in the big carp world. In the warmer months, however, floatfishing close to the bank can be a superb way to fool riggy fish. Whether it be fishing ...

Just when I thought Art Weston’s resume couldn’t get any more impressive, another incredible big fish story to shock the imagination comes barreling down the pike. I call the story incredible because ...

Using ultralight fishing gear in combination with razor thin 2-pound test line, Weston recently landed a 153-pound alligator gar that is a pending International Game Association line class world ...

Art Weston's 153-pound alligator ... and the two had already been fishing for five days straight. They’d spent most of their time on Sam Rayburn Reservoir, which is where they caught the all-tackle ...

In April 2025, an angler caught a colossal freshwater fish on ultra-light tackle. Here's why your chances of doing the same ...

A fishing guide in Oklahoma caught a massive bighead carp that should replace the state record he set two years ago.

And you don’t have to fly to an exotic destination and spend a week’s vacation to find good carp fishing ... The rest of your tackle needn’t be so sensitive. A medium-heavy rod paired ...

But IGFA is unlikely to recognize it—Baker tells Field & Stream—because it was snagged and not hooked with conventional tackle. Baker's carp weighed ... only started fishing for them in ...

The fishing guide from northeast Oklahoma previously snagged a state-record catch in May 2023 with a “massive” 118-pound, 3-ounce bighead carp, according to the Oklahoma Department of ...