A Mississippi teenager with a love of fishing combined that passion with his enjoyment of painting and the outcome was hand-painted fishing lures that are not only catching fish, they're catching ...

We weren’t on the water long before fishing guide “Big Ed” Franko pulled out his hand-painted fishing lures. He’s proud of them and probably should be. The plastic square bills, deep divers and jerk ...

DULUTH — In the dusky, dusty basement of his West Duluth home — don’t forget to duck going down the stairs — Ed Forrestal works his magic with plastic and metal, epoxy and paint. Forrestal is the ...

GRAND FORKS – Like so many good plans, it started with a few cold beverages and a discussion about fishing, Joel Holweger recalls. Holweger, of Grand Forks, says he and buddy Jamey Corbit were talking ...

As a youngster, Jared DuCote spent a lot of time drawing and painting at his father’s sign shop. He eventually developed a knack for finely detailed portraits that almost look like photographs. In ...

SAN ANTONIO — SAN ANTONIO-- At Bob DuCote’s home, inside his garage, you can find he and his son Jared using their pastime of painting to create custom fishing lures. “About six years ago I was ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Long before Wisconsin became a state, its lakes and rivers were a source of sustenance, Native American tribes mastered fishing techniques, employing everything from spears to nets, ...