It all started nearly half a century ago when Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend were still in their infancy. A man named Bill Lewis loved to fish, and loved to tinker too. In his garage, he created many ...

One of freshwater fishing's most legendary success stories dates way back to the late 1960s, when a middle-aged luremaker named Bill Lewis was struggling to make a living off of his wares. A military ...

CARTERVILLE, IL (KFVS) - A young man from Carterville has a Guinness World Record title at the age of 12. Fishing enthusiast Will "Spike" Yocum started collecting Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap fishing lures ...

The Rat-L-Trap Classic Feb. 2 at Lake Guntersville is sort of the official kickoff of what might be called "Trap Time" on North Alabama lakes, the time when lipless crankbaits become the go-to lure ...

The Rat-L-Trap/Duckett Rods Classic on Guntersville Jan. 25 is a mark of how popular the lipless crankbait is among bass anglers in North Alabama. No wonder--many times, all you have to do to catch ...