The Starting Spot: Grigsby Says Goodbye, Topwater Lures Rule, and Best New Baits at ICAST

In today’s 7-24–25 edition of The Starting Spot:

-One of the all time great bass pros and nicest guy you’ll ever meet, Shaw Grigsby has announced his retirement.

-Shaye Baker makes the case that topwater baits are the best baits a bass angler can fish. It’s difficult to argue.

-Here are some of the coolest new bass baits from ICAST 2025.

Grigsby Says St. Lawrence Event Will Be His Last

by BassFan Staff

Topwaters are the Best Bass Baits, Period

by Shaye Baker

According to a story on Wired2Fish.com: There is nothing in fishing better than a topwater bite. If you believe something different, you are either misinformed or you have not yet had a topwater bite. I love punching, I love throwing  a spinnerbait, I love fishing a glidebait — none of these do for my soul what a topwater does. 

See the Best New Baits From ICAST 2025

by Morgan Nowels

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