There are dozens of ways to rig soft plastic baits to create various presentations for hungry bass. Many of these bass fishing rigs are situational, offering the ideal setup to target specific cover, ...

A Ned rig is a near-nothing bait composed of a small soft-plastic lure rigged on a jig head. And yet if you had to coax a bite from a bass anytime, anywhere, a Ned rig might very well be your best bet ...

I slowly raised my rod tip, feeling the bullet weight inch across the bottom until my plastic worm rested against the ruins of a drowned willow tree. As I lowered my rod tip and reeled in the slack, I ...

Like many hobbies, fishing can be as complicated as we make it. Most trips can be successful with just a few hooks, some worms and a handful of trusty lures. But fishing also provides plenty of ...

There is a plastic worm rig that's so outlandish its creators just had to call it the "wacky worm." It looks silly, yet works like a charm for catching largemouth bass. It has become the secret go-to ...

Fishing line is easily one of the most overlooked aspects of putting together a quality bass-catching rig. Most anglers figure out what kind of bait they want to throw, grab their rod, and go to ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Terms such as "Texas-rigged worm," "Carolina-rigged lizard" or "wacky rig" are part of a bass angler's everyday lexicon. But to a beginner, the experienced anglers might as well be ...

Count down the days to Christmas with the Strike King 12 Days of Fishmas advent calendar - a gift that reveals a lucky lure ...

The first time Terry Knight went to a dock on California's Clear Lake and cast a new-to-him fishing rig that was supposed to "catch the big ones," he laughed and said "it looked like five minnows ...

Delta stripers, bass and sturgeon bites good, Alan Fong said. Don Pedro trout biting, Aaron Jones reported. Isabella bass and ...

The Alabama bass-fishing rig — which already is illegal in Minnesota — took another hit Thursday when the Walmart FLW tournament tour announced the controversial lure would not be allowed for use by ...