The Tokyo rig may be the hottest soft-­plastic presentation in stateside bass fishing right now, but it’s not new. Leadered punch-shot rigs have been a thing in Japan for a while. It wasn’t ...

With bass likely picking crawfish from the mat’s underside, savvy anglers pull their punch bait next to the ... a bait’s velocity by swinging the rig about a rod length into the air and ...

That's a great one-two punch that catches bushels of bass in the right conditions. It's best to fish a Texas rig in and around cover, such as weeds, brush piles, docks, and standing timber.

Learn More › A wacky rig is perhaps the most subtle, natural, and non-invasive presentation bass anglers use. It’s a very slow and finessed presentation unlike a crankbait or chatterbait. But the true ...

A drop shot rig is pitched out a few feet and allowed to quickly sink to bass-attracting structure, whether it’s in 10 feet of water or an angler is probing 35- to 50-foot depths. The rig is ...

Paul Elias put the Alabama Rig in the bass fishing spotlight with a big tournament victory last October on Alabama's Lake Guntersville. Now everyone wants to cast the multi-hooked rig, but you'll ...

There is a passel of tricks anglers can use to catch bass during the heat of summer ... lily pad fields and other thick cover where punching and flipping tend to shine.