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 ...

If you’re fishing in heavy weeds, you’ve got to work the bait faster to keep the jig out of the jungle (it’s so light that it won’t punch through ... a couple Northwoods bass. Photo by Alex Robinson ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

If you’re fishing in heavy weeds, you’ve got to work the bait faster to keep the jig out of the jungle (it’s so light that it won’t punch ... rig sometimes gets criticized by hardcore bass ...