an essential first lesson for beginners is to master a few essential fishing rigs that use soft baits—whether they’re worms, crawfish, tube baits, or creature baits. Some soft baits come ...

Summer time bass fishing is something everyone loves! In this video, I use my favorite lures for summer pond hopping. The ...

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 ...

Spinnerbaits, the classic component of every well-stocked tackle box, have taken a backseat to umbrella rigs, vibrating jigs, ...

While some of those baits may work in certain situations, oftentimes they’re more than you need. A wacky rig is the exact opposite. Its simplicity makes it arguably the most effective soft plastic ...

The following 15 natural bait rigs are among the best we’ve ever tried. So when your target species refuses to hit a soft-plastic, consider a more natural change in tactics. Use this rig to set bait ...

Kurt Mazurek Whether you’re an experienced angler or a novice, the soft stick bait caters to all skill levels. Its simple design supports various rigging options to match a wide range of fishing ...

However, people often overlook the importance of a soft leader: A fish will not feel a soft leader nearly as much after it has eaten the bait. I’m really not concerned about the need to use ...

Soft rubber minnows or curly-tail grubs fished on lead jig ... But it takes both angling and bait-rigging skills to catch billfish consistently on dead natural baits. The skills needed for rigging ...

I started fishing with live bait. I grew into using lures on a regular basis. To this day, I still think that live bait ...

Fishing darker-colored nymphs should ... a great rig to run is a three-fly rig that consists of wet flies or soft-hackled flies. Swing the rig through riffles and runs. Casting down and across ...

If there was one soft-plastic bait a bass angler could stock their tackle tray with, it should be a Texas- or Carolina-rig. But, which specific bait would suffice for all applications? After ...