Q: What is the best bait for bass with a Texas rig? The classic bait is a soft-plastic worm, but these days folks are Texas-rigging all sorts of soft-plastics from stickbaits and finesse worms to ...

Practically any soft plastic can work with a free rig. Similar to a Texas rig, you can use stick baits, creature baits, or worms. The biggest thing I’ve found helpful is picking soft plastic lures ...