For me, a Neko rig with a soft plastic stick bait is one of those mainstays ... a 1/32 ounce option for a slower fall rate and more finesse presentation, or you can jack up the weight to a 1/4 ounce ...

So, there is a multitude of rigs designed to present baits well to the finicky whims of these fun-to-catch, oversized panfish. Here are eight of the most effective bait rigs for catching crappie.

Finesse techniques catch fish when aggressive moving baits fail to get bites, especially if you’ve created a secret rig that the fish haven’t seen before. But great techniques, like the Ned rig, ...

At under $4, Sabiki rigs can be considered an expendable item because buying bait could cost much more ... with a mixture of whole wheat bread, jack mackerel, cat food, and _ if available ...

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 ...

Or, to help keep the dough from falling off the hook, try a dough holder hook which has wrapped wire that helps keep the bait on the hook. Another method is the hair rig. A thin dropper coming off ...

This innovative dredge-bait rig uses pre-made pin rigs that incorporate a lead weight in a wire attachment that’s centered in the body of the bait and then pushed up through the head. Rather than ...