So when your target species refuses to hit a soft-plastic, consider a more natural change in tactics. Use this rig to set bait fish fillets up for success. Pete Sucheski Often, catfish, lake trout, ...

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 ...

You can fish everything from classic ribbon-tail worms to creature baits on a Texas rig. Photo by Derek Horner The standard Texas rig consists of a bullet weight and an EWG hook with a soft plastic ...

Target Species: Pike, muskies ... and kept in the shade. How to rig up a frog. Dan Marsiglio Rigging: Live frogs as bass bait have largely been replaced by soft-plastic versions, but the real ...

Soft jerkbaits like ... under tip-ups for winter pike fishing, and they work equally well in summer. For big girls, a foot-long sucker rings the dinner bell. Rig it with a multi-hook quick-strike ...

Imagine this scenario: you’re allowed to fish for bass every day for the rest of your life, but you can only use one lure. You have an unlimited supply, but it’s all the same bait. What would ...

The season remains winter, technically anyway, but rising temperatures already are having a marked effect on coastal fishing ... answer the call so well as soft jerkbaits. They are every bit ...

Five or 6-inch suckers are commonly used under tip-ups for winter pike fishing, and they work equally well in summer. For big girls, a foot-long sucker rings the dinner bell. Rig it with a multi ...