The drop shot rig has bailed out many a bass angler. You can fish it any time. But it really earns its keep when you're fishing vertically or targeting hard-to-catch bass that are heavily ...

Carolina rig fishing for bass can be effective throughout the year and at a wide range of depths, but it works best in more than 10 feet of water after bass are done spawning.

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"The key to Carolina rig fishing in winter," he says, ... He slowly brings the rod from a 45-degree to a 90-degree angle. I count six seconds from 45 to vertical. From experience, ...

Fishing guide Stanley Gresham says bass fishing has been good early using topwaters and Texas rigged plastics in 2-8 feet. Cranks, jighead minnows and Carolina rigs are the best bets away from the ...

There’s a lot you can do with the Bellows Gill. If you’re going to rig the bait weedless on a Texas rig, Carolina rig, Tokyo rig or swing head, you’ll want to use either an EWG hook or at least a ...