Last spring a buddy went kayak fishing at Black Bass Lake, a picturesque little reservoir in the heart of Eureka Springs.

Veteran wacky worm fishermen like to slide O-rings on their plastic worms for a more solid connection with the hook, and to prevent bass from stealing a worm. "Stick with 1/32- or 1/16-ounce jig ...

For an alternate rigging method, you can use a wacky rig tool to put an O-ring (see above) on your worm. Adding an O-ring creates a more secure connection between the soft plastic bait and the hook.

Plastic lures account for a majority of bass hook-ups. The plastic worm is one of the most effective lures invented. Anglers rely on them year-round in Florida. They come in sizes from 2 inches to ...

View full sizeBig plastic worms are among the favorite lures for Carolina rig fishing.Frank Sargeant [email protected] Carolina rigs are ungainly creations, difficult to cast and awkward-looking.

Black bass are starting to move deeper as the water warms, said Reece Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Try top-water ...

The weekly fishing reports always contains news of great catches on soft plastic baits. Last week in Lake County there was the news of how the Culprit Red Shad Worm accounted for a 14 pound, four ...

“A plastic worm is the most universal bait a fisherman can have in his tacklebox,” said Joe Thomas, former Bassmaster Tournament pro and host of Stihl’s Reel in the Outdoors.He and the other fishermen ...

Dwayne Culmer nets a largemouth bass he caught May 3 2021 with a plastic worm at Beaver Lake. Plastic worms in dark colors are his go-to lures for bass during spring and summer.

On each outing, I’ll be sure to have these five tried-and-true lures in my tackle box: Plastic worm. If I had 5 minutes to catch a largemouth for $1 million and could only choose one lure, ...