There are dozens of ways to rig soft plastic baits to create various presentations for hungry bass. Many of these bass fishing rigs are situational, offering the ideal setup to target specific cover, ...

Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

When learning how to fish for bass, 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 ...

Like many hobbies, fishing can be as complicated as we make it. Most trips can be successful with just a few hooks, some worms and a handful of trusty lures. But fishing also provides plenty of ...

Cold temperatures and short days make bass, and bass anglers, lethargic. But hardy souls who brave the elements are rewarded ...

There is a plastic worm rig that's so outlandish its creators just had to call it the "wacky worm." It looks silly, yet works like a charm for catching largemouth bass. It has become the secret go-to ...

I slowly raised my rod tip, feeling the bullet weight inch across the bottom until my plastic worm rested against the ruins of a drowned willow tree. As I lowered my rod tip and reeled in the slack, I ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Terms such as "Texas-rigged worm," "Carolina-rigged lizard" or "wacky rig" are part of a bass angler's everyday lexicon. But to a beginner, the experienced anglers might as well be ...

The first time Terry Knight went to a dock on California's Clear Lake and cast a new-to-him fishing rig that was supposed to "catch the big ones," he laughed and said "it looked like five minnows ...

The Alabama bass-fishing rig — which already is illegal in Minnesota — took another hit Thursday when the Walmart FLW tournament tour announced the controversial lure would not be allowed for use by ...