Early last month, I reported on the great early-season smallmouth bass fishing some friends and I had experienced during incredible warm weather during the first couple weeks of March. I look forward ...

Learn the top 6 ways to rig a soft stickbait—Texas-rigged, wacky, Neko, shaky and Ned rigs. Get ready to catch more largemouth and smallmouth bass anywhere you fish. Boost your fishing success with ...

A Ned rig is a near-nothing bait composed of a small soft-plastic lure rigged on a jig head. And yet if you had to coax a bite from a bass anytime, anywhere, a Ned rig might very well be your best bet ...

Wacky rigs are ideal for throwing around docks during the post spawn. A wacky rig is perhaps the most subtle, natural, and non-invasive presentation bass anglers use. It’s a very slow and finessed ...

Eels are a favorite meal for striped bass in the summer and "tubing" is a method of fishing for stripers that imitates a live eel. Tubes are made from rubber surgical tubing rigged on a wire or heavy ...

Balog’s drop shot rigs consist of a No. 1 Gamakatsu hook tied to 6-pound test fluorocarbon line using a Palomar knot to make the hook stand straight out from the line with the point up. Balog usually ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Bass Pro Shops sponsored angler and owner of Webb’s Guide Service Mike Webb shares this week’s fishing report. Anglers will find the best bite around the spawning pockets with ...

The free rig is a cross between the ever-popular Texas rig and the seemingly forgotten Carolina rig. As far as bass fishing techniques go, it doesn’t get much hype, but occasionally sees some ...