Because our region is blessed with an abundance of great trout waters, many anglers from this area tend to forget the most popular gamefish in this country is the largemouth bass. Not only are ...

Swimming a plastic worm is one of the most simple fishing techniques, but also one of the most effective. Popularly known among bass anglers as speed worm fishing, swimming plastic wigglers produce ...

When the fishing turns summertime tough, bass anglers get downright wacky. Plastic worms may catch more black bass during summer than any other lure. There are all kinds of ways to rig them. One that ...

When it comes to catching black bass, most anglers would rather fool 'em with plastic worms than feed 'em the real thing. Fishermen resurrect supple, soft plastic worms from their tackle boxes as ...

It's often been said that the invention of the plastic worm revolutionized bass fishing. And I believe that is true. My first attempt at fishing with plastic worms using the Texas rigged (weedless ...

Last week we talked about drop shotting plastic baits, and now we will deal with the technique that’s become known as “wacky” worms. These are certainly not new methods. They’ve been around for a ...

Tackle store shelves are overburdened with every style and shape of soft plastic bait imaginable. And although all undoubtedly catch largemouth bass to some extent, they also can do a great job at ...

Fly fishing came into vogue in the early 20th century, and with it came criticism of worm fishing: It was too easy. The debate was considered to be of such importance that, in 1904, Atlantic Monthly ...

If you’re an angler — and not too high hat — there’s a lot to be said for good old garden-variety worms. After all, they’re among the oldest and most basic forms of fishing, and in the right hands, ...