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 ...

In the world of bass fishing, you can try hundreds of techniques and thousands of baits. This can make it challenging to find your tried and true favorites, but it seems that most bass anglers I know ...

Finesse techniques catch fish when aggressive moving baits fail to get bites, especially if you’ve created a secret rig that the fish haven’t seen before. But great techniques, like the Ned rig, ...

What Is a Soft Stickbait and Why Do Bass Love It? A soft stickbait is a cylindrical 'worm' that is commonly found in four to six inch sizes. With no fancy appendages, lips or moving parts, these ...

The Tokyo rig may be the hottest soft-­plastic presentation in stateside bass fishing right now, but it’s not new. Leadered punch-shot rigs have been a thing in Japan for a while. It wasn’t until VMC ...

The Alabama rig is one of the most controversial rigs in bass fishing. When anglers first started throwing it in tournaments, they dominated the competition. However, within just a few years the FLW ...

Ballyhoo are one of the world’s most popular offshore baits. They are widely available just about everywhere, and perhaps even better, just about every pelagic species love to eat them: Marlin, ...

Bass fishing has seen a lot of big changes in recent years, from new baits, to crazy electronic advancements. These changes have led to some of the old reliable baits our fathers and grandfathers ...

When trolling a standard dead-bait spread of circle hook-rigged ballyhoo, anglers often need to incorporate a bit of extra color and a splash of action. This is especially important when targeting ...

Selecting the right hook can make or break your presentation. In this REEL Quick Tip, professional angler Ott DeFoe explains how to match hook styles with soft plastic baits for maximum effectiveness.