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, ...

, 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. Some soft baits come already ...

How do you catch 19 pounds of largemouth bass on a single cast? Just ask Grady Codd of Fort Worth, Texas, who was fishing Mexico’s famed Lake El Salto last December. Using an Alabama rig, Codd reeled ...

The annual Polar Bear Bass Tournament held New Year's Day at Beaver Lake started with freezing temperatures any polar bear ...

Learn what floating cattail undercut bogs are and how to fish them effectively to catch these hidden largemouth bass. / Justin Hoffman What Are Floating Cattail Bogs in Bass Fishing Lakes? Floating ...

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 lure used to catch Oklahoma's new state-record largemouth bass was modified by a bait shop owner who used hard-to-get hooks and also used a Tulsa-made bait that now is bound to grow in popularity.

In today’s 7-29–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -All-time great Kevin VanDam reminisces about the heart of fishing and encourages anglers to remember what got us all hooked on fishing—and it wasn’t ...

BOISE, Idaho — Tight Lines 208 is dedicated to helping people become better anglers through education. The Cram Session is designed to give readers a crash course on a specific fish species or local ...