Under the right conditions, these traditional bass and muskie baits will catch way more species than you ever imagined.

A wacky rig is the ideal bait when the fish are bedding shallow and the bite is really tough. Taking a soft-plastic stickbait like a Gary Yamamoto Senko and rigging it to fall horizontally creates ...

Jigs and soft-plastic lures take up most of the space in a tackle box for crappie fishing. But make room for crankbaits, especially Norman Lures Crappie Crankbait. The smallest member of the ...

I grow less interested in what technology brings to largemouth bass fishing. I enjoy catching them as I always have – with ...

1. Texas Rigged Soft Plastic Five anglers, including the winner, Cory Johnston, credited Texas rigged flipping baits, including creatures, craws, straight tail worms, and stick baits, for their ...

Step 4: Thread on your soft plastic of choice. The free rig fills the gap of a slow-falling, almost-vertical presentation where the bait is separated from the weight. A Texas rig typically doesn’t ...

“In that cold water, they just wanted that bait moving slowly.” Jake Whitaker used a soft plastic stick bait rigged two ways for his tenth-place finish. / B.A.S.S. | Dalton Tumblin Tenth-place ...