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, ...
Lake Okeechobee is one of the country’s premier destinations for catching big largemouth bass, and a recent trip lived up to that reputation. Fishing at the south end of the Big O with captain Steve ...
I slowly raised my rod tip, feeling the bullet weight inch across the bottom until my plastic worm rested against the ruins of a drowned willow tree. As I lowered my rod tip and reeled in the slack, I ...
, 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 ...
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 ...
The most talked about largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing lure — the A-rig — quietly has earned space in the tackle boxes of veteran Smith Mountain guide Dale Wilson. Just so everyone knows what we ...
Beaver Lake: Try top-water lures early for black bass. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers recommends using top-water lures to catch bass from first light to mid-morning. Go with plastic ...
Bass anglers love bass, right? But exactly what do you picture when you dream about that personal best bass? Is it green or bronze? Are you fishing in a jungle of dense weeds and cypress trees or ...
Soft plastic worms should be a staple in every bass angler’s tackle box. This big smallmouth fell for a Carolina-rigged worm at Owyhee Reservoir. Jordan Rodriguez Bass fishing has always held a ...
Justin Hoffman is an outdoor writer and photographer with 25 years of experience producing media content for a host of North American fishing and hunting publications. With an ardent passion for bass ...
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 ...