A Ned rig is a near-nothing bait composed of a small soft-plastic lure rigged on a jig head. And yet if you had to coax a bite from a bass anytime, anywhere, a Ned rig might very well be your best bet ...

Carolina rig fishing for bass can be effective throughout the year and at a wide range of depths, but it works best in more than 10 feet of water after bass are done spawning. A Carolina rig can be a ...

This is one of the hotter rigs in bass fishing right now. A good one to learn if you haven't. A nail weight, O-ring, hook and straight tail plastic is all you need to get started Neko rigging. The ...

When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re ...

Ed Knorr softly twitched his line every 10 seconds or so, allowing the Ned rig he was using to bounce along the bottom with the current. As it got even with the boat there was a sudden hit – and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like many hobbies, fishing can be as complicated as we make it. Most trips can be successful with just a few hooks, some worms and a handful of trusty lures. But fishing also provides plenty of ...

SUNBURY – Ed Knorr softly twitched his line every 10 seconds or so, allowing the Ned rig he was using to bounce along the bottom with the current. As it got even with the boat, there was a sudden hit ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Check out this week’s fishing report courtesy of Mike Webb, a Bass Pro Shops-sponsored angler and owner of Webb’s Guide Service. With the rain and warm weather forecasted, ...

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 ...