“A plastic worm is the most universal bait a fisherman can have in his tacklebox,” said Joe Thomas, former Bassmaster Tournament pro and host of Stihl’s Reel in the Outdoors. He and the other ...

Don’t let the simple appearance of a Senko worm mislead you. After many years of steady tournament use, this plastic worm has long been one of the best bass lures. The Senko and its twin, the YUM ...

, 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 ...

To give your plastic worm a buzz, rig a spinner in front of the worm. Bury the hook’s point and barb inside the worm to make it weedless. This combo should get bass action, especially around lily pads ...

Learn the top 6 ways to rig a soft stickbait—Texas-rigged, wacky, Neko, shaky and Ned rigs. Get ready to catch more largemouth and smallmouth bass anywhere you fish. Boost your fishing success with ...

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 ...

Veteran anglers have their Texas Rigs and their Carolina Rigs, but some children were catching lots of bass when nobody else could. They were taking an artificial Scoundrel worm and simply embedding ...

The Texas rig and Carolina rig are both staples in bass anglers' arsenals. Out of all the setups considered to be the best bass rigs, they're the two most traditional ways to throw plastics for ...

Carolina rigs are ungainly creations, difficult to cast and awkward-looking. But at times, they are the deadliest bass rigs imaginable, and they work on just about every lake in North Alabama; if the ...