, 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 ...

The Texas rig just might be a bass angler’s best option for early summer action. There are limitless options of bait styles you can put on your hook, and depending on the size of your bullet weight, ...

Ray Ruiz fishes metro rivers, wilderness lakes, local bass ponds, and everything in between. One of his go-to bait presentations is the timeless Texas rig. As a fishing mentor and outreach coordinator ...

Watch as Timothy Yearick lands a huge channel catfish on the west branch of the Susquehanna River off of his brand new boat, and bass pro Casey Magargle will show you a way to rig your tube bait to ...

“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 ...

It's difficult to argue that the Texas rig is likely the most used and effective method for fishing soft plastics in a wide range of habitats. The rig is weedless and snag-proof if the plastic covers ...