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 ...

(These bullet-shaped weights help make the rig weedless, as the point slides through and over cover.) Step 4: Run the hook point through the nose of the soft-plastic bait and out of the bottom of it.

This can make it challenging to find your tried and true favorites, but it seems that most bass anglers I know have two or three techniques and baits that they lean on when the bite gets tough. For me ...

The free rig is a cross between the ever-popular Texas rig and the seemingly forgotten Carolina rig. As far as bass fishing techniques go, it doesn’t get much hype, but occasionally sees some ...

As bass move up to the shallower water as it continues to get warmer, I have a lot of success throwing some type of square ...

Tungsten Jig and Plastic: Durability Meets Versatility ... a tandem perch like the Lindy Old Guide's Secret Perch Rig can double your catch. Bait the twin hooks with two live minnows and weight ...

Fish are schooling up under bait, and can be caught with Alabama rigs, spinnerbaits, spoons, and underspins. Docks in 10-12 feet of water are also good with squarebill crankbaits, and lipless ...

But do make sure you’re prepared to throw bladed jigs, hollow-bodied frogs, soft plastic stick baits, and a push-rig creature or craw. Competitors and recreational anglers alike can capitalize ...

“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 ...