In the world of bass fishing, you can try hundreds of techniques and thousands of baits. This can make it challenging to find your tried and true favorites, but it seems that most bass anglers I know ...

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 ...

Back in the day, pretty much every bass angler fished the Carolina rig. As a kid, I remember heading out on the lake with a bag of egg sinkers, a few beads and swivels in my pocket, and a couple packs ...

Every year it seems like we are introduced to new bass fishing rigs featuring highly specialized tackle, from ultra-specific hooks to different single-purpose weights. The split shot rig takes the ...

Suffering from cabin fever? Go fishing! There’s some easy winter fishing just offshore for sand dabs, once the waters calm down just a bit. You won’t need to venture far, just a few miles to 200 feet ...

Regardless of how we would “like” to catch a fish, anglers know that there will always be times when, in order to get a bite, they’ll need to get their baits or lures “a little” or sometimes “a lot” ...

The curtain is closing on another summer season of angling, and it wouldn’t be complete without a good old-fashioned bottom fishing trip. In our part of the Chesapeake Bay, that usually means settling ...

You can target Florida pompano with heavy bottom rigs from the beach, but it's even more fun to chase them with lighter gear ...