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 ...

You can fish everything from classic ribbon-tail worms to creature baits on a Texas rig. Photo by Derek Horner The standard Texas rig consists of a bullet weight and an EWG hook with a soft plastic ...

Step 4: Run the hook point through the nose of the soft-plastic bait and out of the bottom of it. You want to insert the point just far enough so the section of bait you passed through will cover ...

Here’s everything you need to know about fishing a drop shot. In essence, a drop shot is anchored by a small lead or tungsten weight at the end of the line. About 8 to 12 inches above the weight is a ...

Bass are thick in the shallows and fun to crank in, with good numbers of largemouths taking advantage of warm waters and ...

The latest Texas Fishing Report for March 15 from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, featuring selected areas from around ...

“In that cold water, they just wanted that bait moving slowly.” 3. Soft Plastic Stick Bait – Wacky-Rig and Texas-Rig Success Tenth-place Jake Whitaker and seventh-place Gerald Swindle put a ...

Fishing continues to be hit-or-miss due to ... more neutral colors in deeper water and darker colors in shallower water. Soft plastics and minnows will still get you bit as well.

SLOW. Water normal stain; 50 degrees; 0.28 feet above pool. Few anglers on the water due to the weather, but expect a slow bite. Crappie can be caught ...

Best baits will be chatterbaits ... more neutral colors in deeper water and darker colors in shallower water. Soft plastics and minnows will still get you bit as well. We should see the fish ...