That wasn’t my first introduction to a bladed jig, but it was definitely a convincing eye-opener as to how uniquely effective ...

So the best place to fish the jig and minnow in a pond is everywhere. Just like most pond fishing techniques, you want to cover as much water as possible because the bass can be located anywhere. Fan ...

Soft plastic baits are great for catching smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted bass. Many soft plastics can be fished weightless or rigged for other effective techniques. But the endless profiles ...

The high salt content in their soft plastic stick bait just seems to add more action and increases the fall rate when compared to some other stick baits. In most scenarios, I’ll reach for the 5-inch ...

Tokyo rig, or a hollow body frog. Chatterbaits, soft jerkbaits, and spinnerbaits are good around cover that are near spawning areas. Report by Blake Doughtie, Lake Country Lunkers Lures and Guide ...

Warm springtime temperatures not only provide us with comfortable outdoor activities, but rising air temperatures and bright ...

Fish are biting Texas rigged creature baits, jigs, and soft jerkbaits. Some fish are still ... in 5-12 feet with Texas rigged worms, wacky rig senko and chatterbait. Crappie are slow on small ...

You can even pause the bait to fish it subsurface like a jerkbait ... the soft plastic stick-bait game. Its oscillating, slow fall makes it a phenomenal selection for weightless wacky rigging ...

Add to that the different rigging techniques ... And any kind of soft plastic like a drop shot or small green pumpkin shakyhead. We'll even throw the minnow and jerkbait to get them to raise ...

For big girls, a foot-long sucker rings the dinner bell. Rig it with a multi-hook quick-strike rig and you can drive home those trebles as soon as the fish grabs the bait, making for lip-hooked ...