Finesse techniques catch fish when aggressive moving baits fail to get bites, especially if you’ve created a secret rig that the fish haven’t seen before. But great techniques, like the Ned rig, ...

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, ...

Rigging baits while on the fishing grounds is an inevitable part of every fishing trip, and on Booby Trap, we use this simple bucket system for rigging swordfish baits. For a secure base and working ...

If you’ve been paying attention for the past month or so, one fishing setup keeps popping up in a lot of the columns and stories I’ve been writing: the Ned Rig. Anglers have been having a great amount ...

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 ...

Lures and dead bait will fool game fish on a regular basis, but there’s no substitute for the real thing. Few species will pass up a frisky live bait: It’s an incredibly effective technique for ...

What Is a Soft Stickbait and Why Do Bass Love It? A soft stickbait is a cylindrical 'worm' that is commonly found in four to six inch sizes. With no fancy appendages, lips or moving parts, these ...

For Matt Fullenkamp, two heads are better than one. Quick Switch Lures, the company formed by the St. Augustine electrician, has patented and is selling an offshore trolling lure that, he says, makes ...