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 ...
When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re ...
The Ned Rig is a popular set-up for catching smallmouth bass after smallmouth bass, regardless of circumstances. Notably, smallmouth and their habits change as the year goes on. In the early spring, ...
When my Missouri brother and his wife decided to spend summers in Minnesota to avoid the heat and humidity in their home state, I tried to tell him about a relatively new system I had been using to ...
BRANSON, Mo. — One of the great things about fishing is that there is not really a point when one stops learning new things. KOLR10’s John Zeigler and Joe Murano spent an afternoon out on Table Rock ...
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Bass fishing tips for autumn in Minnesota

Autumn is a unique time for fishing as many anglers turn to hunting, leaving boat ramps less crowded as fish feed more ...
We met at the launch ramp at the foot of Sheridan Drive in Tonawanda with the intention of a mini-Ned rig educational session. When the phone rang notifying us our companion was running a bit late, ...
In today’s 7-23–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -As the Tackle Warehouse Invitational series winds down, the anglers aiming to qualify for next year’s BPT series are stacked up. Currently only 6 ...
Most folks call it a Senko. In any case, from finesse to power fishing, learn how to rig and fish soft stickbaits the right way to land more bass in every condition. A soft stickbait is a cylindrical ...