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 ...

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 ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay demonstrate the best fishing rig to catch everything in the river.

Ever since bass fishing became mainstream in the 70’s, we’ve seen many techniques come and go. Whether they’ve been replaced by newer tactics, or simply lost to time, bass anglers quickly forgot just ...

Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

A dry dropper is a two-fly rig that combines a dry fly and either a nymph or emerger, allowing you to fish on the surface and subsurface at the same time. If you’re fishing shallow water but not ...

Fishing a frog over the pads and slop is one of my absolute favorite ways to catch bass. The visual strikes are absolutely explosive. When the bite is on, a day of frog fishing is a great day. It’s ...

But instead of pompano, let’s talk about the famous pompano rig. A couple years back in this humble little corner, we talked about pompano rigs and how they’re not just for pompano. In theory they’re ...

The Alabama rig is one of the most controversial rigs in bass fishing. When anglers first started throwing it in tournaments, they dominated the competition. However, within just a few years the FLW ...