Anglers tend to focus on the portion of their fishing tackle that comes into direct contact with the fish: hooks, artificial lures, flies. Narrowing it down still more, the point of the hook. It does ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

I like to fish a Texas worm rig when I bass fish. I use it a lot more than a Carolina rig. Many times while on the water, I want to try a Carolina rig but it's a pain to retie from Texas to Carolina.

Gary Lewis / For The BulletinAva West battles a Devils Lake rainbow trout with some assistance from Tiffany West. An angler is a man who spends rainy days sitting around on the muddy banks of rivers ...

When learning how to fish for bass, an essential first lesson for beginners is to master a few essential fishing rigs that use soft baits—whether they’re worms, crawfish, tube baits, or creature baits ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.