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.

Sometimes the most effective fishing techniques are also the simplest. This rig requires only a few pieces of tackle but delivers consistent results. By presenting the bait naturally in the strike ...

A calm morning on Florida’s Treasure Coast turned into a perfect beach fishing day. Using simple surf rigs and sand fleas for bait, the anglers quickly started catching whiting in the shallow surf.

Whether you're using squid and killifish, Gulp! or bucktails, clams and baitholder hooks, there are dozens of ways to get a fluke and sea bass on your hook. Of course, the easiest way is always dumb ...

There are dozens of ways to rig soft plastic baits to create various presentations for hungry bass. Many of these bass fishing rigs are situational, offering the ideal setup to target specific cover, ...

A wacky rig is perhaps the most subtle, natural, and non-invasive presentation bass anglers use. It’s a very slow and finessed presentation unlike a crankbait or chatterbait. But the true beauty of ...

Do you really think Mr. Flounder would sniff his way around the sandy river bottom, find a tasty snack, then pass it up because it’s attached to a pompano rig? Nope. Just as duct tape isn’t only for ...

The free rig is a cross between the ever-popular Texas rig and the seemingly forgotten Carolina rig. As far as bass fishing techniques go, it doesn’t get much hype, but occasionally sees some ...

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 ...