, 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. Some soft baits come already ...

“A plastic worm is the most universal bait a fisherman can have in his tacklebox,” said Joe Thomas, former Bassmaster Tournament pro and host of Stihl’s Reel in the Outdoors. He and the other ...

One of the current trends on the Bassmaster Elite Series is the reemergence of the straight shank worm hook. "The straight shank hook has the best hooking percentage out of all the hooks on the market ...