Finesse techniques catch fish when aggressive moving baits fail to get bites, especially if you’ve created a secret rig that the fish haven’t seen before. But great techniques, like the Ned rig, ...

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 ...

Spring is the absolute best time of year to catch bass near the bank. Smallmouths, largemouths, and spotted bass all flood ...

Yeah, I know fishing a ned rig makes me look like a newb. Yeah, I know it’s what you have your toddler fish with on a “fairy stick.” But when all else fails, when I have tried everything and ...

With the river pushing through after heavy rain, he methodically targeted slack water areas with a Ned-rigged creature bait. Four hours into the session, he made a long cast across the river ...