A wacky rig is one of the most effective techniques for enticing reluctant bass to bite. It is also one of the best finesse presentations for shallow-water fish and suspended bass close to the surface ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author releases a smallmouth bass caught on a neko rig. (Photo by Derek Horner) In the world of bass fishing, you can try ...

Jay Randall explains the basics of the wacky rig in this latest installment of the Jackson Kayak Tip of the Week! What I am about to tell you is probably one of the most effective ways to catch bass ...

Attaching a plastic stick bait to a hook in the most cartoonishly-simple way possible may seem like a goofy idea but, wacky or not, it’s proven tremendously effective in coaxing finicky bass to bite.

In a never-ending quest to catch more and bigger fish, anglers have learned to embrace a multitude of baits and techniques. We've learned to flip and pitch, cast monstrous swimbaits and even rig a ...

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 ...

Wacky rigging got its name either because it makes a plastic worm look like a crazed creature, or because it makes bass go crazy when they see the action of the lure. Whichever is the case, it's a ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Terms such as "Texas-rigged worm," "Carolina-rigged lizard" or "wacky rig" are part of a bass angler's everyday lexicon. But to a beginner, the experienced anglers might as well be ...

ON BONE CREEK LAKE, KAN. — Midway through a fishing trip on Bone Creek Lake, Zac Udock had a wacky idea. The bass weren’t biting other baits, so it was time for Udock to go to his secret weapon — the ...

The wacky rig worm looks like a mistake, the sort of approach your Aunt Ida would take to rigging a plastic worm if she had never seen one before. The hook goes through the middle of the worm, and the ...