In that quest for textbook conditions, we’ll weed through (pun intended) widely distributed sargassum clumps, needle-thin eel grass, clean water and — a dolphin-troller’s nightmare — weed clumps so ...

Worms make great fishing bait. The key is to make sure the worms stay on your hook. Start with choosing the best bait. Worms with thick bodies that are about 4 inches to 8 inches long work great. Bait ...

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 ...

Plastic worms have been a go-to bait for anglers for decades. Their lifelike appearance and action in the water can entice even the most finicky fish to strike. However, hooking a plastic worm ...

I slowly raised my rod tip, feeling the bullet weight inch across the bottom until my plastic worm rested against the ruins of a drowned willow tree. As I lowered my rod tip and reeled in the slack, I ...