It’s hard to make the argument that catching nightcrawlers for bait is going to save you tons of cash, unless, of course, you’re a walleye charter captain who buys them by the pound for a season’s ...

but these days folks are Texas-rigging all sorts of soft-plastics from stickbaits and finesse worms to swimbaits and creature baits of every description. Q: When should you fish a Texas Rig?

Regardless of the type of worm used, they are typically fished either on a bottom rig or beneath a bobber, depending on the habits of the species of fish you intend to catch. Minnows are another ...

Use brood minnows or live shad for bait ... jig and pigs or a small plastic worm on a drop-shot rig at any Bella Vista lake. Fish for trout at Lake Brittany with prepared trout bait, small ...