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Bass jig being pitched beside a realistic laydown — trunk, submerged limbs and root ball visible in natural water.

Jig Fishing Around Wood & Laydowns: How to Catc...

Woody cover — laydowns, fallen trees, logs, stumps, brush piles and root balls — is among the most consistent bass habitat on lakes, rivers, ponds and reservoirs. Wood provides shade,...

Jig Fishing Around Wood & Laydowns: How to Catc...

Woody cover — laydowns, fallen trees, logs, stumps, brush piles and root balls — is among the most consistent bass habitat on lakes, rivers, ponds and reservoirs. Wood provides shade,...

Bass jig being worked across rocky structure

Jig Fishing Around Rocks: How to Catch More Bass

Rocky structure can be some of the most productive bass habitat on any fishery — and some of the most frustrating to fish with a jig. The same cracks and...

Jig Fishing Around Rocks: How to Catch More Bass

Rocky structure can be some of the most productive bass habitat on any fishery — and some of the most frustrating to fish with a jig. The same cracks and...

Largemouth bass staring at a jig lure in muddy water

Jig Fishing in Muddy Water: How to Catch More Bass

Muddy water gets blamed for a lot of bad fishing days. It also gets credited for a lot of good ones. The truth is that reduced visibility changes some things...

Jig Fishing in Muddy Water: How to Catch More Bass

Muddy water gets blamed for a lot of bad fishing days. It also gets credited for a lot of good ones. The truth is that reduced visibility changes some things...

Showcasing jig lure fishing various different season

Jig Fishing by Season: Spring, Summer, Fall & W...

Quick Answer Bass jigs catch fish in every season. Season is useful context — it narrows where bass are likely to be and what forage they may be targeting —...

Jig Fishing by Season: Spring, Summer, Fall & W...

Quick Answer Bass jigs catch fish in every season. Season is useful context — it narrows where bass are likely to be and what forage they may be targeting —...

Ned jighead hook showing the point, bend, go, shank and eye.

Ned Rig Hook Size: Complete Size Guide for Bass

Quick Answer There is no single universal Ned rig hook size. The right hook depends on the plastic you're fishing, how thick it is, the jighead design, whether you're using...

Ned Rig Hook Size: Complete Size Guide for Bass

Quick Answer There is no single universal Ned rig hook size. The right hook depends on the plastic you're fishing, how thick it is, the jighead design, whether you're using...

Spotted bass in clear water watching a Ned rig

Ned Rig for Spotted Bass: Setup, Where to Fish ...

Quick Answer A Ned rig is an effective spotted bass presentation across a wide range of situations — rocky points, bluff banks, gravel and chunk-rock banks, offshore humps, channel swings,...

Ned Rig for Spotted Bass: Setup, Where to Fish ...

Quick Answer A Ned rig is an effective spotted bass presentation across a wide range of situations — rocky points, bluff banks, gravel and chunk-rock banks, offshore humps, channel swings,...