But while the rest of the anglers are arguing, I’m packing up my one bass lure—a soft plastic stick bait— and I’m going fishing. The author shows off a big bass caught with a trusty soft ...

Rigging the Wacky Rig just means hooking and slim, soft plastic bait through the middle of the bait. Both ends of the plastic bait are left free to wiggle, and in most cases no weight is added.

Jackall Why it’s Great: In a year with a lot of new contenders in the hover/strolling, forward facing sonar, minnow imitating soft bait category, the Jackall DriftFry is truly unique.

If you haven't tried soft baiting for snapper this is a great time of year to give it a go. The difference between bait fishing and using soft baits is that the fish don't just hit the soft baits ...