The essential terminal tackle guide—hooks, weights, jigs—for beginner bass anglers. Use this checklist to build your starter kit and start catching fish now.

Building Your Bass Fishing Tackle Collection Once you’ve stocked up on the absolutely essential items like hooks, weights, and jigs, you’ll need to start selecting which soft plastic baits and ...

Learn expert strategies for fishing slop mats for largemouth bass with frogs, flipping jigs, and Texas-rigged plastics.

Last spring a buddy went kayak fishing at Black Bass Lake, a picturesque little reservoir in the heart of Eureka Springs.

Best Hooks for Bass Fishing Beginners Wide-Gap Offset Worm Hook This style hook in the 4/0 size is the standard for Texas rigging a soft plastic bait, from worms, to craws, to paddle-tail swimbaits.