The Tokyo rig may be the hottest soft-­plastic presentation in stateside bass fishing right now, but it’s not new. Leadered punch-shot rigs have been a thing in Japan for a while. It wasn’t until VMC ...

Inspiration strikes whenever, wherever and however it chooses. It found me elbows deep in large bins overflowing with soft-plastic baits. I had spent an afternoon sorting them into piles, each ...

In this edition of The Starting Spot: -Bryan Schmitt has been one of the most consistent performers in tournament bass fishing. If you asked him his go to lure, he’d say the swimjig. In this video, he ...