Fly fishing came into vogue in the early 20th century, and with it came criticism of worm fishing: It was too easy. The debate was considered to be of such importance that, in 1904, Atlantic Monthly ...

When learning how to fish for bass, an essential first lesson for beginners is to master a few essential fishing rigs that use soft baits—whether they’re worms, crawfish, tube baits, or creature baits ...

Swimming a plastic worm is one of the most simple fishing techniques, but also one of the most effective. Popularly known among bass anglers as speed worm fishing, swimming plastic wigglers produce ...

The end of the rod trembled a bit as I twitched the plastic worm through the water. The cast into the lily pads had landed with a light plop, and now I was guiding ...

Back in the 60s, Nick Creame began marketing his plastic worms. They were the color of nightcrawlers and most of us fished them the same way. Bunched up on a hook, they really didn’t appeal to bass as ...