Fishing Rig No. 3: How to Fish the Texas Rig. The Texas Rig works well with a 3/0 Gamakatsu ­offset-shank worm hook. Bryon Thompson. The Texas Rig might be the most popular bass fishing rig.

Related: Texas Rig Fishing for Bass—A Complete Guide. 2. Jig. Sticking to the bottom-bait theme, a jig is another great lure to have on deck when bass are bedding.

Idaho anglers can have some fun with bass fishing rigs. Try lure combinations like the Texas rig, wacky rig, Carolina rig and Ned rig to reel in smallmouth and largemouth bass on your next fishing ...

Texas rigs are catching bass at the edge of grass with creature baits and beavers 1-3 feet. Topwaters are fair early in the day in weed patches. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service.

Fishing guide Tom Mayne says black bass are excellent around flooded cover using Texas rig creatures. Shady docks and underwater bridges holding fish at midday, hitting Carolina rigs, cranks and ...

Main lake points also giving up some fish on Texas rigs. Fishing guide Ben Matsubu says crappie fishing is improving at mid-lake, averaging 45 to 60 fish a day, all around brush piles and natural ...

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

Fishing patterns are holding steady for the first week of October. Bass are slow, but can be caught on the outside of grass lines with Texas rig worms and weightless flukes. Crappie are slow on ...

Fishing guide Stanley Gresham says bass are fair to good early and late. Topwaters, frogs, wacky worms, Senkos and light Texas are good bets in low light conditions. Deeper fish are hitting jighead ...