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Use this Neko rig step-by-step guide to learn how to catch bass on a underrated finesse bait. Here's the tackle you need and how to fish it.

According to professional angler Todd Faircloth, while many rigging options exist for soft plastics, three are the most versatile and easy to use. He says that learning the drop-shot, wacky rig, and Texas rig will cover your bases for nearly all bass fishing situations.

Expanding the soft plastics you use for the technique can help you catch even more fish. Here's how.

The variety of southern Lake Michigan — coho, brown trout, steelhead, lake trout, smallmouth bass — leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus the bite for crappie picks up inland.