Unlucky Lure/rig

[Templeton]

I don't know if I'm the only person to have this problem or not, but for the life of me, I cannot catch a single fish on a T-Rig.  I have watched a lot of videos on the methods of fishing it, and have yet to land one. I have caught them on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Lipless crankbaits and even a shakey head. 

So I was just wondering, do any of you find yourselves with a similar problem?

[rippin-lips]

Not with the T rig. A weightless senko on a T rig is probably the biggest staple in bass fishing that I can think of,it just works. Usually very well at that. I throw a rage craw on a T rig with a 3/16 tungsten weight and have great success with it.

[basshole8190]

Trig caught me my first bass i love them but my unlucky lure seems to be the carolina rig I've probably only caught 20 fish my entire life on one.

[Sam]

Living in Alabama you should have success with the Texas rig.

 

Probably more success in the warmer months than in the colder months where you just let it sit on the bottom and move it every 60 to 90 seconds.

 

Have you had success with the Shaky Head? If so, it is the same as a Texas rig other than for having the bait stand up on the bottom.

 

Try different weights and peg and no-peg the weights to see which one works best for you.

 

The Texas rig works great in Virginia and I would think it would prove to be successful in Alabama.

 

Give it a shot and let us know how you do.

[whitwolf]

As always, good advice Sam!

 

Templeton, the only thing I would add Is try to slow down some, work the worm all the way back to the boat, and perhaps you should go out this coming Spring and bring nothing but a tx rig with you so you are forced to give It a fair shot and learn as much as you can about that particular technique. Good luck!

[RAMBLER]

T-rig, weightless, trick worm, logs and overhanging brush at the shore line.  You can't beat it.

[Templeton]

I have tried all these techniques and have no success at all with any of them. I usually use zoom u-tail worms in watermelon seed, motor oil/chart, Junebug and Pumpkin Chartreuse. I think green pumpkin would be a good color, but the Walmart nearest me doesn't carry them.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

SPRO BBZ1 Baby Shad scares fish away for me never even a nibble on it.

[Jrob78]

I never have much luck with buzzbaits.  I have caught a few fish on them but I don't have much confidence in them.  Obviously they work but there are other topwaters I like better.

[bkohlman]

I haven't been very lucky with flukes. I think this spring I will give them another go.

[papajoe222]

For me, it's a C-rigged lizzard.  Worms, creature baits, tubes, and just about any other plastic will at some time or other produce for me.  I totaly gave up on lizzards last year and stuck with the above mentioned baits.

[rippin-lips]

Mine is the jerkbait. Never caught a fish on one. I've tried it throughout the year and it just won't produce a bite. I hear so much good stuff about them. I've read up on them and tried different cadences as far as jerks/twitches/pause times ect.

[Templeton]

Buzzbaits are the lure that caught me my first bass. (Actually targeting them with lures mind you) Never tried a carolina rig and seem to have the same problem with the jerkbaits. 

[martintheduck]

You must be using the wrong setup if you never catch on t-rig anything. A t-rig senko around stumps, laydowns, grass has ALWAYS produced a bite for me. 

 

 

My unlucky bait? I will NEVER... EVER... fish a lizard. NEVER!

 

 

My luckiest bait/method? Dropshot - I've BARELY pulled some fish in the boat here recently... just LITTLE skin hooks. Lots of luck in dropshotting.

[Templeton]

I use a t-rig on a Shakespeare 6' two piece pole that is rated medium action.  I switched to monofilament line because I had heard that it has the highest sensitivity of all the line types. 

[senko_77]

Templeton, it is crazy that you can't get a bite on a texas rig.  Like others have said, in my experience it will get bites on any day of the year as long as there are fish in the area you are fishing it.  I guess keep trying it out and make sure it's staying on the bottom.  I remember that being my biggest challenge when I started on the texas rig.  And I guess try dragging instead of hopping it so you're sure it's staying in contact with the bottom.  That's huge with that rig.

 

My worst bait is a deep diving crankbait.  Gah I wish I could get better with them but I just can never seem to get consistent results on the deep crank.  Oh well.  Guess I'll never fish the elites because 50% of the tournaments are won on the deep diver.

[senko_77]

I use a t-rig on a Shakespeare 6' two piece pole that is rated medium action.  I switched to monofilament line because I had heard that it has the highest sensitivity of all the line types. 

 

Temp, it's actually quite opposite my friend.  Mono is the least sensitive with fluorocarbon being the second most sensitive because of it's higher density, and the most sensitive being braided line because of it's zero stretch properties.  No stretch in the line transmits the vibration of a bite better and you feel it way more.  A bite on braid feels very sharp, hard tap on the rod where monofilament is a soft thump that feels kinda mushy.  I suggest you try braided line and if the water you are fishing is very clear, read how to add a fluorocarbon leader to reduce the visibility of the line, underwater.  Also, I know Wal-Mart sells the Zoom Trick Worm as well as the U-Tale.  the straight tail worm has much less action that the ribbontail worm and this time of year, the fish tend to respond better to less action which matches up perfectly for the Trick Worm.  Any color will work.  Honestly, I've caught loads of fish all year on worms that are bubblegum pink, black, purple, blue, green.  It really doesn't matter.

[dam0007]

No bull, I probably caught 200 fish this year Texas rigging white flukes and pulling them through cover. On the other hand I've never caught a fish on a senior t-rigged lol

[SirSnookalot]

I don't think there is a lure made that doesn't catch fish given time.  

[5fishlimit]

Mine is the in line spinnerbait. I always snag them. I've never been able to keep one longer than a day, but they work so well in streams and rivers.

[dreamertino]

I have been unlucky with the dropshot I began fishing it about a month ago. The area I fish I surrounded with riff raff and if I fish it too slow I lose weights or the whole rig. I try to fish it as slowly as possible I am using a variety of finesse worms and the zoom tiny fluke and regular fluke in smoking shad and albino. I have no idea why I am not catching fish.

[Raul]

I´ve been bass fsihing since 1980, I can count with my right hand´s fingers the number of fish I´ve caught with buzzbaits, and I say with my right hand and not my left cuz there´s stll room for counting with the right.

[MacP]

I don't have much confidence in jigs other than swim jigs.  Almost any time most others would fish a jig, I either fish a weightless brush hog or t-rigged craw/hog/beaver of some sort.

 

I did just take advantage of the Siebert Jigs, I'm gonna really give it the sporting chance this spring and not take anything but jigs.

[rippin-lips]

I´ve been bass fsihing since 1980, I can count with my right hand´s fingers the number of fish I´ve caught with buzzbaits, and I say with my right hand and not my left cuz there´s stll room for counting with the right.

This saddens me. In the summer I wade out about dusk and fish into the darkness throwing a buzzbait around pads and stumps. It's such a good time. Nothing like having a fish bust your bait 3ft from you. It gives me a mini heart attack sometimes haha.

[WRB]

I use a t-rig on a Shakespeare 6' two piece pole that is rated medium action. I switched to monofilament line because I had heard that it has the highest sensitivity of all the line types.

Spinning or baitcasting?

Mono line has the least strike detection feed back and a medium action 2 piece rod is not a good T-rig or jig rod. Spinning reels combined with the rod you defined would make your strike detection even more difficult.

What size weight and hook do you use?

Tom