Bass_Assassin52 Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Has anyone ever tried Texas rigging soft plastics in the winter? Quote
gr8outdoorz Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Yep, and it works. Just fish it MUCH slower in the winter. Personally, I like to T-rig a Rage Menace or a double tail grub when the water is cold. I really like the action on them, but I'm sure most any plastic will work. 1 Quote
Loop_Dad Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Has anyone ever tried Texas rigging soft plastics in the winter? Yup, when I want that presentation. Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 9, 2014 Super User Posted January 9, 2014 When is a Texas Rig effective: 24/7/365 5 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted January 9, 2014 Global Moderator Posted January 9, 2014 When is a Texas Rig effective: 24/7/365 Agree.. Bass may prefer a different bait at times, but I can't think of a time, place or condition when a T rigged plastic just wouldn't be effective. Mike Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted January 9, 2014 Super User Posted January 9, 2014 Bill Dance states in his 1973 book, "There He Is", on pg. 14, "when the water temperature drops below 55 degrees, your plastic worm is dead". Even the best can be wrong once and a while. Hootie Quote
Super User senile1 Posted January 9, 2014 Super User Posted January 9, 2014 Bill Dance states in his 1973 book, "There He Is", on pg. 14, "when the water temperature drops below 55 degrees, your plastic worm is dead". Even the best can be wrong once and a while. Hootie I speculate that Bill's statement was based on the use of worms made with the plastic composition of the time period and those worms were stiffer in colder temperatures. I think that is why we used to hear the recommendation to always use a pork rind in the winter for a jig trailer, rather than a plastic trailer. Some angler still swear by the pork rind. Quote
tholmes Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Yep, and it works. Just fish it MUCH slower in the winter. Personally, I like to T-rig a Rage Menace or a double tail grub when the water is cold. I really like the action on them, but I'm sure most any plastic will work. Agree^ I'll fish slower and with a lighter weight (or weightless) in colder water, but a T-rig still catches 'em. Tom Quote
Super User Raul Posted January 9, 2014 Super User Posted January 9, 2014 When is a Texas Rig effective: 24/7/365 Took the words out of my mouth. Quote
Super User WRB Posted January 9, 2014 Super User Posted January 9, 2014 Don Iovino, known as the father of finesse fishing, earned entry into the Fishing Hall of Fame doodling Texas rig called "brass n glass". Doodling a T-rig in deep cold water still works today. Tom Quote
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