Pegging Bullet Weights

[jiggz125]

I just picked up some BPS Sinker Pegs for around $2. By the way they have free shipping this entire month on their site.

 

I was wondering what baits and situations that you tend to peg your bullet weight? I understand more commonly when fishing thick cover and need to punch through. But is there other times you want a pegged sinker? Thanks

[tholmes]

I peg bullet weights almost all the time .I fish in waters that have a lot of submerged rip-rap and brush piles that can cause an un-pegged weight to separate itself from the bait Maybe it's just me, but I think I have a better feel for what the bait is doing when the sinker is pegged. I guess I want to feel what the bait is doing, not what the sinker is doing.

 

Tom

 

 

[aavery2]

I peg my weights most of the time, but here is something you might try in the spring when the craws get active and the fish start keying on them. Instead of pegging your bullet weight with the flat edge against the knot, turn the weight around and peg it with the pointed end towards the hook/bait. When you are dragging the craw/creature bait back to you the flat edges tend to stir up sand and debris on the bottom better than the round edge of the bullet weight, it also lets them hit a little harder against objects as well due to the decrease in deflection.

[ClackerBuzz]

never peg the weight except in thick weeds, brush piles or rip rap.  un-pegged all the other times b/c the weight stays clear of the fishes mouth which means they hold on longer to ur senko, lizard, tube etc

[tbone1993]

I only peg my weight when punching or I feel that it is necessary. With a texas rig I like having the separation between the bait and the weight.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

I pegged them most of of the time. weeds, rocks, brush,etc. Sometimes i don't though just depends how i want to fish the cover.  or if i pegged it ill pegged up the line a bit like a carolina rigg. im always trying something different. 

[WIGuide]

I hardly ever peg my weight. Only times I do is in THICK cover and if I'm going to make a subtle clackin rig

[Fishes in trees]

I'm not a big fan of tx rigs.  If I'm going to throw a pegged tx rig, I might as well throw a jig - which is what I do.  I have some of those Florida "goop" weights, which I will throw from time to time, mostly when I want to drop a 10" worm down through timber.

 

For the most part jika rigs have taken the place of tx rigs for me.

[olegs]

I peg bullet weights almost all the time .I fish in waters that have a lot of submerged rip-rap and brush piles that can cause an un-pegged weight to separate itself from the bait Maybe it's just me, but I think I have a better feel for what the bait is doing when the sinker is pegged. I guess I want to feel what the bait is doing, not what the sinker is doing.

 

Tom

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[eyedabassman]

I do both but it depends on the bait and what I am fishing,. A cheap way to peg is to get them bubber bobber stops for about $ 1.99 and you get like 10 or 15 rubber bobber stops and a two year old can put them on,that's how easy it is! Now what I do on a T-rig is to put one rubber bobber stop in front of the weight and another in front of the knot and behind the bead. This way I can peg it or just back the rubber stops off and now it is not pegged.But the cool part is that now you can turn this T-rig into a C-rig by just moving the peg's forward! BINGO!  

[msk]

I will peg my sinkers 100% of the time when T-rigging.

[Hyrule Bass]

I will peg my sinkers 100% of the time when T-rigging.

 

why? youre missing out. there are days where pegged and unpegged makes a difference to the bass...

[msk]

why? youre missing out. there are days where pegged and unpegged makes a difference to the bass...

For me I have always felt like I can feel the bottom better. What am I missing? I'm always looking for bbetter ways to catch fish!

[ClackerBuzz]

I do both but it depends on the bait and what I am fishing,. A cheap way to peg is to get them bubber bobber stops for about $ 1.99 and you get like 10 or 15 rubber bobber stops and a two year old can put them on,that's how easy it is! Now what I do on a T-rig is to put one rubber bobber stop in front of the weight and another in front of the knot and behind the bead. This way I can peg it or just back the rubber stops off and now it is not pegged.But the cool part is that now you can turn this T-rig into a C-rig by just moving the peg's forward! BINGO!  

vote for best of tips!

[Hyrule Bass]

For me I have always felt like I can feel the bottom better. What am I missing? I'm always looking for bbetter ways to catch fish!

 

feeling the bottom isnt so much important unless youre trying to learn the structure as best you can without a fish finder. think about it like this, not all baits are fished on the bottom, though sometimes being on the bottom is the ticket, its not always. for example, when the sinker is pegged, your bait goes as the sinker goes while working your bait, when the sinker falls your bait is right there falling with it. when your weight is unpegged, and you give your bait a pop/jerk the sinker will fall freely down the line faster, when your sinker hits the bottom the bait is still somewhat suspended and it presents a different fall for your bait.

 

both techniques work, obviously, just sometimes one is better than the other. also, if you fish the same spots frequently, how often do you really need to feel the bottom?

[Catt]

All most never!

[iabass8]

60% of the time i do it all the time

[flyingmonkie]

I only peg if I'm flipping or fishing rock/brush - keeps the bait and weight from getting seperated for less hangups in rock, brush, and cattails, and lends to a bit more accuracy during flipping.  The only thing I ever pegged with was a good ol' fashioned tooth pick.

 

I'm a firm believer that in all situations, an unpegged bait will lead to better hook-sets.  When a bass goes to engulf the bait, it will slide away from the weight and go further into the mouth (unless you are in an active retrieve).

[Bankbeater]

The only time I peg a weight is when I am punching.

[FlipnLimits]

I also only peg when punching.  Other than that, if you want to feel the bottom. SLOW DOWN.  That is why we fish Texas rigged worms in the first place.  If I want to go fast, I bounce a crank.  I understand wanting to peg in weeds but I get bit more often when I let the worm/lizard separate from the bullet, but that's a different technique in itself.  To feel structure, I slow way down, way down.  Try catching shut-off fish going fast = empty livewells.  It works for me, anyways.

 

FL 

[msk]

feeling the bottom isnt so much important unless youre trying to learn the structure as best you can without a fish finder. think about it like this, not all baits are fished on the bottom, though sometimes being on the bottom is the ticket, its not always. for example, when the sinker is pegged, your bait goes as the sinker goes while working your bait, when the sinker falls your bait is right there falling with it. when your weight is unpegged, and you give your bait a pop/jerk the sinker will fall freely down the line faster, when your sinker hits the bottom the bait is still somewhat suspended and it presents a different fall for your bait.

both techniques work, obviously, just sometimes one is better than the other. also, if you fish the same spots frequently, how often do you really need to feel the bottom?

That's a good point! What else can I say other than old habits die hard. I will definitely try the unpegged technique this year.

[Catt]

Question?

How much seperation do y'all think there is between your lure & the weight in say 15' of water.

[black94gt50]

I almost always have my Texas rigs pegged, but I find myself only fishing Texas rigged plastics flipping and pitching into heavy brush, docks, etc.(which I do a lot).

[fishguy613]

60% of the time i do it all the time

lol yes!

[Hyrule Bass]

Question?

How much seperation do y'all think there is between your lure & the weight in say 15' of water.

 

Not sure, would you like to tell us? and wouldnt the size of weight play a factor?