To Peg Or Not To Peg

[bassnbornboy]

When fishing texas rigged worms or any other lure, when do you peg the bullet and why? I heard that you peg in heavy brush or timber so the bullet doesn't slide away from the worm when it snags or something like that. But then why, again?

[Raul]

The only time I peg my bait is when fishing in places where there´s the chance of the weight sliding on one side of the obstruction and the bait being on the other side.

 

 

[BrianinMD]

I agree with Raul, only time I peg is fishing heavier grass or wood where there is a chance they would separate. For fishing anything else it remains unpegged.

[Catt]

Pretty much never!

After repeatedly casting, flipping, pitching, & punching into my pool with various weights I never saw a distance greater the 8" between the lure & weight. The instance I applied pressure with reel or rod that distance closed & never reappeared to that degree.

[BassCats]

why not just use a jig head without the skirt if you think you need to peg a weight?

[Catch and Grease]

I'm with Catt I don't really peg my weights...

[Arv]

I think I've pegged a weight once. I've never really felt the need. IMO, if I'm gonna get hung up, I'm gonna get hung up. 

[bassnbornboy]

why not just use a jig head without the skirt if you think you need to peg a weight?

I never pegged a weight, just asking if there's the need to.

[Jar11591]

I only peg my weight when I'm throwing T-rigs into brush/wood. Otherwise the line can get wrapped easier around a branch. I don't peg the weight in clear water only because it's hard getting a bobber stop on 25lb fluorocarbon.

[mcipinkie]

I saw an interview with Denny Brauer on this subject.  His answer:  "I never peg my sinker unless I'm fishing heavy cover.  Wait a minute, I'm always fishing heavy cover.  You figure it out."

 

I always peg or bobber stop.  See no reason not to.  I want to feel my bait, not my sinker.

[iabass8]

I almost always peg my weight but that's more so because I fish a lot of brush/wood/heavy vegetation. Anything like weed edges or open water i generally don't peg it. 

[Got1Fishing]

I almost always peg my weights, but not the the hook. I put the peg between 2" and 1' from the hook. I haven't noticed any difference in fish caught or lost... but I just do it. 

[ATX]

If I'm fishing into the wind with a bait I like to fish weightless like a sinko or a fluke, I'll peg a light weight about 10" above the hook. This gives me the weight I need to cast without problems yet keeping the natural weightless action. But sometimes I'll peg the weight right over the hook when using a 1/2oz or bigger bullet weight only because I feel it protects my knot. It may not affect anything but confidence is key. I use the kind that looks like nails but is rubber.

[iceintheveins]

I peg in just about any heavy cover but especially with weed growth. Sparse cover or grass? It isn't necessary and might be counter productive.

[papajoe222]

I never peg my weights anymore. My reasoning is simple.  The sole reason for Texas rigging is the ability of the fish to pick up your bait without feeling the resistance of the weight. They can't do that when the weight is pegged.  I'll even fish a T-rig in brush or grass for that sole reason.  I'll either attach my worm to a jig head or use a weighted hook if I'm not concerned with the fish being weight shy.  I would never consider pegging the weight on a C-rig either.

[kikstand454]

I only peg when I'm flipping mats.

[Montanaro]

I peg when punching. Otherwise the stopper is roughly 3 inches up. Having that dead space can help you see saw over branches and allow the plastic to fall a little more naturally.