Finally Had Some T-Rig Success

[CDobber]

I haven't been out fishing in over a week due to a short vacation, school year starting and other factors.  The weather has cooled down some the last couple of days, and had about an hour of daylight left tonight to get down to my usual quarry from shore.

 

I threw my normal buzzbait to no success, then picked up my other rig that I alternate between a T rig setup and a drop shot setup, though its usually drop shot.

 

After trying on and off with this rig (and previously my ultralight setup) with texas rigging, I finally caught some bass tonight, 3 in total.  None were very big, the last 2 were 10-11" and had some fight in them, the first was pretty small, but glad to finally get the monkey off my back with this setup.  Many of you swear by it and I'm not entirely sure what the difference was tonight, though I did put some Yum crawfish spray on my senko, something I don't always do, and I tried to drag it much slower than normal.  I believe the water was a bit more stained from recent rains, it is normally fairly clear, but the time of day made it hard to read the conditions.

 

I was surprised to actually feel the bite, pleasantly.  I thought it might be more of a line watching exercise, though I clearly felt all 3 takes and even one or two prior that didn't result in a hookup.  All 3 seemed to take a bit less hookset than I would have thought too, both of which will lead to more confidence and usage down the road.

[Catch and Grease]

Glad you caught some fish, it'll click and soon the Texas rig will be one of your go to rigs!

[chris55552]

 

The texas rig always has and always will have a valuable place in bass fishing, its a great technique.  Ive recently researched and learned how to rig and use a Carolina rig and its truly paying off.  A good fisherman needs to be able to use various techniques and a great fisherman needs to know when and where to apply these different techniques. Best of luck on the water!!

 

[Grizzn N Bassin]

HEck yeah keep throwing , that was one of the night baits that had me stumped for a while t- rigged worms or plastics. this year i made it point fish the t-rigged worms at night. Learned really quick that how effective it can be. I was fishing a smaller pond around 5 acres dead of the night a few days after a new moon probably a steady 15-25 mph wind was to my back ,  i was throwing a small 6 inch ribbon tail  , i swear it was cast after cast really opened my eye! 

 

tight lines man~!!

[CDobber]

 

 

The texas rig always has and always will have a valuable place in bass fishing, its a great technique.  Ive recently researched and learned how to rig and use a Carolina rig and its truly paying off.  A good fisherman needs to be able to use various techniques and a great fisherman needs to know when and where to apply these different techniques. Best of luck on the water!!

 

 

This statement here is exactly why I spend so much time on this forum.  I know I can catch bass with a simple bobber and worm.  I have proven that I can catch them in many other ways as well, but there's a certain amount of satisfaction from reading up on a new technique here (to me anyway), practicing it and finding success with it.  I've still got a long ways to go learning and applying which techniques to which situations I'm presented, and would like as many different ways as possible in my repertoire.  I have no designs on making any money on the venture, but I love the learning aspect and the challenges it provides.