Bullet weight affecting hook set?

[Marter_Coore]

I know I came across something like this one day when I was doing some research, and I'm having trouble finding it again. The question here is..

When I'm working Texas rig, is there anyway the bullet weight can affect a hook set? Wether it be the bass gulped up the weight when she sucked in the lure, causing her to open her mouth when the hook is set from the weight pounding on the inside of her mouth, or the weight to heavy that you really only whip the weight up vs actually whipping on the hook? 

I mean honestly I have been fishing Texas rig all my life and of course I have missed more fish than i can count (I can say the same about how many I've caught) but if there was an actual reason potentially behind the weight on why I could have missed a handful of those that got away? 

So if you have heard of anything like this please spin me up on it! 

And I know of a hundred other reasons on why there could have been a failed hook set, just want to know if the weight, or position of the weight affected it at all!

Thank you! 

[frogflogger]

No doubt that the heavier a weight is (pegged or unpegged) it can affect a hook set -

[eyedabassman]

2 hours ago, frogflogger said:

No doubt that the heavier a weight is (pegged or unpegged) it can affect a hook set -

I agree! I have found that when fishing a bigger weight on a T-rig I have better hook ups setting in a side motion.If you set over the top you are picking the weight in a upward motion vs.a side set you are not moving the weight as much,it is like setting the hook with a C-rig!

[Airman4754]

If you fish it correctly pegged, no, not at all. All of us that punch fish a lot use gigantic pegged sinkers and we don't have hookup problems. 

If you use a straight shank hook and a snell knot you will bury it in the roof of their mouth just like a punching rig. It's like if you only use one O-rig on a whacky Senko you will miss a ton of fish. 

[gulfcaptain]

I do both, but normally fish the smallest weight I can get away with and have gone to only tungsten simply because it's smaller and more compact.  But I do always peg when I fish a punch jig set up simply because I want the bait/weight skirt together for that larger profile and always on a rod with enough backbone with straight braid.