Texas Rig Peg Or Not?

[TxHawgs]

When u fish a texas rig do you peg your weight? Not punching just casting and dragging worm. And does the sz of the worm determine weather you peg it or not? Today I will be fishing a 4" worm with a very small weight, beating the bank, casting at cover and stumps would you peg? Thanks guys!

[iabass8]

 

[Bankbeater]

Punching is the only time I ever peg the weight.

[Catt]

Never peg not even when punching!

[smalljaw67]

I only peg if I'm in brush type cover or heavy weeds.

[scaleface]

I rarely peg . I seem to get more bites   when i dont . There is one lake that I fish that has a lot of cedar trees  in it and I peg there . It just comes through them better .

[jitterbug127]

Almost never peg unless it is a flipping lure. I will out a bead on most of the time though. I feel like it protects my knots better and it is something different than most guys are throwing. If I do peg it is with a rubber bobber stopper 

 

[doyle8218]

51 minutes ago, Catt said:

Never peg not even when punching!

This ^

[RB 77]

The only time I really peg is when I'm fishing it with a constant retrieve. I.E. Swiming a grub like a swimbait through some grass. Maybe when flippin'. I use the little rubber bobber stops. Otherwise, not really.

[CTGalloway21]

only peg if you have too.

[J Francho]

Generally no pegging, unless there's a risk of of the line between the bait and weight draping over cover, or getting tangled in pads.

[S. Sass]

I never peg texas rig worm

[Steveo-1969]

I'm going against the majority here, I almost always peg my weight with a rubber bobber stop.  I feel I snag less often in my shallow rocky river because when it's not pegged the weight often gets wedged between rocks and I don't even feel it until it's too late.  With the weight pegged I can feel it sooner and react more quickly.

[Catt]

Again from Mr Texas Rig Larry Nixon!

Being the meticulous professional he is, Nixon has spent countless hours examining the action of plastic worms in swimming pools. Years of constant experimentation have allowed him to realize the unique properties of an unpegged Texas rig.

“If you throw an unpegged Texas rig into the water and watch it, the weight hits the bottom about eight inches in front of your worm,” Nixon said. “Once the weight hits, the worm sinks downward like a dead-sticked Yamamoto Senko. I’ve always had so many quality bites at the beginning of my cast and I think that’s why.”

[roadwarrior]

Exactly!

 

[buzzed bait]

53 minutes ago, Catt said:

Again from Mr Texas Rig Larry Nixon!

Being the meticulous professional he is, Nixon has spent countless hours examining the action of plastic worms in swimming pools. Years of constant experimentation have allowed him to realize the unique properties of an unpegged Texas rig.

“If you throw an unpegged Texas rig into the water and watch it, the weight hits the bottom about eight inches in front of your worm,” Nixon said. “Once the weight hits, the worm sinks downward like a dead-sticked Yamamoto Senko. I’ve always had so many quality bites at the beginning of my cast and I think that’s why.”

that makes so much sense to me!  Thanks for sharing that quote there Catt!

[Raul]

3 hours ago, Catt said:

Never peg not even when punching!

Whaddya know, neither do I ! 

[Mike L]

By definition...Texas Rig-Un Pegged / Florida Rig-Pegged 

I only fish a Florida rig if I'm punching a matt or swimmimg a plastic threw heavy vegetation.

All other times it's Texas rigged for the very reason quoted by Mr. Nixon. 

 

Mike

[spartyon8]

3 hours ago, jitterbug127 said:

Almost never peg unless it is a flipping lure. I will out a bead on most of the time though. I feel like it protects my knots better and it is something different than most guys are throwing. If I do peg it is with a rubber bobber stopper 

 

I bead it up too! I feel that it "knot" only protects the knot, but also adds another clack.

[Catt]

The idea that the amount of separation between the weight & lure is hugely exaggerated!

I've done test in 15' of water with 1/4-3/4 oz weights & the amount of separation was less than 10". As soon as I applied pressure to move the lure that distance slammed shut!

[TedderX]

What is pegging?

[Steveo-1969]

6 minutes ago, TedderX said:

What is pegging?

If you Google "What is pegging?" you will probably get results that are NSFW!!

Pegging a weight simply means doing something to the bullet weight so it's stationary and won't move up and down the line while fishing it.  Lots of different ways to do this.  Insert toothpick in weight hole and break off, this pinches the weight to the line.  Or there are rubber stops that look like toothpicks that do the same thing.  Or a round rubber stop you put on your line above your weight that you can pull down so the weight is tight against the top of the hook and doesn't move.  Youtube will have videos on how to "peg a bullet weight".

Here is Glenn's take on it:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/pegging-weight-texas.html

[WIGuide]

I only peg in really heavy cover, and if I know I'm  going to be fishing that way for an extended period of time. 

[scaleface]

I went through a pegging period for a whole year .  Thought it  was an improvement . I got a lot fewer bites .

[TxHawgs]

Thanks guys! Appreciate the opinions and advise. I fish without pegging my weight. But last tournament I fished the boater fished the same 4" worm I fished today pegged and did well. I got skunked today and fished without it pegged like always but the lake fished hard today and a lot of guys went home with an empty card so I don't contribute my lack of success today due to how I rigged my worm. BUT if you think about it with and without it pegged it makes the worm fish different. Falling faster with it pegged vs. not pegged separating on the fall and hence falling slower. So who's to say the fish don't want it falling through the water column faster one day vs another. We always emphasize fall rates when fishing jigs and how the fish prefer diff fall rates on any given day ? maybe I'm crazy but next time I'm gonna split the time I fish and see what happens.