Pegged T-rig vs jig

[Dens228]

I'm going to spend next season getting better at fishing with jigs.  I just watched a video about Texas rigs which included the option of pegging the weight in place.  If you're going to peg the weight why wouldn't you just use a jig??

 

Serious question.................

[IndianaFinesse]

Texas rigs and jigs are not my strong suit (although I also plan to change that next year), but seems to me that while they are somewhat interchangeable, the fish still usually show a preference for one or the other on any given day.  And some situations tend to lend themselves more to one technique or the other, such as muddy/murky water being better for jigs to than t-rigs usually.

[CroakHunter]

Sometimes fish prefer one over the other. I have experienced it many times. Also, not all jigs are the same. For example, a football head jig isn't good in grass and around wood. Where as a pitching/flipping jig isnt great around rock. For me a Texas rig is good around brush piles and grass. But a football head jig is better around rock and contour changes. A pitching jig does well for me around lay downs and stumps/stick ups. Not saying some of these can't be effective where I mentioned they didn't work for me. On another note, think about profile of the 2 baits. A pegged Texas rig with a 1/4 ounce weight and a 4/0 hook with a 4 inch craw (standard for me) bait is pretty slender. But a 3/8 ounce jig with a 65 strand skirt and a 3 inch trailer is shorter, but has more bulk to it. another point to consider is secondary action. The Texas rig only has the action of the soft plastic but the jig has the secondary action of the skirt. I have a dedicated rod for both presentations and they are my confidence lures. Don't be afraid to hit an area with one and go back over it with the other. Just because they seem similar doesn't mean a fish will eat both. I've had days where one will outfish the other 10:1 multiple times

[A-Jay]

Do Both ~ 

 

 

A-Jay

 

[Catt]

Rate Of Fall

 

Y'all really need to understand how it entices bass into striking.

 

Not just fast or slow falls but falls straight to the bottom or glides glides to the bottom or spiral down like a tube bait.

[DINK WHISPERER]

Catt is absolutely right. I've experienced it just in the last couple months. I've had my son catch them behind me on a T-rig when I was pitching a jig and vice versa. Also, weight absolutely matters. He's caught them behind me in exact spots using a 1oz jig while I had a 1/2oz. Same exact color jig and trailer. Sometimes they just want the bulk of a jig and sometimes they want a tiny BB cricket on a massive tungsten weight. I always have a couple jigs, T-rigs and punch rigs in different sizes and colors for that reason. Fun part is figuring it out before time's up. 

[scaleface]

Because worms are that dang good .

[thinkingredneck]

It is not worm vs jig.  It is worm and jig.  

I peg only when I am worried about my line flipping around some thick stuff and hanging up, like branches, due to separation of hook and weight.

[scaleface]

I havent pegged in years . The only time I found it beneficial is when I was fishing fresh brush piles made   of cedar trees . That was some difficult fishing .

[Catt]

1 hour ago, thinkingredneck said:

It is not worm vs jig.  It is worm and jig.  

I peg only when I am worried about my line flipping around some thick stuff and hanging up, like branches, due to separation of hook and weight.

 

44 minutes ago, scaleface said:

I havent pegged in years . The only time I found it beneficial is when I was fishing fresh brush piles made   of cedar trees . That was some difficult fishing .

 

I seldom peg anything including punch rigs!

 

I've often asked & never get an answer as to how much separation y'all think there is when casting into say 15-20' of water.

 

It is only inches & usually less than a foot, that distance quickly closes when you take up any slack to move your lure & seldom if ever reappears.

[thinkingredneck]

Maybe I am fooloing myself, but seemed like I has less hang ups in wood when I pegged.  However, I don't peg but around 5 % of the time.  Seems that I get more bites when I don't peg in vegetation.  I find myself pegging around wood.