Doesnt anyone use rhe old fashion proven texas rig worms

[WRB]

20 hours ago, blanked said:

To me this is the ultimate rig for rocks. And bites

Define Texas Rig.

Tom

[dj1975232]

I often start with other baits but usually end up fishing a T rigged worm at some point.  They just produce. 

[LrgmouthShad]

I like t rigged creatures more than I like t rigged worms. I also do not like t rigs or jigs for that matter in grass, sorry @Catt. 

[padon]

i catch more fish on texas rigged worms every year than any other bait, when it gets hot around here in the summer and the milfoil grows out to 15 to 17 feet.ill probably have 3 different weights and styles of worms on and chances are one of them will be the main bait that day.

[cal9323]

I usually start off with chatterbait or spinnerbait (something moving). After never catching anything, I switch to by top 3 producers and usually do really well. 

1. Ned Rig TRD

2. Texas Rig Senko

3. Paddletail Swimbait

 

I don’t know why I keep buying all these other lures - those 3 always catch bass for me. 

[WRB]

The reason I ask (at the risk of being warned) what is a Texas rig? For me a Texas Rig includes bullet weight. Weedless hooking any soft plastic is now a Texas Rig....covers everything excluding exposed hook soft plastic.

Peace,

Tom

[scaleface]

11 hours ago, Harold Scoggins said:

I use the Oklahoma Rig, same as a Texas Rig only better.

Is there such a thing as an Oklahoma rig ?

 

[Catt]

1 hour ago, LrgmouthShad said:

I like t rigged creatures more than I like t rigged worms. I also do not like t rigs or jigs for that matter in grass, sorry @Catt. 

 

Grass fishing ain't for everyone ?

[papajoe222]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

 For me a Texas Rig includes bullet weight.

 I agree, as that was the phrase used to describe the set-up. 'A sliding (unpegged) bullet weight in front of a weedless rigged worm.' Now it is considered rigging any soft plastic in that weedless fashion, weight, no weight, on a jig, or a belly weighted hook..  It's easy to figure out what someone is talking about, even the pros. Very similar to the word structure being used when one is talking about cover.  The way one uses them is dependent on how they learned.

[LrgmouthShad]

9 hours ago, scaleface said:

Is there such a thing as an Oklahoma rig ?

 

I believe he was making a funny

9 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Grass fishing ain't for everyone ?

Darnit now imma have to try working a t rig through grass again ?. I will review some of your old posts. Don’t wanna miss out

[Harold Scoggins]

11 hours ago, scaleface said:

Is there such a thing as an Oklahoma rig ?

 

Of course, but up there where you're at, it's called the Missouri rig.

[bowhunter63]

Started using the Rebel Ring Worm in the early 80s. Haven’t looked back yet. Worms don’t get much air play but they still catch as many today as they did then. 

[desmobob]

I tend to use a lot more T-rigged creature baits (largest size D-Bomb, Pit Boss, etc.) these days, but like others have mentioned, 'if I had to pick just one bait..."

[desmobob]

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[Catt]

6 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Darnit now imma have to try working a t rig through grass again ?. I will review some of your old posts. Don’t wanna miss out

 

Grass = Bass! ?

 

1. Don't fish the grass, fish the structure under it.

 

2. Try to keep your presentation as near vertical as possible.

 

3. Don't force your T-rig/Jig through, finesse it through.

 

4. Forget the lightest weight as possible, this is Redneck Bubba Bass Fishing.

 

Big Rod, Big Line, Big Weight, Big Hook; this Mano A Mano!

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[softwateronly]

10 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Grass = Bass! ?

 

1. Don't fish the grass, fish the structure under it.

 

2. Try to keep your presentation as near vertical as possible.

 

3. Don't force your T-rig/Jig through, finesse it through.

 

4. Forget the lightest weight as possible, this is Redneck Bubba Bass Fishing.

 

Big Rod, Big Line, Big Weight, Big Hook; this Mano A Mano!

 

You've been a T rig worm voice in my head the last few months, and I appreciate it and thank you for it.  Just fished a churned up lake between wake boats, jet skis, and pontoons all within spitting distance on this weekend of boating idiots, and got about 12-15 each day because of the worm.  The one thing that became clear though, and just seeing if it's the case for anyone else, is that I caught 80% of my bass fishing the T rig uphill.  I'd sit in 1-2' fow and pitch to the first break.  Almost always it was on the first drop or the second wiggle through the weeds.  The bass must have been tucked in, looking deep, because I'd pull fish out of areas I'd already fished downhill.

 

scott

[Catt]

6 minutes ago, softwateronly said:

The one thing that became clear though, and just seeing if it's the case for anyone else, is that I caught 80% of my bass fishing the T rig uphill. 

 

If at all possible i prefer fishing uphill, it keeps your lure in contact with bottom longer.

 

I cast a Texas Rig more than I flip, pitch, or punch!

[Bankbeater]

I fish a t-rigged worm a lot, but sometimes a worm on a split shot rig works better for me.

[TheBasslayer]

I use texas-rigged lures a lot, especially texas rigged senkos, weighted and unweighted. They produce lots of fish for me, and on my "home" lake, they especially will bite it on some days.

[BrianMDTX]

On 5/30/2021 at 8:28 PM, WRB said:

The reason I ask (at the risk of being warned) what is a Texas rig? For me a Texas Rig includes bullet weight. Weedless hooking any soft plastic is now a Texas Rig....covers everything excluding exposed hook soft plastic.

Peace,

Tom

I agree with you that a true Texas rig incorporates a bullet weight. I think over time the rigging of a plastic worm or other soft plastic bait on a worm hook has included the bait and the worm hook without any additional weight, and the term "weightless Texas rig" came into being.  I use that presentation and nomenclature quite frequently. 

[Mobasser]

There's a lot of rigs out there nowdays. Most of them are probably derived from the original Texas rig, a bullet weight, worm hook, and plastic worm. It still works just as well as it did years ago.

[Catt]

Birth of the Texas Rig 

 

Late 50s Creme moves to Tyler, Texas.

 

Nick notices Texas anglers using the replacement worms threaded on a single hook, point buried to make it weedless, no weight. Nick starts putting a hook in the package!

 

Early 60s a weight was added to fish deeper water.

[greentrout]

Wouldn't leave home without my plastic worms ... read as much as I could back in the day about worm fishing from Larry Nixon, Bill Dance and others ... go as light as you can ... of course depends on the circumstances and how fast you may want the fall rate to be .... 

 

good fishing 

[Bankc]

I actually don't use them that often.  They're great in the right water, but for most of the water I fish, it's just to muddy for a T-rig to be really effective.  And there's very little cover to specifically target.  I do better with things that make more noise.  But they still get pulled out from time to time.  It was the rig that got me into bass fishing, after all.  

 

I used one to target some standing timber this weekend.  But ultimately, the squarebill turned out to be the winner.  The water was just too muddy.

[Cgolf]

On 5/30/2021 at 8:28 PM, WRB said:

The reason I ask (at the risk of being warned) what is a Texas rig? For me a Texas Rig includes bullet weight. Weedless hooking any soft plastic is now a Texas Rig....covers everything excluding exposed hook soft plastic.

Peace,

Tom

Tom question for you. I have fished slider spider head, bullet shaped, rigged plastics for over 20 years now. Initially it was convenience and then for performance reasons. I also believe they are more environmentally friendly as you usually only hear of birds eating split shot or worm weights, not lead with a hook. 
 

since the slider spider head is basically a one piece Texas rig would you consider this taxes rigging plastics? I fish it just like I would a worm with a bullet weight and separate hook. I don’t use the slider method at all.  I haven’t used a bullet weight in over 20 years.