Texas rig plastic how to present it

[GoneFishingLTN]

Lets say you have a baby brush hog your rod texas rigged do you throw it to x cover and work it through it then reel in OR just work it most of the way back to the boat?

[optimator]

Yes

[MN Fisher]

^ Yep

[Tennessee Boy]

Depends on what’s between the cover and the boat.

[roadwarrior]

 

[scaleface]

I work it through and pass . Theres a good chance there is more cover  not visible . It seems   a bass will, at times, follow the lure out and sometimes they are situated near the cover   . I usually dont work it all the way to the boat but will occasionally. 

[Cbump]

Depends. If I’m pitching to cover I pitch in, wiggle or lift It a few times, and reel It in. 
If I’m fishing points or deep cover or whatever, I cast and drag slow to the boat. 

[KP Duty]

If I'm trying to determine what depth the bass are holding...I'll work it back to the boat.  If they are holding tight to shallow cover, I'll stroke my bait off the bottom after the intial fall...then reel in and repeat.  

[BrianMDTX]

On a TR, I normally cast to cover, work in back a bit, reel in and recast. If I’m working deeper water, I often work it back to the boat. And have caught bass right at the boat. 

[RB 77]

Well, you're on the right track with a T-Rigged BBH. One of my favorite baits on one of my favorite rigs. How I fish it is situational of course. Some days its a spot specific pitch and work back quick. Others its a long, slow retrieve back. It's structure and cover specific. 

[scaleface]

A lot of good places are discovered by working a lure past the visible cover. Even if its the tiniest stick emerged . 

[Mike L]

When pulling up to a grassy area always try to look for and work every isolated patch fist. Cast or pitch all around it trying different angles each time before throwing into the middle of it 
 

Work it about 1/2 way back, pull and repeat. 
 

 
 

Mike

[papajoe222]

It depends on the cover I'm fishing. For target fishing like dock pilings, timber, etc. I'll work the cover and out a few feet, reel it in and cast it out again. For weeds, if I'm working above them, or along the edges, I'll work it until it clears the weeds by a couple of feet  and do as above. If I'm fishing structure, I work it all the way back. I don't want to miss out on a fish that's interested in my offering by showing it to her and then immediately taking it away. 

[Catt]

20 hours ago, Mike L said:

When pulling up to a grassy area always try to look for and work every isolated patch fist. Cast or pitch all around it trying different angles each time before throwing into the middle of it 
 

Work it about 1/2 way back, pull and repeat. 
 

 
 

Mike

 

Exactly what I do ?

 

Until I establish where they're holding & then i move up to pitching-n-flipping distance. It's the same with grass, brush, timber, or structure.

 

Oh! By the way I do the same with a Jig-n-Craw 

[GoneFishingLTN]

What if you haven't exactly establish where they're holding? do you drag it half way until you do?

 

[LrgmouthShad]

A Texas rig is so diverse in its applications and form that it’s difficult to say “this is the right way to work it”

[Catt]

46 minutes ago, GoneFishingLTN said:

What if you haven't exactly establish where they're holding? do you drag it half way until you do?

 

 

I do exactly what @Mike L posted 

 

Sometimes that is the pattern

[Bankc]

I usually work it the whole way.  You never know where the fish will be, and I try to not make it look artificial.  Not that fish are smart, but I believe they may be smart enough to know if they see a worm dart to towards the surface and crazy speeds that something isn't right, and maybe they should be extra cautious.  

[LrgmouthShad]

Punching? Still a Texas rig. Swimming a plastic worm with a bullet weight? Still a Texas rig. Skipping under docks with or without the weight pegged? Still a Texas rig.

 

This is why it is so difficult to make generalizations

[Catt]

40 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

This is why it is so difficult to make generalizations

 

Texas rig plastic how to present it