All around Texas rig

[LrgmouthShad]

2 hours ago, FishTax said:

second choice for weight and plastic? 

Gambler burner craw 1.5oz pegged with a flipping hook for punching 

[Derek1]

1/8-3/16th tungsten and a rage craw

same weight with a cut r worm

falcon Cara finesse jig rod 

currado 150 mgl

30# power pro 

[BlakeMolone]

A summer craw rage menace with a 3/0 ewg or flipping hook and a 1/4 or 5/16th ounce weight or a sweet beaver in some kind of green pumpkin or black with a 4/0 ewg or flipping hook and those same bullet weights are what I would use for flipping. A 7 inch red shad or tequila sunrise powerworm on a 1/8th or 3/16th ounce bullet weight and a 3/0 or 4/0 worm hook for slow dragging around wood, rock, vegetation or literally anything, especially post spawn and through the summer. Realistically those baits would have done everything I needed a Texas rig to do out in Oklahoma. 

[Catt]

Diawa Tatula TTU711MHXB 

7' 1" Medium Heavy X-Fast 

Lew's Team Lite spooled with Berkley Big Game 15#

Hack Attack Fluorocarbon Jig 1/4-1/2 oz

Strike King Rage Craw 

 

Y'all wanna go to punch setups 😉

 

[LrgmouthShad]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

Jig

[bottom_dollar]

I like a 3/16ths bullet weight, 3/0 owner cover shot HD hook, with either  speed worm or a baby d bomb.. that’s the starting point but I like to get carried way and will have 3-4 different types of Texas rigs tied up depending on what I want to do that day. 

[Catt]

52 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

 

I keep telling y'all I keep a Texas Rig & a Jig-n-Craw tied on 24/7/365 & I throw em both. Right now it's pre-spawn, I'll work my way into a cove with a Texas Rig, work my way out with a Jig-n-Craw.

[KP Duty]

Season/conditions dictate my choice.  Trending pitching baits are:  Tubes and RI 5.2" beaver.

[woolleyfooley]

5 hours ago, KP Duty said:

Season/conditions dictate my choice.  Trending pitching baits are:  Tubes and RI 5.2" beaver.

@KP Duty That’s the “double wide” sweet beaver, right?

 

Any chance you have any pictures of the normal sweet beaver next to the 5.20? I’m curious how much bigger it really is.

[KP Duty]

4 hours ago, woolleyfooley said:

@KP Duty That’s the “double wide” sweet beaver, right?

 

Any chance you have any pictures of the normal sweet beaver next to the 5.20? I’m curious how much bigger it really is.

Yes it is the double wide beaver.  I don't have any 4.2" beavers to give you a comparison pick.

[keagbassr]

15 hours ago, woolleyfooley said:

Any chance you have any pictures of the normal sweet beaver next to the 5.20? I’m curious how much bigger it really is.

@woolleyfooley here ya go. One thing this pic doesn't really show is the difference in the "bulk" of the double wide. 

[casts_by_fly]

On 2/7/2025 at 7:45 PM, FishTax said:

Keep going! This site keeps me sane when I'm not on the water. 

Alright everyone gave their top choice, what's your second choice for weight and plastic? 

 

If I get to pick two, and the first is the beaver with a 3/8 weight, then the second is 1/8 oz and a smaller plastic.  If forced to choose its probably a boar hogz but I could be convinced by any number of 5-6" worms.  With these two, you've got faster and slower fall rates.  With the beaver you can cover some water quickly or pitch to targets.  With the lighter one you're slowing down (or pitching to targets) and also offering a much skinnier profile.

[Bass Rutten]

On 2/2/2025 at 7:54 AM, FishTax said:

If you could only have one Texas rig set up for an entire year, what would it be?

I'm in the 1% of bassers that rarely throws the t-rig. My fishing partner who I've dubbed the speedmaster due to his proficiency and success with the speed worm has opened my eyes to it. Although it is a long standing Florida staple I only now can see the versatility of this rig as it can not only be cast and swam as is it commonly is, but effectively pitched and fished like a traditional worm.

 

So my one and only Texas rig is the standard size speed worm with a 3/16oz weight in junebug or gp. For hooks I like the Mustad Tactical Bass Alpha Grip.

[woolleyfooley]

8 hours ago, keagbassr said:

@woolleyfooley here ya go. One thing this pic doesn't really show is the difference in the "bulk" of the double wide. 

Thank you @keagbassr! What size hooks do you use with the double wide?

[keagbassr]

Just now, woolleyfooley said:

Thank you @keagbassr! What size hooks do you use with the double wide?

Mustad grip pin 6/0 ewg