Texas vs. Carolina????

[ABC123]

Well, with another season winding down for us northern fisherpeople, I was wondering if there were any new views on worm presentations.

I have tried/used all on the list, with Whacky rigged being a new one I tried. I managed to nail a rather nice LM with a 7" Powerbait worm Whacky rigged. First time I tried it, and I had success. I would say it's a keeper. I still like Texas rigged the best...so far.

[Jake.]

What is the diference between texas rigged and t-rigged?  

[Catt]

Texas Rig is by far my favorite  

Jake there is no difference

[bassmaster8100]

the carolina rig is my favorite by far, i guess because i catch far more fish on it than i do the texas rig. texas rig i like to fish in shallow water and around laydowns, sits on the bottom and i will either hop it or drag it along the bottom where the carolina rig i fish in deeper water, around all types of cover. the carolina rig is a bait that will suspend off the bottom i have a great deal of success with this lure, especially when the bite is slow ill throw it out there and just let it sit and occasionally give a little twitch, always catch em on the c -rig, i love carolina rigging it

[Jake.]

Texas Rig is by far my favorite

Jake there is no difference

Thanks Catt, thats what I thought. My favorite would have to be the Texas rig/ T-rig.  

[.dsaavedra.]

i voted t-rigged. i guess theres no difference between t-rig and texas rig, but i like t-rig better, faster to type

[Maxximus Redneckus]

I use a T-rig the most i can say im a expert with a t rig a C-rig i tried before i just dont feel all that comfortable with it ,I think a stickbait takes the place of a c rig then again i dont fish much over 10 foot deep,Shaky head im just now tryin the last month or so and i have had great luck in clear water 3 too 10 foot deep with a Strike king 3x worm

[ABC123]

What is the diference between texas rigged and t-rigged?

Ok, maybe I have these fancy names out of place. Hooking the worm in the center is what I thought was T-rigged. Texas rigged is threading the worm up the hook, then hooking it to the point making it basically weedless. Then what is hooking the worm in the center?? Wacky???

[David P]

Wacky rigged is when the hook goes through the middle of the worm.

T-Rig and Texas  rig are the same thing. It's when the hook is put in the nose of the bait, then pulled out and put back in further down the bait with it being Tex posed (hook pointing out) or keeping the hook embedded in the bait.

[SneakySnook]

Shakey head for me. I have caught more fish year round with this rig than any other. I haven't done bad with a t-rig but shakey is a lot better for me. I'm still trying to get the hang of a c-rig but I suck at it right now.

[Ky_Lake_Dude]

The t-rig still produces but evr since I have started using shaky heads my catch rate has improved dramatically.

[RoLo]

In essence, the Carolina-rig is simply a "Remote-Sinker Rig".

The idea is to take the sinker out of the equation, so the trailer may settle naturally without being hurried by an attached weight.

If you peg the bullet sinker of your T-rig about 2-feet ahead of the hook and you've now got a C-rig

Roger

[slomoe]

i went with carolina. Gives a weightless presentation but still gets it to the bottom.  

[ABC123]

Wacky rigged is when the hook goes through the middle of the worm.

T-Rig and Texas rig are the same thing. It's when the hook is put in the nose of the bait, then pulled out and put back in further down the bait with it being Tex posed (hook pointing out) or keeping the hook embedded in the bait.

Dang it, you even discribed the Texas rig better than I did.  

[Davis]

Tough one between the Texas Rig weightless and the Wacky Rig.

Both have produced nice fish for me this year. I'm not a big carolina rig fan and I have done a bit of shakey heading this year with my PB smallie caught on it. This probably would be one of my favorites as well but there are only a few places where I can fish it. I have very grassy bottoms on the few places that I fish. So I use it on sandy and rocky bottoms only.

[Bass1]

Sorry for being so ignorant, but what is a shakey head?

[BadKarma42]

Weightless T-rig.

[Raul]

Sorry for being so ignorant, but what is a shakey head?

The shakey technique is not new, we old farts been practicing for quite a while, it 's a soft plastic bait ( your choice ) rigged on a jighead, you let the bait rest on the bottom and shake the tip of the rod to impart action to the bait or shake the bait while retrieving it at slow pace.

What 's new are the jighead systems available now, opposed to regular older style jigheads the shakey heads have longer hooks ( 3/0-5/0 ) and some sort of attachment system that allows you to fix the bait and t-rig it without having to impale it on bait keeper of a conventional jighead.

Conventional jigheads have too small hooks to T-rig almost any bait efficiently, you had to fish with an exposed hook which caused the bait to snag  >, so you couldn 't fish the rig in deep cover, also you couldn 't rig bigger baits cuz the hook was too small.

[MALTESE FALCON]

T-rig for me. With all the grassy bottoms I fish, I don't snag as many weeds.

Falcon

[Matt Fly]

I like them all, Texas Rigging worms has been staple in my life for 35+ years.    

What I have found out to be true is.     There is gin clear water all over the World, slightly stained, to down right muddy.

I have found that each has its own place to be thrown.    Those that use multiple presentations will more likely be succesfull year around.

My thought process holds me back.    Why would I want to throw an 8lb drop shot rig in heavy timbered waters like Fork, where a new state record fish could hit that 8lb rig?   Makes it hard to give up the heavier line applications.

Matt

[senile1]

I agree with Matt Fly.  Which one you like best among these rigs should be dictated by what kind of cover and structure you regularly fish.  Fishing in the middle of thick coontail, milfoil, etc. pretty much requires the texas rig which is what I fish most and I have the most success with it.  However, I do use all of these occasionally under the right conditions.  

[mattm]

Even if I caught more bass on a c-rig t-rig would stil be my favorite.  Setting the hook on a t-rig is the best part of bass fishing.

[nboucher]

I, too, question the premise of this question. Although the t-rig may be the most versatile of the choices, my favorite is the one best suited to the water I'm fishing. Any one of these could be my favorite on a particular day.

[Tin]

Shakey head cannot be beat. Just throw a finesse worm on one and cast along side a dock and hold on.

[ABC123]

I, too, question the premise of this question. Although the t-rig may be the most versatile of the choices, my favorite is the one best suited to the water I'm fishing. Any one of these could be my favorite on a particular day.

The second half of the first sentence is the premise of the whole thread.

I understand some view the Carolina as a "search bait", while others use it in specific situations. The Texas rig and Wacky rig are basically used in simular situations, the latter not being good for heavy cover. On the other hand, the Shaky head and Carolina are related as they are both weighted, bottom type rigs.

I was looking for new views of the rigs, if there are any. I also understand you have to factor in peoples ability to actually properly present the technique too. Some are better at using a specific technique than others. This is also another aspect of the thread. People who have started using something more, and find as they use it, it's woking better, or they still find it not as productive as other styles or lures.

I might start a like thread on top water lures too. While there are many different styles of top water lures, some may have new views on which ones are working better and maybe even why.