Texas vs. Carolina????

[.dsaavedra.]

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???

well shoot! now it counts my vote as wacky. i wanted it texas. is there a way i can change it?

[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???

well shoot! now it counts my vote as wacky. i wanted it texas. is there a way i can change it?

I changed it so you have 6000 minutes to delete your vote. Not sure if you can revote though. A mod erator or owner will have to answer that one.

[Trent, B]

texas rig and t-rig are the same arnt they?

[WRB]

The classic Texas ot T-rig is a free sliding bullet weight and worm hook. The worm being nose hooked, then the hook eye pulled into the nose of the worm and the hook point placed back into the worm body to protect it from snagging. Texposed is the same as Texas with the hook point resting on top of the worm body.

Doodling is a finesse Texas rigged worm, adding a glass bead between the sliding bullet weight and hook, Brass 'N Glass is doodling with a brass bullet weight and glass bead, Texas or Texposed hooked worm.

Florida rig is the Texas rig with the weight pegged.

Carolina rig or C-rig uses a sliding egg sinker, a bead and swivel with a leader and hook tied to the swivel.

Split shot rig is simply a round split shot clamped onto the line above the hook with a worm Texposed hooked.

Slip shot is is like the doodle rig with the bead pegged to stop the (mojo) weight above the worm, similar to a finesse style C-rig without the swivel.

Wacky rigged worm is a worm hooked through the egg sack or miidle of the body.

trick worm is fishing a worm without a weight, or just a swivel for the weight.

nail rig is a weightless wacky hooked worm with a nail weight inserted into the nose of the worm. River2Sea has come out with tungsten nail weight. Gamaksutsu wide gap weedless hook is used to wacky rig a worm.

Dart head jigs rigged Texposed have been around for decades used to swim worms for example.

Hope this hepls to clarify worm rigs a little.

WRB

[Tokyo Tony]

I'd say that's pretty much the whole ball of wax.

[FishTank]

T-rigged has been my favorite for years.  It has produced more fish for me than any other method.  

[.dsaavedra.]

ok cool i got my vote set in as texas now.

[Matt Fly]

C-rig, T-rig, Wacky, split shotted,

Bass are seasonal, bass move accordingly, there are times of the year, that you need different tools to put bass in the boat.

Example, fall lake turnover,    Pretty steady T-rig bite going until the bottom started turning.    

Fish suspended off bottom once the lake started to turn over.    T rig not the right tool for this job.    The question is:   What tool can get to a bass that suspended 6 ft off bottom now?

There are times in the year that certain tools out produces the other ones.   I prefer neither on this example, although a long six foot leader  c-rig and a floating 3X can work.    I would prefer to try some cranks, swimbaits, and the best and easiest to keep in the zone is a spoon fished vertical.

There are times in the year, that the C rig works better with an 18 inch leader, and times in the year that a 4 ft leader is the ticket.

There are times in the year that I don't change colors, i change the weight on my T-rig.    Certain times, the 1.4oz can't be beat, and there are times when bass want that bait to fall faster to trigger the bite, thus 5/16th's or 1/2 oz can do the trick.    More often, it the weight they want adjusted, not the color.

All these are simple tools that need to used accordingly.    My strength is Texas rigs, but I do C rig alot for learning what is on bottom. by far the best search bait for learning new areas when looking for a sweet spot within a sweet spot.

A good mechanic is good with all tools.   Show me a mechanic that can tune a race car with one tool.

Matt

[bubbler]

there is nothing better than a exas rig.

i love this rig for all seasons

t rig

wacky

shaky head

c rig

these are my favorites in order

bubbler