whats you favorite plastic to use on a T-rig/tips for fishing a T-rig (texas rig)?

[snapper G]

what's your favorite worm to fish on texas rig? what colors do you like, hoe big, what size hook wight, etc.?

Any tips for fishing a T-rig?.

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[Catt]

Texas Rigged Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

¼ oz Bullet Weight Black

Mustad 3/0 Straight Shank Denny Brauer Flipping Hook

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[The Rooster]

A worm!!!

Particularly the 7" Berkley Power Worm in the color black. Sometimes I'll change it up with a Zoom U-tale 7" worm instead and then it's whatever color strikes me as might....um.....look good in the water?? Mimmicking natural bait colors such as pumpkin or watermelon (browns and greens), or some darker colors such as red shad (red and black).

Recently though I went on a trip with my bro-in-law who got me started using the Baby Paca Craw by Net Bait in the color green pumpkin. I caught 4 that day on those but he busted about 15 of his 30 bass on that bait alone. We were "lubing" them up with some Berkley bass attractant scent in a bottle in addition to the strong anise scent they already have. That day the fish were keying in on scent since the water was so murky and the bait was nearly the color of the water. Also surprisingly this little bait has a LOT of vibration from the pincers that the craws have. They wabble nearly like a spinnerbait blade when you retrieve it, enough I could feel it in my rod tip, so I'd say every jerk of the rod to work it while down on the bottom is creating a lot of vibration.

I use 3/0 EWG (extra wide gap) Gamakatzu hooks on my T-rigs and a bullet weight sinker in 1/4, 3/16, or 1/8 oz. sizes. That's all I find necessary and I only use the heavier 1/4 weight for deeper water or when the wind is blowing around my line quite a bit. Sometimes I might put one on to increase the feeling I get from the bait if I'm fishing soft bottoms like mud or sand. For rocky bottoms I don't need it to feel what's down there. Otherwise the smaller ones will work fine for most cases.

Here's a good trick to try. Until recently I had only thought of using glass beads with the carolina rig but it made sense to me that they would work on a T-rig too so I'm gonna try some to see if they make any difference. I figure when using those craw baits that about 3 beads clacking together might immitate the noises real crawfish make when moving and swimming. I'll let ya know!!

I'm a novice at the T-rig though but I'm learning. I'm sure some others can give you more tips than me.

[Sam]

Six-inch Zoom pumpkinseed with black flake finesse worm.

Six-inch Zoom Mocassin Blue Dead Ringer finesse worm.

It's a tie.  

[fivesixone]

My favorite T-Rig setup lately has been:

Gene Larew 12" El Salto Grande Worm - Black w/ Blue Flake (Not sure what color they call it, I don't remember.. I think it's medianoche)

3/8 oz. Tungsten Screw-in Weight (Think it's a Bullet Weight from BPS)

Gamakatsu 5/0 Offset EWG Worm Hook

Been killin' 'em after the sun goes down with this rig!

[J Francho]

7" or 10" Berkley Power Worms.  

[Lambo6]

Zoom Lizard black with a blue tail at night and Watermelon during the day

[Primus]

I have 2  7' heavy action rods with braided line for pitching into heavy cover, both use a 3/0 Gama EWG Super Line hook, on 1 set-up I have a 1/2 oz pegged black tungsten sinker on the other I have a 1/4 oz tungsten sinker. I usually have a Zoom speed craw on the end of this rig. I have a  MH 7' rod rigged  with a 3/0 Gama EWG, usually use a 1/8--1/4 oz sinker and I usually use Baby Paca Craws, Zoom U tail worms, baby brush hogs on 14 lb BPS floro, this is my usual set-up for casting. There are times during the summer when I'll use the Baby Paca craw with a  3/4 oz or even a 1 oz sinker to get a reaction bite in clear water, when they hit this they'll pull the rod out of your hands. I'll also go to the other extreme and take the sinker off and fish Senko's and Flukes, but only if the water is calm and my usual presentations aren't working as I normally prefer to cover water. I also have another 7' Heavy action rod rigged with a 5/0 Gama Ewg, usually fished with 1/4 - 1/2 oz sinkers with 17 lb. floro for 10" Powerworms and full size Brush Hogs & 8" Zoom Lizards.I also carry 3 different rigs on spinning rods for finnesse plastics along with 7' H casting rods for a Carolina rig. I normally have about 7-8 rods rigged just for a variety of presentations for soft plastics. I can't say I have a favorite but  my preference would be a bigger plastic on 3/8 oz sinker if they'll hit as the bigger baits tend to catch bigger fish.

[bass slayer21]

does everyone have better luck with a weight or without one? I normally fish 7 inch powerworm motor oil with a weight.

[J Francho]

In my book, its not a Texas rig without a weight.

[skillet]

My favorite T-rig would be Brush Hog (grn pumkin) 1/8 oz weight and 3/0 EWG Gammi hook. If we're just talking worms, I like Zoom Ol' Monster in plum apple with the above rig ...

                            As Ever,

                             skillet

[SJex]

Yamamoto Kreature Watermelon/Red with a 1/8 - 3/16 oz. weight.

Zoom Baby Brush Hog Watermelon/Red with 1/8 - 3/16 oz. weight.

Culprit Worm 7 1/2" Black with 1/8 - 1/4 oz. weight.

3/0 or 4/0 hook size.

[Bubba_Bruiser]

I am not going to go a day without throwing a 6" Zoom watermelon seed or green pumpkin lizard. I also like the 7.5 Culprit fire and ice and the watermelon. I have also recently been turned on to tungsten wieghts. I fish anywhere from the 1/16 - 1/4 oz, depending on the depth and weather. They provide a lot more sensitivity to me. But you wanna cry if you lose one.

[Certified Public Angler]

Zoom - U-vibe worm green pumpkin

or

Zoom - 6" watermelon seed lizard

4/0 Gamakatsu hook and 1/16 lead bullet weight.

Fished slow and in contact with the bottom.

[snapper G]

In my book, its not a Texas rig without a weight.

I'll havta agree with ya their!!  ;D

[BirdNestBen]

My best all time lure other than a fluke.... is the 7 in. powerworm blue fleck---- spray it with Gulp crawfish attractant..........

[roadwarrior]

In my book, its not a Texas rig without a weight.

Although you are technically correct, I think common fishing

nomenclature would include both weighted and weightless

presentations.

I never fish Senkos or Fat Ika weighted, but always fish worms, tubes

and lizards with a weight; GYCB Kreature and Slug-Go, sometimes.

The difference is both depth and action. As is the case with most

aspects of fishing, "there are many ways to skin a cat!"

8-)

[TournyFish001]

since I tied on my 1st shakey head I have yet to go with a T-Rig.  Soft plastics goes like this with me- shakey head, tube with jighead inserted, drop shot, carolina/split shot and weightless senkos.

[Bankbeater]

I use weights on tubes, brush hogs, and worms. I go weightless for flukes and senkos in shallow water, and rig them with a heavy weight in deep water.

[guitarkid]

Weedless and weightless trick worm.

                   -tumnus

[jvox]

10" Powerworm motor oil color with an 1/8oz bullet. Weightless in heavy cover. Also 7" powerworms. Blue with blue flake, bright green with silver flake are great.

[Muddy]

In my book, its not a Texas rig without a weight.

I'll havta agree with ya their!! ;D

I would like to hear your experience with both the weighted and unweighted snapper, how did you reach this conclusion?

[Muddy]

5 inch Watermelon/purple swirl *** on a 4/0 EWG , WEIGHTLESS t rigg: as for no wieght not being a t rig, both Zel and Speedbead have seen this in action and it is deadly!

6.5 inch *** Brush bugs both weighted and unweighted if weighted either 1/8 or 1/4 ounce weight

*** Ripple Tail worms, Zoom Trick Worms   or a Manns Jelly Worm, Old Style Straight Shanked worm hook and if wighted 1/4 ounce weight

[J Francho]

In my book, its not a Texas rig without a weight.

 

Although you are technically correct, I think common fishing

nomenclature would include both weighted and weightless

presentations.

I'm on a mission to standardize rigging nomenclature  ;D

[J Francho]

In my book, its not a Texas rig without a weight.

I'll havta agree with ya their!!  ;D

I would like to hear your experience with both the weighted and unweighted snapper, how did you reach this conclusion?

Muddy, my comment had absolutely NOTHING to do with the effectiveness of either rig at catching fish, but referred strictly to what we call a "Texas Rig."  Without a weight its just weedless on a worm hook.  I wish someone would name it though, it must be jealous since most of the other rigs have a name.