Hello everyone and happy New Year's.  I have been considering buying tungsten weights for my texas rigs. Is tungsten worth the price difference? and would you use it on carolina rigs as well?

Yes and yes if you can afford it.

Oh by the way , welcome.

thanks for the reply and the welcome.  I can see how there is definite advantages to tungsten, I just didn't know if it was significant enough to justify the cost.

Yes tungsten is worth the money, The sensitivity on tungsten compared to lead is double. Buy a pack and try them you won't be disappointed.

Fishing tungsten is like riding bareback.

Fishing tungsten is like riding bareback.

hahahhah i couldn't have said it any better!

I swore I would never spend the money for tungsten weights. Then I fished with them.

Can't do without them.

YES!

Tungsten is worth it if you have the dough..Its a must on Carolina rigs though.

I swore I would never spend the money for tungsten weights. Then I fished with them.

Can't do without them.

Agree!

Personally I stay away from it on a c-rig though.Not that I don't absolutely love it but it goes back to the "if you can afford it" factor. :-/ I am prone to losing c -rigs pretty often.

I love Tungsten! In fact, now that I think of it, the thought of having to go back to lead makes me want to vomit.

I swore I would never spend the money for tungsten weights. Then I fished with them.

Can't do without them.

Agree!

Personally I stay away from it on a c-rig though.Not that I don't absolutely love it but it goes back to the "if you can afford it" factor. :-/ I am prone to losing c -rigs pretty often.

Tru-Tungsten used to make a product called the "finesse c-rig weight"  They aren't in production anymore, but if you can find them, you won't have to worry about losing weights on the carolina rig anymore.

I too was skeptical at first but tried a pack.  That and flourocarbon will make you think you have a new high end super sensitive rod.  If you shop hard you can find some bulk buys that make them more affordable. Split the order with buddies and you are good to go.

Once you go tungsten you never go back.

thanks to everyone.  I am going to find me some tungsten weights.  Thanks to pitchin and flippin for the bulk advice.  I will see what I can find.

It really doesn't matter to me I do fine with both 

there is no doubt in my mind ...  tru tungston is the way to go ... you get so much better feel .... and when pitching or flipping thats really what you need ,, IMO ...

Yes

I only use Tungsten but for different reasons than the ones posted.  I use high end rods (Loomis GLX, Dobyns ExTreme Champion) and fluorocarbon for my soft plastic fishing so I never complained about the sensitivity of lead weights, but the tungsten weights are smaller and are more exact.  You never buy a 3/16 ounce tru tungsten worm weight and have it weigh anything other than 3/16 ounce, the same cannot be said for most lead weights.  I have had lead weights vary drastically in actual weight from the same package.  The smaller size of the weights gets me more bites than lead.  Any sensitivity increase is just icing on the cake.

I've often heard this used as a reason to use tungsten but just out of curiosity how exactly does one determine if he has in fact gotten more bites with tungsten?

I've often heard this used as a reason to use tungsten but just out of curiosity how exactly does one determine if he has in fact gotten more bites with tungsten?

I guess it is impossible to prove but I definitely noticed an increase in the amount of fish I caught when I switched to the tungsten weights.  I guess it could be that the tungsten weights are the same color as the worm which was not the case when I was using unpainted lead. 

i like tungsten. the weights are so tiny and compact they are less noticeable. also the sensitivity definitely does increase.

The way tungsten "feels" when it comes in contact with another object heightens our awareness of what is taking place with our lure thus increasing our "feel" for the bite but it's something we should already be adept at when fishing a Texas Rig.

Yes you will feel more bits with tungsten but what it really shows is how poor you were with a Texas Rig.

Y'all really want to increase you "feel" with a Texas Rig? Fish it at night with or without tungsten

Yes you will feel more bits with tungsten but what it really shows is how poor you were with a Texas Rig.

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Do you ever stop?

Yes you will feel more bits with tungsten but what it really shows is how poor you were with a Texas Rig.

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Do you ever stop?

Think about it was it the sinker material or angler that stopped us from feeling those bites?