what are some ways to rig up softbaits and tubes/grubs? i normally fish with spinners, plastic worms, and crankbaits. not very experienced on fishing with grubs and or softbaits. i usually use my plastic worm texas rigged but i'll be fishing some creeks and streams. any advice?

T-Rig

C-Rig

Split Shot rig

Wacky weighted or unweighted rig

Shakey rig

Neko rig

Monkey rig

Live bait rig

D-shot rig

Weedless rig

It all depends on the situation. Springtime I almost always Texas rig my baits. When the dog days of summer hit, I will have a carolina rig, a texas rig, and a drop-shot tied on a rod at all times. I will probably have a shakee head ready as well.

When I fish a grub, mostly in the early spring I just use a 1/4 oz. lead head with a barb. I think it is best to use the lightest head you can on the grub so it will fall slower and have more natural action. I just thread it up on the shank and barb with the hook showing, not weedless. Its hard to rig a 3 in. grub weedless.

For the tubes I just use a tube head. Stick the lead through the body and expose the eye and tie on, with the right head you can make it weedless. You can also texas rig them with a small offset hook. I fish them both ways.

[movedhere] General Bass Fishing Forum [move by] five.bass.limit.

texposed

T-Rig

C-Rig

Split Shot rig

Wacky weighted or unweighted rig

Shakey rig

Neko rig

Monkey rig

Live bait rig

D-shot rig

Weedless rig

What is a monkey rig?

T-Rig

C-Rig

Split Shot rig

Wacky weighted or unweighted rig

Shakey rig

Neko rig

Monkey rig

Live bait rig

D-shot rig

Weedless rig

What is a monkey rig?

What is a Neko rig?

    -gk

T-Rig

C-Rig

Split Shot rig

Wacky weighted or unweighted rig

Shakey rig

Neko rig

Monkey rig

Live bait rig

D-shot rig

Weedless rig

What is a monkey rig?

What is a Neko rig?

-gk

A neko rig is where you insert a weight into the head of the worm and wacky rigged through the top.

I just want to know what a monkey rig is...

What is a monkey rig?

Monkey rig = double fluke rig 

t rigged

What is a monkey rig?

Monkey rig = double fluke rig

Gotcha. Thanks! Why is a double fluke rig called a monkey rig anyways? 

[quote author=767D70796B777A7B7E72717A7B1F0 link=1274796149/12#12 date=1274982498

Gotcha. Thanks! Why is a double fluke rig called a monkey rig anyways?

With grubs and tubes I prefer to rig them on jigheads, a round one for grubs and a slip in for tubes. I only insert the leadhead in the tube about halfway and that gives the tube a really erratic, slow drop. Grubs also excel rigged texas style, as do tubes.

These plastics, and others, are best rigged weedless with as little amount of weight as possible for the depth and cover conditions.