Obviously Rage Rigs, T-Rigs (specify weighted or unweighted T-Rig), and Jigs have their place.

 

 

When do you choose a Rage Rig, T-Rig, or Jig over the other?




And out of those 3 what percentage do you use each?

Out of those 3, jigs 95% of the time, 5% goes to the T-rig and what is a rage rig?

Water clarity and cover is the biggest thing for me, if I have clear water, 4' visibility of more then I'm using a soft plastic on a T-Rig, the same thing for the rage rig. 2' of visibility I will start with a jig but most likely it will be something in the 3/16oz to 1/4oz variety and let the fish tell me. If I have less than 2' of visibility I'm going jig, the reasons are simply that the jig is bulky and moves more water which makes it easier for fish to find,

Obviously Rage Rigs, T-Rigs, and Jigs have their place.

When do you choose a Rage Rig, T-Rig, or Jig over the other?

And out of those 3 what percentage do you use each?

 

 

Question #1: Every time I'm on the water; I have a Texas Rig & Jig-n-Craw tied on 24/7/365. Consistently catching bass is about putting the odds in your favor, the Texas Rig & the Jig-n-Craw are the #1 & #2 most productive technique available so why would I not throw them? The Rage Rig #3 for now!

 

Question #2: The percentage at which I throw one over the other changes daily, even hourly

Water clarity and cover is the biggest thing for me, if I have clear water, 4' visibility of more then I'm using a soft plastic on a T-Rig, the same thing for the rage rig. 2' of visibility I will start with a jig but most likely it will be something in the 3/16oz to 1/4oz variety and let the fish tell me. If I have less than 2' of visibility I'm going jig, the reasons are simply that the jig is bulky and moves more water which makes it easier for fish to find,

A weighted or unweighted T-Rig?

Rage Rig is the use of a Weighted (Swimbait) hook on your normal T rig plastics for a more horizontal profile fall and crawl along the bottom. Most often used in shallow to 6 or 8ft and calm winds since it is a slow style presentation. Great when you've located fish and need to finesse them a bit. It's also a good search tool in trashy conditions because it's extremely SNAG proof including in jagged rocks. T rigs and jigs are more useful when the fish want a more vertical fall, Nose first etc, and more versatile because of the variety in weight sizes that are available which increases the depths and speed by which you can cover your water.

Check out the Moaner Hook site for illustration of Rage rig.

My personal preferences are;

Jig

T-rig, sliding sinker with glass bead.

Rage type rigs; soft plastics with keel weighted hook with CPS spring.

Summer day time our bass are deep, 30'. At night they are active shallower, then T-rig is #1, followed by jig, the Rage type rigs.

Tom

A weighted or unweighted T-Rig?

 

The only time I use an unweighted T-Rig is for Senkos and flukes so I was talking about a weighted T-Rig. To me, I'll use an unweighted T-rig even in the same conditions as I would a weighted T-rig or a jig because I'm using it in different areas.

Like Catt posted above, I always have a jig and a T-rig ready to go. 

 

The percentage of time that I use either one depends on what I'm catching them on.

 

Tom

Currently, I'm throwing a jika rig instead of any other 3 rigs you mentioned.  This time of year I am spending most of my time fishing main lake points where the bottom intersects with the thermocline. So far for me this year, that has been in 10 to 16 feet of water, where I fish.  I spend a little bit of time every fishing trip looking shallow or suspended, but so far this summer, all of my better fish have happened on the bottom, close to but not in the deep weed line, within a couple of feet of the thermocline.