What are some special things you do to make the Texas Rig catch more fish? I'm fishing worms. Thanks

In grass that you'd normally lose feel or get caught up in I peg my weight. If you do get hung up put slack in your line and pop your rod once or twice sometimes you'll get bit doing that. Other than that try to get as close to your target as possible.

Two things that tend to work for me: s......l.....o....w............d.....o.....w.....n ..........................................and put the worms in front of fish......and oftentimes a little JJ's Magic, too

For me its all about using it weightless. My percentage of strikes skyrocket once I remove the weight. Using a worm/creature bait with nice action that flutters as it falls drives them nuts. I also try to use as light of a line as I can around 8-10lb line.

For me its all about using it weightless. My percentage of strikes skyrocket once I remove the weight. Using a worm/creature bait with nice action that flutters as it falls drives them nuts. I also try to use as light of a line as I can around 8-10lb line.

 

I'm in a feisty mood, but this is a serious question....not trying to provoke.....but, can a t-rig really be weightless?  I believed that a worm weight was fundamental component of a t-rig

I'm in a feisty mood, but this is a serious question....not trying to provoke.....but, can a t-rig really be weightless? I believed that a worm weight was fundamental component of a t-rig

No, at this point I believe it is considered to be 'Tex-Posed'

I'm in a feisty mood, but this is a serious question....not trying to provoke.....but, can a t-rig really be weightless?  I believed that a worm weight was fundamental component of a t-rig

It's just considered weightless, but you use the same off-set worm hook and rig the worm the same so its weedless.

Rigged weightless works excellent.

Here is some good reading for you:  http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_articles.html

 

 

 

 

Peg the lure . Theres a lot of different ways to do it . I use a heavier weight than most people and fish the worm a lot faster than most. A  6 inch worm I'll usually have a 3/16th ounce weight sometimes 1/4. I'll slow down in cover but I like to work the lure way past the cover. Bass dont just hunker down and stay put. They roam around the cover and I catch a lot of fish once the bait leaves cover  or even before it. 

 

People will say Im doing it wrong , but even the pros all have different methods. Larry Nixon and Bill Dance two legendary texas rig fishermen , have different philosophies . Nixon uses heavier weights and fishes faster than Dance. At least thats what he says . 

 

I usually peg the sinker with a bobber stop in cover but if I'm fishing away from cover , I will adjust the stop about 6 inches in front of the worm. 

Uhh! Both wrong

Birth of the Texas Rig

Late 50s Creme moves to Tyler, Texas

Nick notices Texas anglers using the replacement worms threaded on a single hook, point buried to make it weedless, no weight. Nick starts putting a hook in the package!

Early 60s a weight was added to fish deeper water

Nixon does not peg his weight & yes he fishes faster.