Been fishing for 20 years now and I feel dumb. How does someone get the weight and bead snug at the top of a plastic bait? I see them done that way all the time in videos but I see the actual tying on part skipped.

 

Thanks in advance.

I dont understand the question . 

You'll get lots of suggestions.  Best/simplest/cheapest/easiest for me is Vike Rubber T-Stops

A bullet  weight usually slides up and down the line or is pegged in place.  I use a bobber stop to peg it in place .

I leave it free most of the time. Snug enough for me! 

I also use a bobber stopper. Really cheap and easy way to fix that problem.

Rubber T stop is one of the best ways.

When I do want to peg a weight, I'll use a rubber stop (sometimes two) the vast majority of the time.

 

However, I do use a Parasite weight occasionally.  They make both lead and Tungsten, so if you're a stout fan of Tungsten weights, you have the option.

 

A-Jay

 

http://www.parasiteweights.com/store/index.php

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I use the parasite weight too and the clips . They function well .

bury hook eye (and tag end) inside plastic bait a few millimeters. use a bobber stopper if you do not want the weight to slide up the line.

I use a glass bead between my bullet weight and hook on a T-rig. As you pull the bait over a limb or snag, the weight falls first and separates from the hook. Then you pull the bait snug to it again. That's part of the appeal of the T-rig. I still get bites and I think bass like the click it makes. So I doubt it matters much.

 

Anything to get a reaction when they aren't very active.

Iv been using bobber stops but have heard the t stops are good, so I may try them next.

Doesn't anyone use toothpicks anymore?  I keep mine in a plastic bag with Fish Formula II in it for that extra incentive.

Doesn't anyone use toothpicks anymore?  I keep mine in a plastic bag with Fish Formula II in it for that extra incentive.

I use to, grew up doing it cause my grandfather did. Don't know when I stopped, just started using other products instead.

I use bobber stops. They are cheap and work well.

 

In heavy cover frequently you do not want your presentation and sinker to get separated. You want that sinker to pull the soft plastic straight down into that hole in the cover you have pitched into.

I never throw a tex rig that's not pegged anymore. I use bobber stops as well.

Two things:

 

1st - make sure you rig the bait correctly:

 

 

Then you need to peg the weight properly:

 

WOW thanks for all the replies! I didn't expect so much excellent information. You guys are awesome.

Also make sure you're using the right hook, where the eye of the hook/knot can be tucked into the head of the plastic.  That way the bead/bullet weight is flush against the plastic and not leaving a gap where the eye of the hook is.

If you don't have bobber stops or some kind of peg you can use a few strands of a skirt. After the weight is on your line run a piece of mono through the weight and back but leave a loop. Put a couple pieces of skirt in the loop and pull it through with the mono.

Doesn't anyone use toothpicks anymore?  I keep mine in a plastic bag with Fish Formula II in it for that extra incentive.

 

I use toothpicks, and if I'm fishing from shore I'll find a grass root or alike.  The monkey's got be buying too many expensive rods, reels, and 'miracle' baits to add bobber stops anyhow...

I never throw a pegged t-rig. When I want that application, I just pick up my jig rod.

I love my bobber stops! Fastest, easiest way I have found. Dirt cheap too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/60-Fishing-Rubber-Float-Bobber-Stops-Pitch-Sinker-Medium-size-Brand-new-USA-/191507925639?hash=item2c96c30a87

I use a product called Peg-It from Top Brass. The Peg-It is a tapered rubber "tooth pick" that fits all sizes of bullet weight holes. You simply peg the bullet after rigging the hook and weight on the line. After pegging the weight I use the cut off end through the hook eye and cut those ends off about 1/8" creating a barb, this keeps the soft plastic worm or creature on the hook eye. Rig the soft plastic, pull the nose over the hook eye, slowly slide the pegged bullet weight down against the soft plastic, nothing moves.

When using a bead, the bullet weight should slide without pegging it, this adds a clicking sound and color.

Tom