9 minutes ago, Catt said:

With all the hype, high pressure sales, and the desire for magical mystical lures or techniques anglers have been deceived into believing the Texas Rig is an old antiquated technique that should be shelved like Jitterbugs, Tiny Torpedoes, Johnson Spoons, and Inline Spinner baits.

 

The lure that had the biggest impact on American fishing started in the late 1940s in a basement in Akron Ohio. That's where Nick and Cosma Creme cooked up the perfect combination of vinyl, oils and pigments to produce a molded worm that not only looked and felt soft and alive, but also stayed that way when exposed to air over time. 1949 would be the official birth year of the now famous Creme worm. But we’ve been told that today’s modern “Trick” worms bare no resemblance to this old tired chunk of plastic.

 

We have even been convinced that the “Super Mystical” Punch Rig is not a Texas Rig because they have added a skirted bead between the weight and hook.

 

We’ve been convinced that flipping & pitching if far more productive than casting your Texas Rig out and finessing it back to the boat along the bottom feeling for nooks-n-crannies and twig-n-limbs.

 

We’ve even forgotten that the plastic worm is the only lure made that a BASS CANNOT REMEMBER!

That is, a bass will continue to strike a worm even after repeated catches, whereas a bass will "turn off" to other lures, spinner baits and crank baits etc. after wearing them out on them. That’s why you cannot continue to catch them on your honey hole with the same lure over and over. Bass will stop eating that which will eradicate them. Not true with the plastic worm, however. Although we all know bass will prefer a different bait at different times (i.e. "the pattern") you can always go back to the worm to catch them.

 

I guess y’all can label me Ole School since I refuse to give up on the #1 most productive lure and technique ever invented.

 

'Nuff Said!

 

 

 

Mike

@Catt It's about time you put your 2 cents in on this thread.

7 minutes ago, Dypsis said:

@Catt It's about time you put your 2 cents in on this thread.

 

When anglers talk of “reaction” lures I picture a worm slowly and seductively falling through the water column with its random movements, little noise, and few negative cues, making it hard for big bass not to hit.

 

I don’t count on the Texas rig to save the day: I start the day out with it

Guilty, honestly I can't remember the last time I tossed a trig worm. Seems I always reach for a creature or craw when t rig. I need to get back to basics sometimes.

Not guilty.  Never have and never will walk away from the worm.

Love throwing t-rig worms of all sorts. My favorite ia a 7 inch sweet tater pie stik-o in vegetation. 

On 4/8/2017 at 3:23 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

A Netbait C mac or Zoom Ol' Monster are still standbys for in the summer months. I've had good luck with them on swinging football heads the last couple years.

This is something I wanna try this summer. I'm thinking an 8" Zoom Dead Ringer might be killer on a swinging head.