Does anyone like to fish a Texas rig creature bait in the rock? Just slowly dragging it back ticking the rock.

 

I sorta think this is silly Idk why but I imagine that a C-rig would present the bait better along with a drop shot or a shakey head worm just other items that sort float above the rocks so the bass can see it better am I incorrect for thinking this?

I only ever want a true Texas rig in rock/gravel or sand (unless pitching cover down banks in shallow water). Any other Texas rig dragging or hopping just irritates the crap out of me with the mud, gunk, weeds, and debris fouling everything up. Works well for me.

One of my favorite tactics is working  a Texas rigged lizard along the rocks. Don’t really use creature baits, pretty much always a 6” lizard with either a 1/8 or 3/16 oz weight.

Depends on the type, shape, size, and position of the rock.  Many rocky places, a T rig works great and never gets wedged in-between rocks ( round river rocks).  Other places the sinker will snag every cast.  Most places fall in the middle of these two extremes.  If you can work the T rig over, around and in-between the rocks, without getting snagged than A T rig will work as well as it does in any other type of structure or cover. 

Its a great presentation on smallies with a hula grub. I go with as light as i can on the bulltet weight so i am just ticking the rocks on a moderate retreive. I dont pin the weight either because if i hop it and let it fall the hula will drag behind on the fall. Its extremely snagless as well.

I prefer a jig and especially one with a steep line tie angle, but yes, I do still like a Texas rig in rocks

If you haven't t-rigged a maxscent creature bait in rock I would highly recommend you do so.  There are several different bite patterns. When cresting an apex, falling off the apex, hopping/popping in various manors, slow dragging into the base of the rock, ect.

I LOVE this.  a tungsten weight feels so cool when it ticks against something.  very obvious.

 

having said that, two words.  FREE RIG.  year 2023 was the year of discovery for me and the Free Rig.  I own way more tungsten bullet weights so I still use it all the time.  

 

comparatively, I still think the bullet weight comes thru with less snags.  (thus far). and the hoop on a free rig will snap my line easier when I threaten a snagged bait with a gentle tug.  

I like a 1/16 ounce bullet weight with a craw.  I try to fish it at the edge of the rocks where the rocks meet the actual bottom.