Super User BrianMDTX Posted September 29, 2024 Super User Posted September 29, 2024 I don’t know the “official” name of this bait. A Texas-rig jig? A jig Texas rig? Something else? All I know is that I learned about it here from @A-Jay so I’m calling it an A-Jay Special. I tried one last week but no dice. Started off with a jerkbait but no bites. Switched to the A-Jay Special and also no bites. But I swapped out the 3/8 oz. bullet weight with a 1/4 oz. and that made a difference. All 3 were decent and caught right near the bank. Also caught one (smallest of the 4) on a squarebill. I like this bait. You can swim it like a swim jig, drag it through wood like a jig and it has a lot of action. I was using a green pumpkin skirt with a green pumpkin Rage Craw on a Gamakutsu 5/0 hook with the weight pegged. Beautiful day! It was in the low 60°s when I got on the water and about 83° now. 10 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted September 29, 2024 Super User Posted September 29, 2024 Cool that @A-Jay helped put you on bass, Brian. Here's my suggestion: Rise horribly early and be sneaky as a snake. 2 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted September 29, 2024 Super User Posted September 29, 2024 Cool ~ @BrianMDTX The name isn't really important. But those kind of results sure are. Nicely Done. I almost always do better in places with a soft bottom and light to medium cover, with a 'lighter' weight. 3/16 LEAD is my Go To ! Depending on the trailer, the rigs glides to the bottom and then rather than plunging through the muck and out of sight, it's sort of 'sits' on top of it. Which give the pass a shot at eating a motionless bait. My wife dead sticks it with a Rage Craw and just cleans up. Congrats A-Jay Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted September 29, 2024 Author Super User Posted September 29, 2024 Well,I’d say the pond I fished (and 99% of the waters I fish) meet that criteria. Definitely soft bottom and light to medium cover. Over time I’ve basically purged my lead weights for tungsten. Do you use lead for the increase in size at similar weight? Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted September 29, 2024 Super User Posted September 29, 2024 19 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said: Over time I’ve basically purged my lead weights for tungsten. Do you use lead for the increase in size at similar weight? I use lead in these soft bottom scenarios with this rig because it's less dense for it's size. Seems even small (light) tungsten weights will bury themselves up in that bottom goop. Where I just have far better results with good old fashion lead bullet weights. Lead just needs to be heavy enough to get the bait to the bottom in whatever wind I might be fishing in. And when I say bottom, I prefer the rig to sit on top of the first weed cover and not sink through it. If I'm using an 'action' type trailer, like a rage craw or a rage bug, the bait will have 'action' when I move it, but doesn't necessarily need that same action as if falls to the bottom. At times, that sort of "still glide' to the bottom is the deal. A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted September 29, 2024 Author Super User Posted September 29, 2024 Here’s the rig. Couple of things. First, I had a 1/4 oz. and switched to 1/8 oz. Not a 3/8 oz. to a 1/4 oz. Second, I have the weight pegged. A-Jay ties a bobber stop with a bead. I think that’s a better idea. The weight doesn’t really peg tight to the skirt collar like it does to the hook eye on a EWG hook. It works, but I’d rather have the weight dead nuts on the collar. Live and learn. Still catches bass! 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted September 29, 2024 Super User Posted September 29, 2024 21 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said: Here’s the rig. , I have the weight pegged. A-Jay ties a bobber stop with a bead. I think that’s a better idea. The weight doesn’t really peg tight to the skirt collar like it does to the hook eye on a EWG hook. It works, but I’d rather have the weight dead nuts on the collar. Live and learn. Still catches bass! Yup ! @Tackleholic A-Jay Quote
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