I say set the hook immedialely if you feel anything. Hook sets are free. You might snag grass or at worst a stump or something solid, but waiting bad things will happen. With the lifelike feel, smell, and look, of todays soft plastics the bass will swallow it deep and you end up killing them. The second bad thing that will happen is the bass spits out your offering before you react. It is amazing how fast they can eject a bait. You can watch on youtube the documentary "bigmouth forever" it is the second film like this produced by Glen Lau. At about 11:12 in the film you can see a bass inhale a crankbait full of treble hooks and eject it without the angler feeling anything. These 2 films "Bigmouth" & "Bigmouth Forever" should be watched by all bass anglers. They are very old, but are excellent information. If nothing else, check them out to see the old time boat and bass fishing gear. Glen Lau was a master angler and filmed all of the underwater footage. He mostly fished springs and rivers in Florida.I believe they were shot at Silver Springs, near Ocala FL where the water is crystal clear. Sorry about the detour, but when in question, --- SET THE HOOK.

19 hours ago, SJS said:

Lots of comments on watching the line. If concentrating on texas rig fishing is there a particular kind of line that is best?

Kind of line is totally a personal preference. Many on here use , mono, fluro, braid or both (braid with leader). Realistically it usually doesn’t make a huge difference.

I use smackdown fluorocarbon in 12#, 30# braid only and braid to leader at various times, depending on water depth, cover, or clarity.

Mostly it’s InvisX 12# or Suffix Advanced as “do all” lines.