I have been out of fishing for a while and recently started again and have read in several places about a t-rig.  Could someone school me on what this is and how it works?  

Texas Rig - This is the most popular rigging for plastic worms.

It works anywhere, almost all of the time.

It should be "snagless" so you can throw it into cover and structure.

How to Rig a Texas Rig - First, slide a bullet weight onto your line so the tip of the bullet points towards your rod tip.

If you rig the bullet weight backwards it is known as an Arkansas rig.

Thread the plastic worm onto your 1/0 or 2/0 or 3/0 worm hook by putting the hook through the tip of the head of the worm and pulling it out about 1/4 or 1/2 inch from the head.

Pull the worm over the hook's eye so that its head covers the hook's eye.

Turn the worm around so the point of the hook faces the bottom of the worm's body.

Then bury the hook into the worm so that it is close to the top side of the worm but the hook's point does not come out.

Or, have the hook's point come out of the worm's top and then you bury it back into the worm very shallow.

Be sure the worm is totally straight.  You can place the hook against the worm's body to see where the hook should go in to have the worm sit straight.

And there you have your Texas rig.

Please read about Texas rigging on this site.  It is easy to do once you get the hang of it.

And learn to tie a Palamor knot.  Best knot you can use for a Texas rig.

Keep asking those questions.    

ok, now i feel like an idiot!  lol.  i fish Texas rigged all the time, i just hadnt heard that term.  

btw, i really like this site.  read several posts before joining and there is a tremendous amount of info being shared.

thanks.

Welcome

Welcome aboard!

Spend some time in the BassResource.com Library, "Fishing Articles" at the top of the page. Start in the "Beginners" section for discussion of the basic concepts and terms. I think you will find the answers to most questions, the rest we can address on the Forum.

Good luck!

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Thanks, I will check it out.

 what is a T-rig

He's some guy in Europe with an amazing/insane lure collection.

what is a T-rig

He's some guy in Europe with an amazing/insane lure collection.

;D ;D That was a good one! ;D ;D

Welcome aboard!

Spend some time in the BassResource.com Library, "Fishing Articles" at the top of the page. Start in the "Beginners" section for discussion of the basic concepts and terms. I think you will find the answers to most questions, the rest we can address on the Forum.

Good luck!

8-)

Being a newbie to this site, I guess that would be good advice for me as well.  It only took me 50 posts or so to figure out what a T-rig is.  

Welcome aboard!

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/worm_rigs.html

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