Texas rig
Also called T-rig, texas rigged worm
A soft plastic rigged weedless on an offset worm hook with a bullet weight sliding free above it. The most reliable way to fish cover.
Slide a cone-shaped bullet weight onto the line, tie on an offset worm hook, push the point into the nose of the plastic about a quarter inch, bring it out the side, slide the bait up over the offset kink, then rotate the hook and bury the point back into the body. Done right the bait hangs straight and nothing catches.
That weedless profile is why it exists. A Texas rig goes into brush piles, grass mats, laydowns and dock pilings that would cost you a lure a cast on anything else. The free-sliding weight also lets the bait fall naturally once the weight hits bottom.
Peg the weight against the hook with a bobber stop when you are punching through heavy grass, and let it slide free in open cover.
Use the lightest bullet weight that gets down. 3/16 or 1/4 ounce covers most shallow water; go heavier only for depth, wind or thick mats.
Common questions
What weight should I use on a Texas rig?
Start at 3/16 or 1/4 ounce for shallow cover. Go up to 3/8 or 1/2 for deeper water and wind, and heavier still only when you are punching through matted grass.
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