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Texas Rig Weight Choice....favorite texas rig plastic!


RandyFish

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after seeing a one of my former FM "teachers" on the lake Sunday (and hearing of his success compared to mine), I was rethinking my Texas Rig strategy.

I know there are two "schools" (i love fishin' word play) of thought regarding cone sinker weight.

The First: As light as sinker as possible (I have been doing that, usually an 1/8 oz), which allows the bait to move a little more naturally and hang up a bit on weeds.

The Second: A heavier sinker that triggers "reaction bites" and that keeps the plastic on the bottom.

I would prefer the "I would err on the side of..." response because I do not have two texas rigs -- heavy and light -- at the ready.

Maybe I should?

I could just pegg the heavy -- as Dietz mentions on my earlier jig questions -- and pretend its a jig. Anyone do this with Plastic craws?

Plus I can always peg it to make a quick "Carolina rig."

Finally, your favorite texas rigged bait and color is ("Any color as long it is....")?

I love bass season...so many options, so small of brain!! Perfect for the Adult Attention Dysfunction in all of us.

RandyFish

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Randy--dude.. you crank me up... I too like the word play.

However, here is the deal. As you state there are 2 schools of thought.. I light or 2 heavy.. and maybe even 3 somewhere inbetween. The truth is, nobody really knows. I generally start fast(heavy) and go light as needed. Heavier is usually quicker and can cover more water faster. Light weights can take so long to fish an area.

The fact is, you need to find fish first. Either a gut feelin gor an underwater camera to tell yo uthe fish are there. Then its just a matter of finding what the fish want. Heavy, light, light, dark, fast, slow, big, small... Once you find the combinations that work every time... time to go pro.. becuase they too get skunked all the time!

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Capt- to Peg a sinker, you simply stop a sliding sinker from sliding! There are many ways in which you can do this. Jam a tooth pick in the sinker hole, pull a few strands of a rubber skirt threw the hole, use a bobber stop. Pegging the sinker makes it more weedless!

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Here's my thoughts on Texas Rigs for what they're worth.

1) 90% of the time I peg the sinker or use a screw in weight. The only time I don't peg is if I intend to fish the bait painfully slow on a weedline. I prefer the way a pegged sinker works through heavy cover.

2) If I'm pitchin' to an edge of rushes or cattails that are not bordered by heavy submergent vegetation, I like to use a really light sinker. An 1/8 oz. is perfect. It gives the fish peeking out a chance to bum rush that bait on the fall.

3) Heavy weeds, I like a 3/8 oz. or better. In those situations, you're target fishing anyways. The extra weight helps you bust into the wholes and makes you a little more accurate with your pitches.

That's my take on things as of 7:00 AM this morning.

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I like a 1/4 oz sinker most of the time. It is heavy enough to cover a lot of water quickly, yet light enough to pitch in some delicate spots. I try to stay with bullet weights, black with darker worms, red with lighter colors. I have 2 favorite colors. Culprit tomato in a 7 inch, in several southern MN lakes they are deadly, and a 7" Motor Oil Power worm. For some reason, the Motor Oil is dealy in heavy, heavy cover. Just my 2 cents worth.

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