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Bass Fishing - Texas Rig

I've caught bass on crankbaits,To set it up just run your line through
spinners, plugs and others. But for me,a bullet slip sinker (best sizes are
the most fun is plastic worms on a Texasfrom 3/8 oz. to an ounce) and tie the
Rig. Don't get me wrong, catching aline to a worm hook size 2 or 3. The
largemouth bass is catching a largemouthtwisted ones help with hookset.
bass, and I'd gladly catch one with myOnce you have the hooked tied on, run
mother's toe nail if they'd bite it.the hook tip through the end of the head
What's my fascination with plastic wormsof the plastic and push it in about a
and the Texas Rig?quarter of an inch. Now run the hook tip
Simplicity in changing baits from colorout of the plastic bait (belly side) and
to color and style, they are weedlesspush the bait up the hook towards the
and effective. But there's more to it. Ieye. Bury the tip of the hook into the
love them because I feel they are morebait near the abdomen or egg sac.
interactive and you have to fool theSome people push it all the way through
bass more than with other baits.and snug the hook tip near the body (on
If you throw out a worm and just reel itthe backside or top). This allows for
in, you are not likely to catch manybetter hook set, but results in more
fish. You have to know how to work itsnags. I like to push it through just
and you have to be very patient in yourbefore it breaks out of the back where I
presentation and when the fish hits.can feel that it will pop through
Sometimes the strike will be like aneasily. If you do this, be sure to set
explosion, and you and bass both knowthe hook hard to penetrate the plastic.
what's happening. Others it's veryWhen you cast the bait, let it settle
subtle. Sometimes you won't even knowall the way to the bottom and give it
the bass has it until you reel in theseveral seconds before moving it.
slack and feel something different goingSometimes the longer you wait, the
on. Maybe there should be slack in thebetter luck you will have. Even 30
line but it's getting tight. Orseconds or more.
vice-versa. Or maybe you can see theTry different presentations from very
line going sideways in the water.slow to moderate (never very fast). I
That's one of my favorites because youusually give the bait 1 or 2 short
have to know the right time to set thepumps, let it fall while reeling in the
hook. Set it too soon and the largemouthslack, then give it 2 or 3 pumps. Be
may not have it in it's mouth good. Setcareful. Always reel in the slack, but
it too late and it might have spit itmore often than not that's when you'll
out. That's exciting; and frustrating.get the bite. They often hit it on the
The Texas rigged plastic worm (you canfall, so expect something every time you
use it for other plastics, too) is verybring in the slack.
portable. If you want to hike around theYou can try longer pumps, like bring the
lake and fish the shore, don't lug yourline in 2 or 3 feet then let it settle.
whole tackle box. Just get a worm pouch,Try moving it painfully slow, try
load it with a few favorite styles,bouncing it quicker, try swimming it
colors, hooks and sinkers, stuff it invery slowly across the bottom and
your back pocket and hit the trail.whatever else you can think of. When
Plus, you can change lures on the fly.something works, stick with it.
Once your Texas Rig is set up, it's aUse the worms around vegetation and
matter of pulling the bait off the hookrocks. My best luck has been around
and sliding another on. No knots totrees in the water. Sometimes there will
retie. This gives you freedom to explorebe trees that hang out into the water.
different colors and styles of plasticsThese are hot spots for bass.
in a hurry.One trick I learned by accident is to
In a Texas Rig, the sinker is a bulletcast the Texas Rig out over a weak limb
slip sinker that rides freely on thehanging over the water. You want a weak
line with nothing else between the rodlimb because you want it to break or
and the bait (the benefit is that thecollapse when the bass hits, and it
bass cannot feel the sinker when itwill. I move that plastic worm up and
strikes). This drags the plastic baitdown, in and out of the water to tease
down and allows it to bounce or swimand annoy the bass. If there's one
along the bottom.there, you'll get a strike.



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