What is your most successfull rig for Bass and other fish.

[David Kearney]

I like to use a Texas style rig. I use a bullet head sinker and a glass bead. I fished the island today and I got a nice large mouth on this rig. Check this website out.

http://www.bootinrayz.com/new/rigs.html

Cheers,

nice site, very straight forward...I ever have the patience to tie altta rigs, I tend to put on a leader and switch things up alot...I need to find some patience, and to tye some rigs and fish with alittle bit of obedience.

 

[toddyc20]

I'm a huge fan of Tube jigs. I just started using them about 1 month ago and the success has been unreal. Slowly working them across the bottom with small twitches really works well for me.

 

[Sike-1]

I'm a huge fan of Tube jigs. I just started using them about 1 month ago and the success has been unreal. Slowly working them across the bottom with small twitches really works well for me.

If largemouth is your thing, you should really try flipping them and pitching them under docks

 

[Garry2rs]

I catch more Bass on a weightless Wacky worm than on anything else.
These pictures are all from last week.

My hooks are 3/0 or 4/0 EWG's any brand will do, Wal-Mart hooks are the cheapest, and I use 10 or 20 pound red Power Pro on a spinning outfit.

I like the red line because it's easier for me to see and the fish don't care.

Here's the "2R's How-To"
Make a cast...When the bait hits the water, flip your rod tip to throw out some slack line...
Braided line floats, so the slack line acts as a bobber...
When you see the line move, in an unnatural way, pick up the slack.
The fish generally set the hook themselves. If the fish drops the bait, open the bail, throw in some slack again. Most often the fish will return and take the bait again. If nothing happens, twitch the rod tip upward a couple of times to raise the bait off the bottom, and let it sink again. If nothing happens again, make a new cast.

For deeper water, say depths below 10 or 12 feet of water, tie a drop shot with a three feet of line between the bait and sinker. The bait can be wacky, Texas or nose hooked, it doesn't matter.
Drop the sinker to the bottom and leave some slack...the bait will fall very naturally those last three feet to the bottom. Don't be in a rush to pick up the slack line, fish will pick the bait off the bottom.
If nothing happens, lift the slack, without moving the sinker, and let the bait fall again.
If nothing happens again, make a new cast.
This is a killer technique when you get on a school of Perch, Crappie or SMBass!

Last thoughts...
-Some imitation Senko style worms are more buoyant than Zoom, Yum or the real Senkos, that's where the 4/0 hook comes in, to add some extra weight.
-My technique isn't that good in a strong wind. The braided line gets dragged by the wind and the bait won't sink properly. Switch to another type of bait IE Spinnerbaits.
-Wacky isn't good around thick weeds or brush etc; the open hook invites snags. Rig the worm weightless Texas style with the hook point covered.
-Red line doesn't disappear underwater. The colour red appears black at depths below 6 to 12 feet.
-Many name brand monofilament lines have dyes in them that become fluorescent underwater. They are very visible...but the fish don't care.
Garry2rs

 

[wes shaw]

top waters for sure , torpeedos , poppers or my personal fav the strike king grass frog... heres a couple results of that dealy lure !!

 

[Knuguy]

Big "O's" when trolling---bass, pike, walleye etc.

 

[buck]

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[FishingNoob]

I really like t-rigged plastics and crankbaits or jerkbaits, nothing is as fun as seeing your rod bend from a bass smash your crankbait, except other then a bass inhaling your frog...

I want to fish jigs and topwater more this season, and become a better all around bass fisherman.

 

[Mr. Bassturd]

Well, I think that the rig will depend on the presentation you want for the fish, and how you are fishing. What is the structure on the bottom of the lake? They can all make a difference in the choice(s) you make. A carolina rig typically drags very slowly on the bottom, with the worm trailing above the bottom. They are typically not as weedless as Texas rigs, but the worm itself can be Texas rigged behind the Carolina rig to make it more weedless. Texas rigging is good for very weedy lakes because of how weedless the rig is. It is also better than the Carolina rig for presenting right infront of finnicky fish and just leaving the bait there until the fish takes it. The drop shot is a great vertical presentation rig. It is typically a relatively stationary presentation (ie - deadsticking, letting the worm do the work) and is good at maintaining the bait at a specific height. So, if the fish are finnicky and suspended, this can be a killer. It is good to know the different uses and applications of all the rigs.

LOL - in the end, I just gave the standard "It depends..." response... lol

TIM

It really does depend however ive always found that largies are either looking for something down low near the bottom with a slower presentation twitching your bait occasionally as well the falling action of the bait is important. for this i really like the 5 " or 6" plastic worms texas rigged in natural colours like watermellon pumpkin seed and even black with red speckles have worked there is a few different brands all of them work well. soft plastics of all kind will also work colour presentation and locating the fish are the most important IMO and stay away from bright colours. So then theres the times they want action and for this i prefer topwater baits such as hoola poppers or floating frogs and spinners in bright colours usually silver yellow and green, and they love the weeds more than bob marley

for smallies look for rocks gravel and sand soft plastics are great same as above for action mepps and small spoons work great as well as the good old real worm with a float or just one or 2 split shots 6 to 12 inches from the hook and cast and retrieve and for this method u could also use that dropshot rig probably the most idealistic situation to use it especially if there is a strong current or winds that way ur bait gets to the bottom but if it is calm just use the split shots and remember the initial fall of the bait is important so dont start reeling right away light it sit for a sec then twitch it and bring it in then let it fall.

 

[mikea07]

Aside from top waters like my jitterbugs, poppers and frogs... I love senkos, either wacky style or texas rigged.

I also had a lot of success last year just with Gulp minnows just hooked through the nose with the tip sticking out the back.

 

[FishingNoob]

It really does depend however ive always found that largies are either looking for something down low near the bottom with a slower presentation twitching your bait occasionally as well the falling action of the bait is important. for this i really like the 5 " or 6" plastic worms texas rigged in natural colours like watermellon pumpkin seed and even black with red speckles have worked there is a few different brands all of them work well. soft plastics of all kind will also work colour presentation and locating the fish are the most important IMO and stay away from bright colours. So then theres the times they want action and for this i prefer topwater baits such as hoola poppers or floating frogs and spinners in bright colours usually silver yellow and green, and they love the weeds more than bob marley

for smallies look for rocks gravel and sand soft plastics are great same as above for action mepps and small spoons work great as well as the good old real worm with a float or just one or 2 split shots 6 to 12 inches from the hook and cast and retrieve and for this method u could also use that dropshot rig probably the most idealistic situation to use it especially if there is a strong current or winds that way ur bait gets to the bottom but if it is calm just use the split shots and remember the initial fall of the bait is important so dont start reeling right away light it sit for a sec then twitch it and bring it in then let it fall.

WOW all great advice! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

[BackwoodsBassr]

The gulp minnowgrub never let's me down... Any swirltail grub can do the trick IMO but I find the minnowgrub is really deadly. I'll usually just throw it on a 1\4 or 1\8 round jig head or a plain #4 or #2 hook. Its also great to add as a trailer to jigs, spoons, and spinners...I've hit bass, pike, and panners galore on these and this weekend I added a laker to the list of gulp minnowgrub victims lol.

 

[Mr. Bassturd]

so id like to add that i stand corrected on the bright colours i was on a west trib 2 days ago and got a decent smallie off a tiny pink tube jig under a float drifting the river for steelies but i think it was more aggression
than hunger but i don't know . first time off something non natural

 

[BackwoodsBassr]

Turd I think u nailed it. Both bright and Natural colours have a place and time for sure but at the beginning of the season I'm throwing yellow chart, neon pink, blaze orange...whatever I think will get noticed.

That being said I wouldn't want to be stuck with a box full of brights and no greens or browns come mid july...although when its starting to rain hard or pre-storm I like to throw on a chart grub on a black jig head no matter what. In those situations its been my experience that the bass like to relate to structure and often won't chase after a bait on the retrieve but if they can see something dropping nearby you bet your ass they'll slam it.

 

[FishingNoob]

although when its starting to rain hard or pre-storm I like to throw on a chart grub on a black jig head no matter what. In those situations its been my experience that the bass like to relate to structure and often won't chase after a bait on the retrieve but if they can see something dropping nearby you bet your ass they'll slam it.

Great tip, always had trouble hooking into bass, when it starts to rain...

 

[Mr. Bassturd]

Turd I think u nailed it. Both bright and Natural colours have a place and time for sure but at the beginning of the season I'm throwing yellow chart, neon pink, blaze orange...whatever I think will get noticed.

That being said I wouldn't want to be stuck with a box full of brights and no greens or browns come mid july...although when its starting to rain hard or pre-storm I like to throw on a chart grub on a black jig head no matter what. In those situations its been my experience that the bass like to relate to structure and often won't chase after a bait on the retrieve but if they can see something dropping nearby you bet your ass they'll slam it.

have u had any luck with neon green worms i bought some cuz they attracted me i figured they would attract the fish theyve been in my bag ever since

 

[FishingNoob]

have u had any luck with neon green worms i bought some cuz they attracted me i figured they would attract the fish theyve been in my bag ever since

I've had luck with worms were the tip was neon green on a shakey head jig, rigged so the neon part did not have the jig attached to it. Make any sense?

 

[Mr. Bassturd]

ya ive used those i hav some left from last year there brown with the green tip 4"worms i tried them late in the season not much luck but i use a 1/0 worm hook instead of a jig head and u can get weighted hooks or u can use a split shot on the line if u want a quicker drop or a slow drop

 

[Mr. Bassturd]

ya ive used those i hav some left from last year there brown with the green tip 4"worms i tried them late in the season not much luck but i use a 1/0 worm hook instead of a jig head and u can get weighted hooks or u can use a split shot on the line if u want a quicker drop or a slow drop

and u can save ur jigheads for some tube jigs

 

[BackwoodsBassr]

I haven't tried those actually, sound sweet tho! bright green grubs have worked well for me early in the season.

Have you guys ever seen/used kinda see through green worms with flecks? hard to describe lol but I get grubs in that colour and I've been wanting to upsize.