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

[pogon02]

I am pondering whether I should try some of these rigs Carolina, Texas or Drop shot I was wondering if you guys had some experience with these rigs. Drop shot rig looks the most interesting to me I like the fact that the bait floats above the bottom and is more visible. I want to try something different instead of just using cranks and spinners.

 

[David Kearney]

I have had most success for bass on cranks. Havent really tried any rigs, usually I switch to worm on a hook with slip shot, but don`t know what rig that is called.

 

[PainInTheBass]

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

 

[pogon02]

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

Thanks Tim I never really got into fishing plastics but thanks for the explanation it all makes perfect sense now.

 

[Spinninreel]

Plastics are extremely versitile bait and can be fished in many different ways. What you need to do is try all these methods under different fishing conditions.

 

[PainInTheBass]

What Spinninreel said is very true for a number of reasons. For one, you need to find out which rig works best for you and under which conditions. Secondly, you need to develop some confidence in the rig. Fish seem to be able to sense a rig fished without any confidence.

TIM

 

[pogon02]

What Spinninreel said is very true for a number of reasons. For one, you need to find out which rig works best for you and under which conditions. Secondly, you need to develop some confidence in the rig. Fish seem to be able to sense a rig fished without any confidence.

TIM

I believe that you need to have confidence in the technique you are using even if you are failing at first you just need to keep trying while changing it up a bit eventually you will get the hang of it and the confidence will follow but you need to keep at it and not give up.

 

[Vald Drac]

Dont forget waky style senko worms!

 

[David Kearney]

Dont forget waky style senko worms!

do you use a weight for the wacky rig or just the worm itself is weight enough?

 

[PainInTheBass]

If you have the patience, weightless wacky rigs have more natural action. I fish 6" worms and find that they have enough weight to cast reasonably well. They sink slowly. My problem is I lack patience for the sink, so I use weighted weedless Gamakatsu hooks. Along with me being impatient, I find it hard to keep the line taught enough to feel any takes on the fall with such a slow sink rate. I also had no confidence in this style of fishing until recently. YMMV.

TIM

 

[HyperFox]

Dynamite and a net.

Any questions?

lol

Seriously tho.. Best one this year has actually been a bobber and worm. Or split shot and a worm..

 

[Bigfisherman]

Dynamite and a net.

Any questions?

lol

Seriously tho.. Best one this year has actually been a bobber and worm. Or split shot and a worm..

You can't C&R if your using Dynamite.

 

[Spinninreel]

Dont forget waky style senko worms!

do you use a weight for the wacky rig or just the worm itself is weight enough?

I like to use just hooks for wacky style unless you are fishing in deeper water ( anything more than 12ft) and then a weighted hook might be better. The true senko's when fished wacky style actually have the ends wobble up and down as they fall and that's usually when you catch the fish.

 

[MikeyMikey]

Yes. use circle hook for wacky riggin'

 

[David Kearney]

Dont forget waky style senko worms!

do you use a weight for the wacky rig or just the worm itself is weight enough?

I like to use just hooks for wacky style unless you are fishing in deeper water ( anything more than 12ft) and then a weighted hook might be better. The true senko's when fished wacky style actually have the ends wobble up and down as they fall and that's usually when you catch the fish.

ok cool thanks I am going to try it on Wednesday at the island.

 

[Sike-1]

I have most success with big jigs. Nothing catches more big bass than a jig. there is just something about it that calls the monsters out of the depths. Coming in a close second is a suspending bait. I use alot of x-raps and bomber long a's. Great on smallmouths.

Plastics are definately high on the list. 10 inch powerworms on a 1/8 to 3/8 oz weight are deadly when tossed around logs and grass. Carolina rigs i find work best for me on deep points and humps. Another good option would be drop shotting on the exact same points and humps. BUT... i only drop shot on the humps when smallies are present. a 4 inch worm on a drop shot wont catch big largemouth, but will certainly take the biggest smallmouths out there, where as a carolina rig appeals more to the largemouth than the smallmouth, i find anyway.

Weightless worms, like senkos and the like i find are getting used too much, and fish just arent hitting them like they used to. So what ive been doing lately, with alot of success, its tossing weightless creature baits, like beavers and other fat bodied flipping baits around docks and logs.

 

[Bigfisherman]

Wacky Worms Rule.............All Bass in livewell caught with 5" green le baron brand plastic worms.

 

[pogon02]

My Friend has recently tried a weedless texas rig and caught a nice 4lb Bass. The Berkley power bait worms which are similar to earth worms in color worked very well on this day.

 

[GB2pair]

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,

 

[YAWN]

GB2pair nice site, I like the idea of the glass bead to add some noise!