Texas Rig Bass Fishing: From Rigging to the Hookset

The Texas rig is one of the simplest bass fishing rigs there is, but the little details matter.

In this video, I walk through how to rig a Texas rig, how to fish it weighted and weightless, and what to watch for when a bass picks it up.

We’ll cover hook choices, weight size, hiding the hook eye, keeping the worm straight, skin-hooking the bait, using a glass bead, pegging the weight, and when I like to fish it weightless.

Then we get out on the water and fish it a few different ways — lifting and dropping a weightless worm, dragging a creature bait along the bottom, hopping it, letting it sit, and working a weighted stick worm.

The Texas rig isn’t fancy, but it flat out works. If you’re learning bass fishing, this is one of those rigs you need to know.

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Chapters:
00:00 Texas rig basics
00:39 What a Texas rig is
01:28 Hook choices
02:34 Weight choices
03:39 How to start rigging it
04:10 Common rigging mistake
04:55 Hide the hook eye
05:25 Skin-hooking the bait
06:20 Glass bead option
06:42 Pegging the weight
07:24 Fishing it weightless
08:20 Weightless worm fish catch
09:12 Weighted creature bait
11:10 Weighted stick worm
12:11 Quick recap
12:34 Question of the day

Drop a comment and let me know how you fish your Texas rig — weighted, weightless, pegged, unpegged, worm, craw, or creature bait.

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