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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Your videos are awesome man, you keep it real and easily digestible. Truly appreciate your approach and the knowledge you share with the fishing community!
Thank you 🙏🏾 kindly for this video
I usually use flippin hooks in 2/0 – 5/0 for worms or thinner plastics , and 2/0 ewg for most creature baits, and 4/0 for toads. I mostly try to keep the hook as small as possible just in case bass really are deterred by a hook.
For bfs I just downsize to a size 2 ewg or a 1/0 flippin hook. I also use a bead quite a bit if the water is dirty, or it's dark out. I bobber stop or rubber peg if I'm in real heavy stuff, but everything else I want to kinda free fall without the weight stuck to its nose.
I usually try to keep my weights in the 1/8 – 1/4 ounce range normally. If it's windy, deeper, or thick cover I'll go up to an ounce depending on what I need to accomplish.
One tip that isn't very much fashionable anymore because everyone is so finesse oriented, is to go heavier on a weight when that hot summer bite is finicky. A bait falling very quickly triggers bites when they don't really wanna move much.
When I punch, a lot of times I'm in 2-4 feet of water and they will absolutely blast a 3/4 or 1 ounce plastic or jig. If it's more open but still medium to light grass, going down to a 3/8 will pull a bait down real quick and get those reaction strikes as well. If it's clear, and no structure around, don't bother. It's all about using cover or dirty water to limit visibility down to them just reacting to fast movement.
Thanks for showing how to line the worm up on the hook. So many instructional videos skip those basic steps and I get it but I am basically learning from scratch and appreciate every detail.
Another great video