Largemouth Bass Fishing With The Carolina Rig Vs....
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bigfish44
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Jan 23, 2009
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The Texas rig and the Carolina rig are two popular setups for fishing plastic worms, which are one of the most consistently effective bass fishing baits in the world. Slowly dragging plastic worms across the bottom of lakes and rivers is a consistently deadly bass fishing technique. This fishing article will explain the difference between the two as well as when to fish each rig.
For the Texas rig, the weight is placed directly above the worm. A bullet weight is tied onto the line and is situated directly above the head. The hook should penetrate into the worm's side so as to make the rig weedless. The Texas rig is my personal favorite as you have a much better feel for the strike. The plastic worm is slowly dragged along the bottom through grass, reeds, sunken trees, etc. The key is to feel the rig slowly tap across the bottom. Work the rig slowly and maintain good contact and feel the bottom.
For the Carolina rig, you attach an egg, bullet weight or split shots 12 to 18 inches above your hook. Simply attach a weight above a swivel and then tie on your leader. You rig up the worm just as you would for the Texas rig, so that it's completely weedless. Strikes are tougher to feel with this setup, however in deep water or on windy days, when you can't feel the worm dragging across the bottom with the Texas rig, the Carolina rig is the way to go. Anytime that you sense that something feels a bit different or does not feel quite right set the hook.
Make sure to use a high quality, salt impregnated plastic worm. The worms are salted to encourage the bass to hold on to the worm longer. I would recommend
Zoom Soft Plastic Baits SS+ U-Tale Worms
Check out the new world record largemouth bass caught in Lake Biwa, Japan.
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