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Old 03-27-10, 09:57 PM   #1
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Default Plastic worms, to peg or not to peg?

I'm willing to bet money if you asked 100 bass fisherman whether they peg their worm weights or not, you'll get a 50/50 split in responces. So I thought I would start this post. Do you peg your worm weights or not, and why? I usually do peg mine especially when fishing around brush and other areas with snags. However when crawling the worm accross the lakes floor I can see an advantage to not pegging as this would allow the bass to suck in the worm and swim off without the being detected as easily.
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Old 03-27-10, 10:00 PM   #2
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I haven't, probably never will.
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Old 03-27-10, 10:09 PM   #3
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Depends on the situation, I will.... While pitching and flipping or when casting around brush where it is important for the weight and the plastic not to sepearte I will peg the weight. However while searching out fish, or covering alot of water (casting across points or just around some sparse cover, I will leave them unpegged.

I guess I am 50/50 on the decision!!

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Old 03-27-10, 10:27 PM   #4
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Nah, I prefer either weightless texas rig, or will even use a weighted swimbait hook texas rigged... If I run wacky then it always goes weightless
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Old 03-27-10, 10:29 PM   #5
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Unpegged mostly, every now and then I'll peg them in heavy cover. But probably 95% unpegged.
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Old 03-27-10, 10:44 PM   #6
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I'm 50/50 also....
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Old 03-27-10, 11:11 PM   #7
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Always unpegged.
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Old 03-27-10, 11:21 PM   #8
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I was actually thinking about asking the same question, Keithdog. Good topic. As for me I usually peg mine. I feel like it gives me more control over the fall of the lure, and I just have more confidence with the weight pegged; I don't know why. I don't really see the advantage of leaving the weight unpegged. I only see the advantages pegging the weight. That's just my opinion.
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Old 03-27-10, 11:23 PM   #9
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Depends on the situation, I will.... While pitching and flipping or when casting around brush where it is important for the weight and the plastic not to sepearte I will peg the weight. However while searching out fish, or covering alot of water (casting across points or just around some sparse cover, I will leave them unpegged.

I guess I am 50/50 on the decision!!

Ryan
Exactly what I was going to say.

If I'm pitching or flipping, I peg it, if I'm casting a t-rigged worm, I'll leave it unpegged.

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Old 03-27-10, 11:56 PM   #10
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I like to peg more often than not. Especially in water deeper than 5 or 6 feet. Unless I'm flipping I always use pegged.
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Old 03-28-10, 12:09 AM   #11
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I used to never peg, now I always peg. Since I started pegging i seem to catch more.
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Old 03-28-10, 12:22 AM   #12
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I like to peg them if I am keeping them on bottom and slow fishing. If I speed up in just brush the bottom, I don't peg them.
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Old 03-28-10, 01:15 AM   #13
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Always peg in grass, Hydrilla, Coon tail and Skipping boat docks ...etc.
Never peg in most other situations.
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I peg them when ever I can, and that's when (I have small enough toothpicks! But most of the time I don't, just because I don't always have toothpicks. But I just have more confidence in it!
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Old 03-28-10, 09:04 AM   #15
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Worms - never peg. If I'm flipping or pitching I don't use worms.
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Old 03-28-10, 09:14 AM   #16
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I've never pegged mine, but ive been considering it and bumping up weight size to get a little bit faster fall for clear water.
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Old 03-28-10, 10:57 AM   #17
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I buy those little rubber weight peg things, I don't like using toothpicks. I only peg my weights when fishing heavy cover, punching or fishing heavy grass. Any other time I think it's beneficial for the weight to separate from the bait some. It allows the bait to hover off the bottom and fall more slowly, even if only for a few seconds.
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Old 03-28-10, 07:17 PM   #18
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Ok, i have been reading that some of you peg when in heavy grass, Do you do this on top of having it weighted with a c-rig or texas rigged set up? This is making me wonder if the fall is better without a weight, and just pegged.
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Old 03-28-10, 07:40 PM   #19
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I never peg a c-rig. I usually peg a t-rig in heavy brush to lessen my hangups. I usually don't peg when I am fishing ledges unless it is a lot of brush that I am around.
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Ok, i have been reading that some of you peg when in heavy grass, Do you do this on top of having it weighted with a c-rig or texas rigged set up? This is making me wonder if the fall is better without a weight, and just pegged.

Not sure I follow you on this, what would you be pegging if it is not the weight?
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Old 03-28-10, 07:49 PM   #21
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Ok, i have been reading that some of you peg when in heavy grass, Do you do this on top of having it weighted with a c-rig or texas rigged set up? This is making me wonder if the fall is better without a weight, and just pegged.
I fish weightless soft plastics a lot. They work great around grass, the slow fall is great and they are mostly weedless. The reason to peg is to keep a weight from sliding up the line and getting tangled or bunched up with grass, wrapped around limbs etc... you peg the weight to the bait. I never peg a c-rig and with weightless baits you have no weight to peg.
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Old 03-28-10, 08:00 PM   #22
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Only when i pitch or flip, which is almost never. I throw a t-rig a lot around open water, definitely in ponds and dont peg it. I might peg it once or twice now in open water to see if their is any difference.
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Old 03-28-10, 08:46 PM   #23
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I peg when fishing heavy cover to lessen the chance of hang ups. Most of the time though I fish weightless....I like the slower fall.....seldom fish worms t-rigged in deeper water though I can see where not pegging in such situations would make sense.
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Old 03-28-10, 09:16 PM   #24
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I never peg, not a huge deal to me. I fish worms very often and never have problems with it unpegged.
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Old 03-29-10, 08:32 AM   #25
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Lemme add one thing to my other post. I don't peg weights when I'm fishing small 4" rigged worm. I always leave them unpegged then!
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