06-16-10, 03:03 PM | #1 |
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texas rigs, thoughts on best methods and retrieval
I am new to bass fishing and am finding most sucess with freewieghting a texas rigged trigger x curly tail worm. 90% of the bass I have cought in the last three weeks have come off this using a stop and go retrieve. I cast the line and let the worm hit the bottom ....this is when about half of my strikes accur. I then drag the worm about four feet and let it sit. This is what has been working for me, I was wondering what methods some of you other guys are using. Please share for I am just learing how to bass fish!
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06-16-10, 03:18 PM | #2 |
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i use the same technique as well sometimes. and sometimes i will make shorter hops, or quicker hops if oyu understand. cast it out, let it sink to the bottom. then little hops and longer hops alternating the pauses and hops. making it look like it is searching for something to eat. when i am using lizzards i TRY to imitate a lizzard who is searching for some eggs to eat. try to alternate you dragging of the worm or lizard or plastic. sometimes going slower is good too. especially when it starts to get really hot.
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All ready a thread, or basically the same. Check it out man!
http://www.bassfishin.com/bassfishin...ad.php?t=24359
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My other favorite method is to just drag it a few feet at a time with a pause in between. Pretty much what you just described... lol I also like to do a faster jerk, jerk, jerk retrieve. I have caught the most fish using the first style. I also tend to use straight worms, not had a ton of luck with curly tails.
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06-17-10, 10:37 AM | #5 |
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I normally use the lightest weight I can get away with. I use the lightest weight that keeps me in contact with the bottom.
I cast it out and let it sink to the bottom, watching for bites during the fall. I let it sit for a few seconds before I drag it across the bottom by raising or sweeping my rod. Then let it sit for a couple more seconds and drag it again. Repeat this back to the boat/shore. If I run into a patch of weeds, I pop the t-rig out of the weeds, almost like you would a lipless crank and then let it sit a few second right afterwards. BB
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The only thing I can think to add is to keep your rod tip pointed at the bait...This will help with slack,control,and overall presentation on rises and falls.I typically do slow rises and falls with stick baits and more twitching with curly tails and creatures
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All of the techniques mentioned above are great. If none of them work, I try using it like a plastic jerkbait, pulling it just fast enough to keep it "swimming" and then twitching it once in a while.
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Sounds to me like you're doing pretty good with what you're doing. Why screw with success? That happens to be one of my wife's favorite ways to fish a worm & she's kicked my butt with it many times.
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Try giving it some hard jerks then a long pause then more jerks
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