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Texas Rig Question #15059162 04/29/24 12:08 AM
Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 2 R rough_pasture_243 OP Green Horn
OP rough_pasture_243 Green Horn R Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 2	Hello Everyone! I fish in Vermont and New Hampshire and I just started using the Texas Rig to target Pike, Pickerel, and Large Mouth. I love this thing. I starting making my own after seeing this video. My question is, would the action work the same if the main line is braided? Also, how long is the best leader? In the video he said about a 1 foot. Thanks! I wish I discovered this rig years ago. YouTube Video Link

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Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: rough_pasture_243] #15059166 04/29/24 12:11 AM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 23,596 Red Oak, Galveston, and Pagosa... S SteezMacQueen TFF Guru
SteezMacQueen TFF Guru S Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 23,596 Red Oak, Galveston, and Pagosa...	Looks good to me, but us Texans don’t use the clacker bead thing. We just put on a bullet weight, tie on a EWG hook, and let it slide. Eat. Sleep. Fish.

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: rough_pasture_243] #15059171 04/29/24 12:16 AM
Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 1,396 Central Minnesota N nfhbass Extreme Angler
nfhbass Extreme Angler N Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 1,396 Central Minnesota	Some take that bead out, peg the weight, and don’t use a leader…

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: rough_pasture_243] #15059173 04/29/24 12:20 AM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 5,315 In the head of a Bass B Bass-N-Buck Master TFF Celebrity
Bass-N-Buck Master TFF Celebrity B Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 5,315 In the head of a Bass	Just tie you some fluorocarbon 15-20lb test on and like steez said no bead but that's optional I use a bead sometimes. Good luck!

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: rough_pasture_243] #15059191 04/29/24 12:36 AM
Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 5,439 Northern Mexico D Darin S. TFF Celebrity
Darin S. TFF Celebrity D Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 5,439 Northern Mexico	If you’re going to use a bead use a glass one. The ole brass and glass Tx rig worked good. Originally Posted by Westside. I hate everything

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: rough_pasture_243] #15059194 04/29/24 12:38 AM
Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 1,396 Central Minnesota N nfhbass Extreme Angler
nfhbass Extreme Angler N Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 1,396 Central Minnesota	If you’re going to use a glass bead use lead…

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: nfhbass] #15059198 04/29/24 12:42 AM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 23,596 Red Oak, Galveston, and Pagosa... S SteezMacQueen TFF Guru
SteezMacQueen TFF Guru S Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 23,596 Red Oak, Galveston, and Pagosa...	Originally Posted by nfhbass If you’re going to use a glass bead use lead… For sure. Tungsten will break the glass and the broken glass will cut the line. Eat. Sleep. Fish.

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: nfhbass] #15059246 04/29/24 01:35 AM
Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 5,439 Northern Mexico D Darin S. TFF Celebrity
Darin S. TFF Celebrity D Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 5,439 Northern Mexico	Originally Posted by nfhbass If you’re going to use a glass bead use lead… Or brass Originally Posted by Westside. I hate everything

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: rough_pasture_243] #15059297 04/29/24 02:19 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,871 abilene,texas P pil,b Extreme Angler
pil,b Extreme Angler P Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,871 abilene,texas	Bobber stoppers below and above weight

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: rough_pasture_243] #15059309 04/29/24 02:35 AM
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,731 Tarrant County 4 4Weight Extreme Angler
4Weight Extreme Angler 4 Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,731 Tarrant County	Never seen a bobber stop below the weight Aztec Anglers San Juan River Guide Service www.aztecanglers.com

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: rough_pasture_243] #15059312 04/29/24 02:45 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,829 Tejas D Douglas J TFF Guru
Douglas J TFF Guru D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,829 Tejas	bead is fine, just put a brass clacker between it and the weight #MFGA

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: 4Weight] #15059339 04/29/24 04:28 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,617 Fort Worth H HookaToad Extreme Angler
HookaToad Extreme Angler H Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,617 Fort Worth	Originally Posted by 4Weight Never seen a bobber stop below the weight protects the knot and can slide it up and make it a sissy rig (chicken shtt rig) Good Fishing and God Bless “I’d rather be a failure at something I enjoy than to be a success at something I hate”

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: SteezMacQueen] #15059419 04/29/24 12:24 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 13,537 Dallas, TX Ken A. Groovy
Ken A. Groovy Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 13,537 Dallas, TX	Originally Posted by SteezMacQueen Originally Posted by nfhbass If you’re going to use a glass bead use lead… For sure. Tungsten will break the glass and the broken glass will cut the line. +1

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: HookaToad] #15059448 04/29/24 12:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,419 Scurry, Tx - S/E of Dallas TBassYates TFF Celebrity
TBassYates TFF Celebrity Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,419 Scurry, Tx - S/E of Dallas	Originally Posted by HookaToad Originally Posted by 4Weight Never seen a bobber stop below the weight protects the knot and can slide it up and make it a sissy rig (chicken shtt rig) I even started using a bobber stopper on all of my rigs including weightless rigs, topwaters, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Just a little bit of knot protection against hitting wood or rock.

Re: Texas Rig Question [Re: rough_pasture_243] #15059458 04/29/24 01:22 PM
Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 445 Houston, Texas T TXanalogkd Angler
TXanalogkd Angler T Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 445 Houston, Texas	Looks good; the color's got my attention. Braid should be fine but I never use a liter on my fresh water set-ups.

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