Rig · soft plastics for bass

Texas and Carolina

Tie it 3 minDifficulty EasyBest for Lure marks, weed and rock

Texas. The bullet weight sits right against the lure. Compact, casts well, and comes through weed and kelp nose first. Best where you need to get into cover.

Targets

Bass

Baits. Soft plastic senkos, creature baits, paddle tails

What it is made of

1MainlineBraid, straight through
2Bullet weight7 to 28 g. Slides on the line, nose first through weed
3Bead and swivelCarolina only. Sets the weight away from the lure
4Leader18 to 25 lb fluoro. Short for Texas, 60 to 90 cm for Carolina
5Wide gap hook4/0 to 6/0 weedless. Point buried back in the plastic
6Soft plasticSenko, creature bait or paddle tail

Tie it

Thread a 7 to 28 g bullet weight onto the line, nose forward.
Texas: 18 to 25 lb fluoro short to the hook. Carolina: bead, swivel, then 60 to 90 cm of the same fluoro.
Wide gap 4/0 to 6/0 through the nose of the plastic.
Turn the hook and bury the point back in the body.
Fish it slow along the bottom on east-coast rock and weed edges, feel for the tap.

Weedless only works if the point is properly buried. If it is showing, you are fishing a snag magnet.

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