Texas rigs are great for fishing brush, weeds and other cover, as well as keeping your worm in contact with the bottom.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 5 minutes
Here's How:
- Get hook, lead, worm and rod and reel
- Thread line through the lead
- Tie hook to line using improved clinch, palomor or Trilene knot
- Insert hook point into head of worm, thread down 1/4 inch
- Bring hook point out of worm, pull shaft of hook through worm until eye is at head
- Insert hook point into worm body, keeping point inside worm
- Straighten worm on hook so it is straight, eye of hook is just inside worm head
Tips:
- Use light 1/8 ounce lead for shallow water, bigger lead to 1/2 ounce for deeper water
- Peg lead to line with a tooth pick stuck in it to hold lead in one place
- Run hook point through side of worm, then pull back in to make a "channel" for better hook set
