If you have ever done any kind of bass fishing, you likely already know about these two types of rigging for your worms. These 2 styles have been around for a long time , and each of them have caught some oversized bass. Generally speaking, fishing with worms may be the one best method to catch the really large fish. It has to do with the realistic action that a plastic worm mimics in the water, and combined with a soft body, the worm just tends to resemble real food to a largemouth bass. But let me just cover these 2 distinct types of worm rigging.
Texas rigs are is the simpler of the two. It is only comprised of a cone shaped weight, worm, and a hook. Put the cone shaped weight on the line first, tie your hook off, then place your worm on the hook, and you are ready to fish. The Texas rig is very tightly fit, and works very well when you are fishing rich vegetation, where so often bass make their abode.
Now, the Carolina fishing rig is a bit more complex. It utilizes a worm, bead, barrel swivel, hook, leader line, and weight. Place the weight on first , then the bead, tie off the barrel swivel, tie on a leader line, tie off your hook, then put your worm on the hook, and you are prepared to Carolina rig fish. Because the weight is separate from the worm, when the lure is wagged in front of the fish, it looks more real, and thus this rig can yield more strikes. But you need to weigh it out though, because the Carolina rig is tougher to work the cover areas, and thus when you are fishing the Carolina rig, you might not be able to put the worm as close to the fish, which means fewer fish.
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