Remember to reel up any slack before setting the hook also.

When texas rigging, poke the hook through the plastic then skin tuck it back
in. Also it real easy to rip the worm from a bass if it's swimming right at
you

Rodney is right about light rods especially if your making long casts, if
that's the case switch to a braided line

It will not require as much of a hook set like mono does.

Like I mentioned, I always try to avoid setting the hook on a bass coming
right at me.

A good thing to do is fish some surface plastics like Yum buzz frogs or
Zoom Ultravibe speedworms, you will know when the fish has it and they are a
little more reluctant to let it go right away IMO, you can also try that
hammer hook set!! Good Luck

"The Holy Cow" wrote in message
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Rodney wrote:
Using too light of a rod can cause this,, you did not state if the hook

I have a heavier rod I'll try, and I'll try really whipping the hell out
of
it to set.

came through the bait or not, I used to let them run twice and set the

Sometimes the hook comes through the bait, sometimes the bait slides down
the hook so only the head of the bait remains on the hook (and does so at
the curve), and sometimes the bait doesn't move.

Another problem I have run into is big bream grabbing the tail, or very
dink bass, they just never get the hook in their mouths

Could be. On other lures, and one lucky time with a texas rig, I'm landing
12" bass here, so there could be smaller ones. I've also got sunfish and
pickerel in the same water.

Rick