On May 4, 11:14*am, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
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Hi,

Thanks for previous help.

Regarding the Texas Rig:

When do you folks peg the weight to the worm, and when do you let it be
totally free to ride on the line ?

Might as well also ask: *when pegging, is the toothpick approach still
the "best" way, or has technology caught up with this "problem" while
I've away from sport ?

Bob,

Typically, I peg the sinker if I'm fishing in brush. *This way, when I'm
pulling the worm over a branch, I don't end up with the sinker on one side
of the branch and the worm/hook on the other. *I don't peg if I'm fishing
a t-rig in vegetation or rock.

Pretty much I am always fishing "brush" so I always peg. *It give you
precise control.

I have found a lot of times it benefits not to peg when fishing clear water
or finesse presentations. *One presentation I found was to pitch a worm out
on light line and a light weight. *The weight and the bait separate until
they reach an equilibrium and it falls at a decent rate. *When the weight
hits the bottom the worm changes speed and falls slower. *Often the is what
provokes a strike.

Technology has added new sinkers that can "peg" the sinker. *What it does
is attach the worm or hook to the sinker. *Here's a couple new sinkers.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...t_10151_-1_100...

The screw in worm weights are awesome when fishing thick baits that tend to
foul the hook like big beaver tails or knockoffs. *The bait stays with the
weight and tends to slid up the line after the hook set instead of sliding
down and requiring you to set the hook hard enough to slice the bait in
half. *I use them almost exclusively until I got hooked on a certain weight
of tungsten weight. *Now that Tru Tungsten has them in Tungsten I may try
them again.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...t_10151_-1_100...

I have not tried these, but they look like they may have some benefits.

And here's a high tech approach to toothpicks.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...t_10151_-1_100...

I have tried the BPS rubber pegs, and found them to be awfully thick with a
fairly short thin section making them difficult to put in sinkers when using
thick line for flipping in a lot of the weights I like. *In addition a lot
of them seemed to be dry rotted and broke to easy when trying to install
them. *I much prefer the Peg-It II rubber pegs when pegging. *They are a
better rubber and have long thin lead sections making them easier to use.

I might add that my buddy Dave Willhide (Goin' Fishin' Productions Guide
Service) uses ordinary rubber bands to peg weights. *He pulls them through
the weight by looping braid line through the weight and then sticking
sections of the bands through the loop and pulling it back through leaving
the main line in the weight when he does. *Dave is practiced at this
technique and does it so quick that he also does it when re-rigging for
clients on guide trips. *He trims the rubber band leaving a little bit
sticking out so he can pull them back out and re-use the weight. *I do not
care for that personally because it tends to gather muck and slime on the
nosed of the weight, but it works very well for Dave.

Of course, toothpicks still work just fine.

They do. *I fished once with Scott Steffins (2008 Angler of the Year in Yuma
Pro Am), and he still uses toothpicks exclusively for pegging.

JMO
Pretty much I agree with Steve across the board.

Bob La Londewww.YumaBassMan.com- Hide quoted text -

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