New Rig ... Or Is It? 2025
Felix77 reply :
Over this past week I was in Dallas fishing. There was a severe cold front +20MPH winds which came through on the weekend which made for some very, very tough fishing. In my efforts to try anything to catch a fish I resorted to something a little different. The rig itself is a split shot rig ... so that's not new. What was different was the use of a floating finesse worm on it. An Elaz-Tech worm to be specific
The result was a presentation that I have never seen or heard of before.
The split shot was about 9 inches from the worm and the worm was rigged on a 3/0 EWG lightwire hook. The worm was suspended straight up and down. A little tug gave the worm a twitch/wobble just like a wacky senko but instead of it twitching horizontally it twitched vertically.
Well fished slowly it caught me the one and only bass that day. It was pale, pale white but it bit it.
Thought I would share ...
Jay Ell Gee reply :
I use floating plastics behind a split shot rig all the time. Flat out lethal, isn't it? It can give a worm a crazy amount of action.
A local guy here turned me on to some floating beaver type baits that are killer behind the SS rig as well!
Keep sore-lipping' those chilly bass!
georgeyew reply :
Isn't that just a carolina rig with a split shot?
Felix77 reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 1:00 AM, georgeyew said:Isn't that just a carolina rig with a split shot?
Essentially yes. The only twist was the vertically floating lure.
If you google both you will see them described as different rigs though.
Felix77 reply :
On 3/15/2013 at 11:37 PM, Jay Ell Gee said:I use floating plastics behind a split shot rig all the time. Flat out lethal, isn't it? It can give a worm a crazy amount of action.
A local guy here turned me on to some floating beaver type baits that are killer behind the SS rig as well!
Keep sore-lipping' those chilly bass!
It's an awesome finesse technique. I'm glad I thought of it (at the moment at least) LOL 
CPBassFishing reply :
I think those worms would be flat-out awesome on a jika rig as well. You're pulling a split ring attached to the hook instead of a texas rig so the worm would stay tail up more.
J Francho reply :
You stumbled upon a well known secret. 
airborne_angler reply :
I've got some floating tubes I may want to try this with...
Felix77 reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 2:59 AM, J Francho said:You stumbled upon a well known secret.
Something I wanted to keep secret but this forum has been such a help to me that I felt I needed to share. So everyone ... please keep this a secret?
We can call it the Bass Resrouce Rig. LOL 
Jay Ell Gee reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 1:13 AM, Felix77 said:It's an awesome finesse technique. I'm glad I thought of it (at the moment at least) LOL
If you haven't seen it, it's new to you!
Try using a 4.5 inch Roboworm curly tail behind one after the salt releases.
Why did I just tell you that!?!?!
trailer reply :
What's the reccommended split shot weight on the Bass Resource rig?
Jay Ell Gee reply :
Depends on depth, current, and wind. #6 or 4 is a good start though!
Jrob78 reply :
I sometimes like to use a tube with a foam ear plug inserted inside it on a c-rig. Kind of the same idea only on a heavier scale.
Where in Dallas were you fishing?
Crookedneck reply :
I've done something simular for years. I use a split shot and a floating jig head though.
Bobby Uhrig reply :
Sorry Bro- No felix rig for you -about 50 years to late NEXT!!
Felix77 reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 5:57 AM, Jay Ell Gee said:Depends on depth, current, and wind. #6 or 4 is a good start though!
I used a #3. Inspired by the stitching technique I read about.
Felix77 reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 8:42 AM, Bobby Uhrig said:Sorry Bro- No felix rig for you -about 50 years to late NEXT!!
Lol. I was kind of playing with the title. It was the floating worm part which I had never heard of. By the way... I used MegaStrike on that worm. I am writing up a report on my week and I am convinced it helped. I even have a pic of the pale white bass I caught.
Felix77 reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 8:05 AM, Jrob78 said:I sometimes like to use a tube with a foam ear plug inserted inside it on a c-rig. Kind of the same idea only on a heavier scale.
Where in Dallas were you fishing?
Don't they call that the boob rig or something like that?
I was actually fishing ponds around the Grapevine Lake area. I even tried some bank fishing on the Lake but got skunked.
The Rooster reply :
It's similar to the boob tube rig, but I googled that one and saw they were cutting up old used senkos and stuffing a piece inside the tube to trap air in the tip instead of using a foam insert. I'm now wondering how buoyant the foam would be? Would it be enough to use this on a Carolina rig, and when pulled the bait would dive towards the sinker on the bottom, but when rested it would swoop upwards? Imagine fishing that semi fast across a point! I'm betting the fish here haven't seen anything like that.
Jay Ell Gee reply :
Mind elaborating on what you mean here?On 3/16/2013 at 9:58 AM, Felix77 said:I used a #3. Inspired by the stitching technique I read about.
Edit: Never mind, I use that technique while fly fishing. Interesting to see it applied to bass fishing.
Felix77 reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 10:12 AM, The Rooster said:It's similar to the boob tube rig, but I googled that one and saw they were cutting up old used senkos and stuffing a piece inside the tube to trap air in the tip instead of using a foam insert. I'm now wondering how buoyant the foam would be? Would it be enough to use this on a Carolina rig, and when pulled the bait would dive towards the sinker on the bottom, but when rested it would swoop upwards? Imagine fishing that semi fast across a point! I'm betting the fish here haven't seen anything like that.
The foam is extremely buoyant. I experimented with that boob rig using foam in my fish tank. Haven't tried it for real yet.
Felix77 reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 10:21 AM, Jay Ell Gee said:Mind elaborating on what you mean here?
Sure. The book is by Bill Murphy
In Pursuit of Giant Bass.
He describes the technique in detail. I was tinkering with that when I got this bite.
Jake P reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 10:05 AM, Felix77 said:Don't they call that the boob rig or something like that?
I was actually fishing ponds around the Grapevine Lake area. I even tried some bank fishing on the Lake but got skunked.
You're on my home lake. There are tons of ponds around there within 10 miles.
Grapevine is a TOUGH winter and summer bite. Tough!
Try McPherson slough boat houses if you go back. Off dove loop rd near the nw end. If bank fishing you can usually buy a bite there.
Felix77 reply :
On 3/16/2013 at 11:24 AM, Jake P said:You're on my home lake. There are tons of ponds around there within 10 miles.
Grapevine is a TOUGH winter and summer bite. Tough!
Try McPherson slough boat houses if you go back. Off dove loop rd near the nw end. If bank fishing you can usually buy a bite there.
If I am back there I will certainly look it up. Thanks.
Blues19 reply :
Has anyone tried the same kind of split shot rig, but hooking the worm wacky style on an octapus hook? I just figured it would have a great action, have not given it a try. I think it would kinda float up like a U and would look cool.
Jay Ell Gee reply :
On 3/17/2013 at 3:37 AM, ataris41 said:Has anyone tried the same kind of split shot rig, but hooking the worm wacky style on an octapus hook? I just figured it would have a great action, have not given it a try. I think it would kinda float up like a U and would look cool.
Absolutely. Get yourself some bouyant worms and cast away. The work nose/t rigged has lots of action though.
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