Pegged Or Unpegged 2024
airborne_angler reply :
Under which circumstances should a T rigged plastic be pegged vs unpegged? The lake I fish has A LOT of Milfoil in the summer and I feel I might be passing up fish because I don't fish it, and am always choosing more ooen water.Would a pegged bait be more effective in moving through that jungle than an unpegged bait?
kylek reply :
I like to peg my weights when i am fishing grass or heavy cover. If I am fishing more open water I leave it unpegged.
tholmes reply :
I always peg 'em. I've never found a reason not to.
Tom
OkobojiEagle reply :
I prefer attached.
oe
flipin4bass reply :
On 4/10/2013 at 1:05 AM, kylek said:I like to peg my weights when i am fishing grass or heavy cover. If I am fishing more open water I leave it unpegged.
X2 for sure.
mjseverson24 reply :
I almost always peg my t-rigs. when the bait is pegged any tic and bump you feel is either a fish or some sort of structure. also having the weight pegged allows it to slip through cover better. I usually don't fish t rigs in open water for me its either a jig c-rig or dropshot.
Mitch
J Francho reply :
I go unpegged, especially in most weeds, UNLESS: punching thick mats, or fishing wood cover or docks.
BassWhole! reply :
I had a girlfriend I called peg, she lost a leg in a tragic bass fishing accident, her reel name was ilene...
Seriously though, if I wanted to carolina rig (or whatever LMB guys call that finesse CR thing), I'd carolina rig, I always peg.
BrettD reply :
On 4/10/2013 at 1:47 AM, tholmes said:I always peg 'em. I've never found a reason not to.
Tom
+1
MrSwimJig reply :
I always peg, just my preference.
mc6524 reply :
I too peg mine but I peg it about an 1/8 inch up from the hook. This allows the bait to float free from the bottom and have a little more action
JKarbo214 reply :
What does everyone use to peg their weights? Are toothpicks a good option?
J Francho reply :
I like the rubber t-sticks. They seem to work the best.
wnybassman reply :
I rarely peg. No real good reason, I just don't.
Hooligan reply :
It is entirely by situation and by bait. I would suggest that it is probably a 50/50 ratio for me.
ww2farmer reply :
On 4/10/2013 at 8:26 AM, wnybassman said:I rarely peg. No real good reason, I just don't.
Perfect example of there is no right or wrong answer. I almost always peg, wnybassman and I fish a lot of the same water, we both catch them pretty good. I peg, he doesn't, I don't think the fish care.
MarkH024 reply :
I'm a pegger. 95% of the time
JKarbo214 reply :
What about bobber stops to peg?
ww2farmer reply :
On 4/10/2013 at 9:00 AM, JKarbo214 said:What about bobber stops to peg?
That's what I use, and they work great...........well, actually the 6th sense stops, but they are they same thing. Before I started using them, I used the bobber stops. Even when punching with a big weight, they (both the cheapo bobber stops, and the 6th sense stops) stay put.
backcast88 reply :
I never peg my TX rigs. If I was fishing thick mated grass I would peg but since my lakes don't have thick matted grass I don't peg.
5fishlimit reply :
What's the benefit of not pegging? Sorry if that's an ignorant question. I just never thought of that as an option.
J Francho reply :
It gives the bait a different action. The weight slides up the line, with bait slowly following. Different deal than pegged, though it's more about YOU knowing what your bait is doing. Plus, you can clear any weeds with a quick tip shake. One thing, some baits - cough-cough, senkos - do weird things on the fall when pegged with a very light weight. Try it and watch.
Hooked_On_Bass reply :
On 4/10/2013 at 3:12 AM, J Francho said:I go unpegged, especially in most weeds, UNLESS: punching thick mats, or fishing wood cover or docks.
This.
WRB reply :
The history behind pegging the weight comes from Florida; a pegged Texas rig sliding sinker is called a Florida rig! The reason should be obvious shallow weedy water verses deep structured water.
I like the glass n brass T-rig; sliding painted brass sinker, tempered faceted glass, Owner or Gamakatsu straight shank hooks. Every one of those components are essential for the way I fish a T-rig; the glass bead creates sound and subtle flash, the painted brass weight slides very easy on the line and reduces line drag for good feel of light strikes and allow separation of the weight from the soft plastic, the straight shank hook optimizes hooks sets. I also peg (Peg-It) the glass bead to create a quick finesse C-rig sometimes.
I rarely peg a bullet weight and may when fishing docks or at night in brush or heavy weeds. Prefer to use a sled head jig and worm or a screw in rattling bullet weight for night fishing cover.
Tom
Catt reply :
Never felt a need to peg & I fish all types of grass 
Sodus Bay Scooter reply :
On 4/10/2013 at 1:04 AM, airborne_angler said:Under which circumstances should a T rigged plastic be pegged vs unpegged? The lake I fish has A LOT of Milfoil in the summer and I feel I might be passing up fish because I don't fish it, and am always choosing more ooen water.Would a pegged bait be more effective in moving through that jungle than an unpegged bait?
You're definitely passing up GOOD fish by passing on the milfoil. That being said I run no peg but either way you can't go wrong. Pitch a jig down in that milfoil and see what happens 
A-Rob reply :
On 4/10/2013 at 1:47 AM, tholmes said:I always peg 'em. I've never found a reason not to.
Tom
x2
Crestliner2008 reply :
If I'm fishing wood, I peg. Reason being, you do not want your bait falling on one side of a piece of wood and your sinker on the other. Everything else, un-pegged. And really, I do not like the "look" of a pegged sinker. It never is centered to the line. But I will use it if needed.
Hooligan reply :
On 4/10/2013 at 10:39 AM, J Francho said:It gives the bait a different action. The weight slides up the line, with bait slowly following. Different deal than pegged, though it's more about YOU knowing what your bait is doing. Plus, you can clear any weeds with a quick tip shake. One thing, This post has been edited due to national security, top secret clearances and stuff like that.Try it and watch.
BobP reply :
I peg when I'm fishing cover where the weight can separate from the bait, like wood, rocks, or weed mats. If the bait comes over a piece of wood, the weight can slip up the line before the plastic bait comes over the wood, making it more likely to tangle or snag cover. The same can happen when punching a weed mat so you want a peg to keep the bait and weight together as a compact package that will penetrate the weeds. You could peg plastics all the time and many guys do. Tooth picks were the "original pegs". The rubber T stops that you thread through the weight and trim off came next, Lately, silicone bobber stops have become popular. They all work. I find bobber stops easiest to use. I don't peg if I'm fishing submerged millfoil beds but since I usually fish various kinds of cover, I usually go ahead and peg the weight.
Hooligan reply :
One of the primary reasons to not peg your bait is fall rate and action of the bait. Rage Tail baits, for example can suffer from being pegged, Eeliminator as a point of reference. Beaver style baits glide more on the drop with an improved weight, tubes flutter more as well.
.ghoti. reply :
When I tie on a T-rig, I always slip on a rubber bobber stopper first. Then a steel weight, then a steel or brass bead, then tie on the hook. I fish the rig with the stopper set just far enough above the weight to allow about an 1/8" of movement between weight and bead. I want a little click.
To fish unpegged, I slide the stopper up the line about a foot. Sometimes more than a foot. This gets the bait down as quickly as a pegged rig, except for the last foot. The weight hits the bottom first, then the drop rate slows and the bait drifts down with a different look then when tightly pegged. Sometimes that makes a big difference.
mnbassman23 reply :
I take the same approach as .ghoti. I always have a rubber bobber stop on my t-rig setup. From there I can either slide it down to peg or leave it a foot in front of the weight for unpegged. 2 things determine pegged or unpegged for me. Cover and Fall Rate.
If its matted or heavy vegetation I always peg.
If it's open, sparse, or moderate cover I will use fall rate to determine if I peg or not. Most of the time I seem to go un pegged in those situations, unless i'm looking for a reaction strike.
OneShotOneKill reply :
Isn't the main reason for pegging the weight to take the guesswork out of punching? To ensure the weight drags your bait through the cover to reach fish at a certain depth?
BassThumb reply :
I tend to go unpegged when casting T-rigs, and pegged when pitch/flipping them. I think an unpegged bait has better action since it's allowed to flutter behind the weight.
When I peg, I use rubber bobber stops.
J Francho reply :
I agree, and I also feel it's easier to keep the bait clean with a couple pops. That also draws strikes. If you have some clear water, watch your bait both pegged and unpegged. There's a huge difference.
BobP reply :
Here's something I thought of reading this, but have not done - yet. If you use a bobber stop, you can fish the rig in either pegged or unpegged fashion by snugging it down on the weight or slipping it up the line a little ways. Best of both worlds.
BrettD reply :
On 4/18/2013 at 2:39 AM, BobP said:Here's something I thought of reading this, but have not done - yet. If you use a bobber stop, you can fish the rig in either pegged or unpegged fashion by snugging it down on the weight or slipping it up the line a little ways. Best of both worlds.
This is how I do it I leave about 2 inches for the weight to move a little.
J Francho reply :
Conversely, if you use the t-stops, you can have a pegged t-rig or a modified c-rig in one. I know I've done that from the back of the boat during tournaments when there wasn't a flipping target available., just slide it up a couple feet, and chuck it to the deeper edge when the boater is working their target.
quanjig reply :
Senko pegged with a 1/16 or 1/8 tungsten, won me some money last weekend!!
Ratherbfishing reply :
On 4/14/2013 at 8:23 AM, Crestliner2008 said:If I'm fishing wood, I peg. Reason being, you do not want your bait falling on one side of a piece of wood and your sinker on the other. Everything else, un-pegged. And really, I do not like the "look" of a pegged sinker. It never is centered to the line. But I will use it if needed.
What he said.
quanjig reply :
Not sure how your pegged bait is off center? Knot? Try feeding the hook a little more plastic to cover the knot and then peg the sinker to the bait, not the knot!!
hatrix reply :
On 4/10/2013 at 8:20 AM, JKarbo214 said:What does everyone use to peg their weights? Are toothpicks a good option?
I wouldn't use a toothpick even if I had no bobber stops. You can use strands of old skit to peg a weight. Run a piece of line twice through your sinker then put some stands of the skirt through the loop end of the line you just ran and pull it back through. Trim the ends of the skirt down and your ready to rock.
J Francho reply :
On 4/18/2013 at 4:58 AM, quanjig said:Senko pegged with a 1/16 or 1/8 tungsten, won me some money last weekend!!
This is a sick little rig. Give it some slack on the fall, and it loopty-loops. Pete Gluzek used it to win on Cayuga to get into the Classic.
Koofy Smacker reply :
I like having it pegged all the time. Cant stand not feeling in touch with the bait all the time. Also if you are going through any sort of cover and you leave it unpegged the weight will slide down sometimes leaving the bait up in the cover. Can feel really weird and youll spend half the time trying to find out where your weight is vs your bait
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