Pegging Weights 2025
Bassguytom reply :
I use tungsten bullet weights and always peg them. Am I missing somthing by always pegging my weights? Are there times when not pegging would be better? I'm just not sure I started pegging and just always do it. Any info. Is appriciated.
deep reply :
Florida rig vs Texas rig?
bassinOUT89 reply :
How do you peg your weights? I've tried the toothpick method, but I'm not confident it won't break my line.
Jrob78 reply :
I generally only peg if I'm pitching into heavy cover. I haven't noticed any difference in the amount of bites I get one way or the other though.
Catt reply :
I never peg weights ever because I do not see a reason to peg them.
Many people believe the weight & lure will seperate by feet when in reality the seperation is only a few inches. The first time you move the setup the two are together again.
Try it for yourself in a pool, it will dispel many myths!
Big C reply :
On 5/24/2015 at 9:47 AM, bassinOUT89 said:How do you peg your weights? I've tried the toothpick method, but I'm not confident it won't break my line.
You can use a rubber band or a bobber stop.
Mike L reply :
On 5/24/2015 at 9:47 AM, bassinOUT89 said:How do you peg your weights? I've tried the toothpick method, but I'm not confident it won't break my line.
Don't do it...By jamming a toothpick into your weight, you are depressing the line and making a weak spot. Trust me on this.
Use a bobber stop, a strand of plastic from a jig or spinnerbait, a piece of rubber that you insert into the weight and pull snug ( don't remember what it's called)
Mike
deep reply :
On 5/24/2015 at 10:14 AM, Mike L said:Don't do it...By jamming a toothpick into your weight, you are depressing the line and making a weak spot. Trust me on this.
Use a bobber stop, a strand of plastic from a jig or spinnerbait, a piece of rubber that you insert into the weight and pull snug ( don't remember what it's called)
Mike
Peg-it.
I like bobber stops myself.
Mike L reply :
On 5/24/2015 at 10:18 AM, deep said:Peg-it.
I like bobber stops myself.
Agree, That's all I use also.
OP...What I do on all my plastic rigging is to put a bobber stop above and below the weight.
That way I have more than one type of presentation at my disposal without having to retie every time by simply moving one or both of the stops anywhere at any time...
Texas Rig
Florida Rig
Petey Rig (put 2 on the bottom)
Mike
HoosierHawgs reply :
HoosierHawgs reply :
On 5/24/2015 at 10:14 AM, Mike L said:Don't do it...By jamming a toothpick into your weight, you are depressing the line and making a weak spot. Trust me on this.
Use a bobber stop, a strand of plastic from a jig or spinnerbait, a piece of rubber that you insert into the weight and pull snug ( don't remember what it's called)
Mike
You can also use a piece of nylon mono to jam a rubber band into the weight in a pinch and it wont cut your line. Take the nylon, thread it through and make a loop, then put a 1/4 piece of rubber band between the loop and pull snug. Good to go!
Montanaro reply :
I always have a stopper on.
Nearly pegged when punching and pitching to heavy cover. Pegged about a foot from hook otherwise. If you are unplugged and working lure over branches you can end up moving the weight up and down and not the plastic.
Catt reply :
On 5/24/2015 at 9:31 AM, Bassguytom said:I use tungsten bullet weights and always peg them. Am I missing somthing by always pegging my weights? Are there times when not pegging would be better? I'm just not sure I started pegging and just always do it. Any info. Is appriciated.
Watch the linked Shaw Grigsby video & google Larry Nixon fishing Texas Rig!
The odds of you weight being on one side of a branch & your lure on the other is about 1%!
Quit be a sheep 
iceintheveins reply :
I peg when pitching or fishing thick grass just to keep from catching so much vegetation. The best way to peg in most instances is a parasite weight imo. Always stays on, and your plastic won't slide down the hook.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I use a Peg It to peg my weight when flipping in cover but I don't peg it when fishing more open water situations. I must have bad luck because I've seen and felt my sinker seperate from my bait lots of times. Sucks making an almost perfect pitch at a hole in the grass, just to watch my sinker fall through while my bait bogs down in the weeds. I never peg a weight with a tube either, kills most of the spiraling action that makes them appealing.
zeth reply :
Rarely do I peg unless flipping or punching. If I do I sometimes use bobber stops but mostly use Top Brass Tackle Peg-It. Don't peg unless you must.
doyle8218 reply :
On 5/24/2015 at 9:55 AM, Catt said:I never peg weights ever because I do not see a reason to peg them.
Many people believe the weight & lure will seperate by feet when in reality the seperation is only a few inches. The first time you move the setup the two are together again.
Try it for yourself in a pool, it will dispel many myths!
Agree. But I do peg in very heavy stuff.
Bassguytom reply :
Good stuff guys. If Shaw doesn't peg I guess I won't either. I'm glad I asked. Intresting what he said about the Deleware River. That is one of my home waters.
fishinphilly reply :
On 5/24/2015 at 9:31 AM, Bassguytom said:I use tungsten bullet weights and always peg them. Am I missing somthing by always pegging my weights? Are there times when not pegging would be better? I'm just not sure I started pegging and just always do it. Any info. Is appriciated
ill peg a weight straight to the plastic when I'm punching, but if I'm fishing sparse cover or lay downs ill peg it but leave a 1inch gap to let the bait move freely kinds like the swinging jigeads and if I'm fishing docks ill usually never peg it
hatrix reply :
You kind of almost have to sometimes when fishing grass so it comes through better. I have for sure had my weight sepperate from the bait unpegged and can watch it happen in clear shallow water. Usually I keep bobber stops on my line if I had put one on that rod. If I don't plan to use it I will just slide it up a foot or so. Sometimes the stops will also grab slime or a bit of grass for you and not foul your lure so thats a plus.
Montanaro reply :
Another point. I also keep the stopper on so I can adjust for my cover rather than have another rod rigged up. Slide down for heavy cover, and slide up for more open water.
kikstand454 reply :
I only peg when punching, and I've used toothpicks for years and years with nary an issue.
That being said, I'm switching to bobberstops this summer I think. Simply for the ease of use and consistencies.
Jig Man reply :
When I peg, which is seldom, I put a bead on the line then I pull a few strands of living rubber through the bead and secure the line. The hole in the bead is large enough so that my home made pulling tool slides through without any line damage. The bead can easily be moved up or down the line as needed.
hatrix reply :
Are you saying you peg the bead also? Or just peg the bead and keep the weight free?
Jig Man reply :
I'm saying I use the bead to hold the weight at any place on the line that I choose. The bead is the peg.
scaleface reply :
I started pegging a couple of years ago . I stopped doing it. I dont catch as many fish pegged for whatever reason . You live you learn .
Catch and Grease reply :
I always peg my weights when pitching and flipping because It helps the bait and weight go through at the same time in a more clean and fluid movement, but I fish with a guy sometimes who is a heck of a lot better at flipping and pitching than me and he never pegs his weights, he claims you will get less bites....
hatrix reply :
On 5/25/2015 at 9:22 PM, Jig Man said:I'm saying I use the bead to hold the weight at any place on the line that I choose. The bead is the peg.
I see you do it backwards in a way. If I use a bead I leave a little play in the bobber stop for the weight so the tungsten makes a clacking noise on the bead.
Mike L reply :
I fish with a guy sometimes who is a heck of a lot better at flipping and pitching than me and he never pegs his weights, he claims you will get less bites....
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