Texas Rig : With or Without bead ? 2024
MaxDal reply :
Just curious how you guys rig your plastics on a texas rig ? 8-)
I know that theoritically one is supposed to put a little bead.
Well that's the textbook Texas rig .... as for me, I almost never use a bead except in muddy water when I want the clic-clic sound.
I may be wrong though ?
OOPS Sorry ! Just noticed there's already such a topic "bead or not bead"
I couldn't find one at first cause I forgot to choose "all the posts" instead of "last week" in the search engine options.
The Mods can delete this topic if the want.... I'm sorry ! :-[
roadwarrior reply :
I honestly don't know if a bead actually makes any difference, but
I always use one. Additionally, I rarely (never) fish a T-rig pegged.
8-)
Vyron reply :
I dont use a bead but sometimes in muddy water I use Rattlin Weights.
fishizzle reply :
I avoid them b/c I don't know enough about them to make an educated decision about when they should be used
Plus I already have enough junk in the trunk
Garnet reply :
I use a stainless bead above my tunston wieght for the tiny hole and a glass bead to protect the knot. And all of it to make a rattle that never falls off. This combined with a bobber stop makes a very versitile rig.
Garnet
Catt reply :
Very rarely, in winter I'll sometimes use Brass-N-Glass 
Matt Fly reply :
I like beads when I'm throwing large profile baits such as 8 inch magnum lizzards or 10+ inch worme. So, in the summer, when I'm fishing from 15 feet and deeper, I like the bead. I shake the worm like a jig somedays.
flechero reply :
QuoteI know that theoretically one is supposed to put a little bead.
Funny, in over 20 years of t-rigging, I never heard that. I never use a bead... I have tried it but never thought it helped. (but I won't fish a c-rig w/o one ...lol)
GobbleDog reply :
QuoteQuoteI know that theoretically one is supposed to put a little bead.Funny, in over 20 years of t-rigging, I never heard that.
Me neither. I thought beeds were only for C-rigging and even then I never use 'em.
MaxDal reply :
Well, I mean all the books and most of magazines I would read had a Texas rig depicted with a red glass bead.
As for C-rig, I 100% agree with you. I just won't fish a C-rig without a bead..... Sure it works as well without a bead. But no !
Jeff H reply :
Never use a bead on Texas Rig.
Catt reply :
Most instances where a glass bead is mentioned with a Texas Rig are Brass-N-Glass when using a Craw Worm during either off colored water or cold water situations. I throw this setup on occasion during winter months with good success; it offers a different profile and rate of fall than a Jig-N-Craw. My bait of choice in this situation is a 6" Gene Larew Salty Hawg Craw, ¼ oz brass weight un-pegged, & an 8mm glass bead.
Ern reply :
Never seen a Texas rig with a bead or heard of it 'til this am....Then found this post. I saw Scott Martin using it on his show this A.M. for the first time.
May give it a try though.
The Carolina Rig uses it. I had never seen it with a Texas Rig.
T-rig reply :
I hardly ever use a bead. I sometimes use one in winter or muddy water. I'm just to lazy too put one on and I don't think it makes a big difference.
senile1 reply :
I don't use a bead, but I could see that it might be helpful in very muddy conditions.
utahbasser reply :
i peg my t-rigs, but i use a bead with my carolina rigs
pointer reply :
Never have tried to use one w/ a t-rig, might try it next time in muddy water
bassman417 reply :
I always use beads. Im sure it makes no difference, but I like to protect the knot a little.
scbassin reply :
I always use a bead & try to match the color of the plastic.
jjbassjj reply :
i always use a red glass bead for texas riggin..i dont use one when im pegging or for weightless obviously. Its just a confidence thing for me.
The Next KVD reply :
wats the point of a bead on a t-rig? On a carolina rig always.
jjbassjj reply :
wellll....it doesnt really do much, but it protects the knot in some cases, it will give off some noise, and for some people its just a matter of confidence.
Hookemdown. reply :
Quotewellll....it doesnt and for some people its just a matter of confidence.
BINGO!
This goes for anything in fishing IMHO. Confidence is everything.
Big-O reply :
Dirty , stained, deep water or at night. I use them. But with super action soft plastics, don't need them otherwise.
Joshua Vandamm reply :
On 3/11/2008 at 9:16 PM, Garnet said:I use a stainless bead above my tunston wieght for the tiny hole and a glass bead to protect the knot. And all of it to make a rattle that never falls off. This combined with a bobber stop makes a very versitile rig.
Garnet
Hey Man that sounds interesting but I'm a little confused. You use a tungsten bullet weight and put stainless steel above it? ...like ahead I was it on the line. Wouldn't it make more sense to put it on below the bullet right over the hook? is that what you meant. Thanks!
WRB reply :
Started using brass n glass in the mid 80's and it's become my standard T-rig; 3/16 to 1/4 oz painted brass bullet weight and 8mm tempered glass faceted bead.
Tom
cgolf reply :
I rember reading about this as a doodling rig in Bassin magazine many years ago. Sure enough a quick Google search came up wth this.
https://www.bassmaster.com/news/don-iovino-doodling
scaleface reply :
Never have used a bead ..
Mike L reply :
I Always use a bead except when I throw a Florida rig.
Other than knot protection, when hitting the weight an intermediate clicking sound, especially in stained water can only help.
Tip...If you use a glass bead always check it periodically. Glass has a tendency to chip banging against the tungsten weight all day.
Not so much useing lead.
Mike
Bass Turd reply :
On 3/30/2017 at 2:25 AM, Mike L said:I Always use a bead except when I throw a Florida rig.
Other than knot protection, when hitting the weight an intermediate clicking sound, especially in stained water can only help.
Tip...If you use a glass bead always check it periodically. Glass has a tendency to chip banging against the tungsten weight all day.
Not so much useing lead.
Mike
I like tungsten but was warned not to use a glass bead because of what you stated. I started using two smaller tungsten weights "base to base" so they click together. I works out good. Smaller profile because I fish a rocky lake and still get the clicking with out damaging my line.
1201vilbig reply :
Red tungsten bead for me.
FishingMN reply :
I use a 1/4 weight and a plastic bead. I have to retie about every 20 casts because small nicks/damage on the 12lb fluorocarbon line that seems to form around where the bead is. Does anyone else have this problem? I don't like retying.
papajoe222 reply :
I went to a different T-Rig school than most. I use a bead with brass, or tungsten in clear water. My reasoning is because it gets the fish's attention. Getting a fish to look at your presentation is half the battle. How many times do you figure your plastic bait passes behind, or to the side and back of a fish. If she doesn't see it back there, it gets ignored. I think of drivers that rarely look in their mirrors, focusing only on what's in front of them. Coming up from behind them, a bump on the horn will get them to look. Whether that driver, or Ms. Largemouth or Smallmouth chooses to ignore what's behind is up to them, but they will be aware of its/your presence.
BassWhole! reply :
No bead on a t-rig, ever.
J Francho reply :
Fourscore and 11 years ago someone wanted to dress up a Texas Rig 
I used to like to put a bead between the hook and bullet. I went so far as to buy fancy beads from stores in Corning, NY. Somewhere along the way, I stopped doing it. Nothing has changed with my success/failure rate with a Texas rig.
Fishes in trees reply :
Sometimes I use a bead and sometimes I don't. I think it depends on when I'm digging around the hook box, when I'm retying, if there is a loose bead that catches my eye or not. I'm pretty certain that is why I leave loose beads in my tx rig hook box. If there is a more scientific reason to choose to use a bead on your tx rig or not, I don't know it.
Todd2 reply :
I've done both, haven't noticed a difference either way.
fishwizzard reply :
I use a red glass bead when I am fishing an unpegged weight, I feel like it protects the knot a little and I figure the occasional clacking noise can't hurt. I have a big bag of glass beads and I think they look cool. If I didn't have them with me I would shrug and move on.
However, one time I always want a bead is when I am fishing 4" worms on what I call a T/C-rig. The rigging goes "hook -> largish red glass bead -> bobber stop -> 1/16-1/8oz tungsten weight -> bobber stop". Rigged this way I can switch between a T-rig and a C-rig in seconds. It's really useful in some of the creeks and small ponds that I fish both of which have a lot of empty mud/silt bottoms. I use it t-rigged when targeting cover/structure and C-rigged when I am dragging the empty bottom looking for cover/structure or just in desperation. When in C-rig mode the bead usually stays stuck on the knot and I 100% believe there is something about the weight of the bead and the bit of flash that make it a ton more effective then without it.
Mike L reply :
I only use them when in heavily stained water and/or in congested mature pad areas.
Mike
waymont reply :
You people who use beads have an opinion on plastic beads. I have a bag and might give them a try. Is glass the better sound?
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