Unlucky Lure/rig 2024
Templeton reply :
I don't know if I'm the only person to have this problem or not, but for the life of me, I cannot catch a single fish on a T-Rig. I have watched a lot of videos on the methods of fishing it, and have yet to land one. I have caught them on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Lipless crankbaits and even a shakey head.
So I was just wondering, do any of you find yourselves with a similar problem?
rippin-lips reply :
Not with the T rig. A weightless senko on a T rig is probably the biggest staple in bass fishing that I can think of,it just works. Usually very well at that. I throw a rage craw on a T rig with a 3/16 tungsten weight and have great success with it.
basshole8190 reply :
Trig caught me my first bass i love them but my unlucky lure seems to be the carolina rig I've probably only caught 20 fish my entire life on one.
Sam reply :
Living in Alabama you should have success with the Texas rig.
Probably more success in the warmer months than in the colder months where you just let it sit on the bottom and move it every 60 to 90 seconds.
Have you had success with the Shaky Head? If so, it is the same as a Texas rig other than for having the bait stand up on the bottom.
Try different weights and peg and no-peg the weights to see which one works best for you.
The Texas rig works great in Virginia and I would think it would prove to be successful in Alabama.
Give it a shot and let us know how you do.
whitwolf reply :
As always, good advice Sam!
Templeton, the only thing I would add Is try to slow down some, work the worm all the way back to the boat, and perhaps you should go out this coming Spring and bring nothing but a tx rig with you so you are forced to give It a fair shot and learn as much as you can about that particular technique. Good luck!
RAMBLER reply :
T-rig, weightless, trick worm, logs and overhanging brush at the shore line. You can't beat it.
Templeton reply :
I have tried all these techniques and have no success at all with any of them. I usually use zoom u-tail worms in watermelon seed, motor oil/chart, Junebug and Pumpkin Chartreuse. I think green pumpkin would be a good color, but the Walmart nearest me doesn't carry them.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
SPRO BBZ1 Baby Shad scares fish away for me never even a nibble on it.
Jrob78 reply :
I never have much luck with buzzbaits. I have caught a few fish on them but I don't have much confidence in them. Obviously they work but there are other topwaters I like better.
bkohlman reply :
I haven't been very lucky with flukes. I think this spring I will give them another go.
papajoe222 reply :
For me, it's a C-rigged lizzard. Worms, creature baits, tubes, and just about any other plastic will at some time or other produce for me. I totaly gave up on lizzards last year and stuck with the above mentioned baits.
rippin-lips reply :
Mine is the jerkbait. Never caught a fish on one. I've tried it throughout the year and it just won't produce a bite. I hear so much good stuff about them. I've read up on them and tried different cadences as far as jerks/twitches/pause times ect.
Templeton reply :
Buzzbaits are the lure that caught me my first bass. (Actually targeting them with lures mind you) Never tried a carolina rig and seem to have the same problem with the jerkbaits.
martintheduck reply :
You must be using the wrong setup if you never catch on t-rig anything. A t-rig senko around stumps, laydowns, grass has ALWAYS produced a bite for me.
My unlucky bait? I will NEVER... EVER... fish a lizard. NEVER!
My luckiest bait/method? Dropshot - I've BARELY pulled some fish in the boat here recently... just LITTLE skin hooks. Lots of luck in dropshotting.
Templeton reply :
I use a t-rig on a Shakespeare 6' two piece pole that is rated medium action. I switched to monofilament line because I had heard that it has the highest sensitivity of all the line types.
senko_77 reply :
Templeton, it is crazy that you can't get a bite on a texas rig. Like others have said, in my experience it will get bites on any day of the year as long as there are fish in the area you are fishing it. I guess keep trying it out and make sure it's staying on the bottom. I remember that being my biggest challenge when I started on the texas rig. And I guess try dragging instead of hopping it so you're sure it's staying in contact with the bottom. That's huge with that rig.
My worst bait is a deep diving crankbait. Gah I wish I could get better with them but I just can never seem to get consistent results on the deep crank. Oh well. Guess I'll never fish the elites because 50% of the tournaments are won on the deep diver.
senko_77 reply :
On 11/29/2013 at 2:11 PM, Templeton said:I use a t-rig on a Shakespeare 6' two piece pole that is rated medium action. I switched to monofilament line because I had heard that it has the highest sensitivity of all the line types.
Temp, it's actually quite opposite my friend. Mono is the least sensitive with fluorocarbon being the second most sensitive because of it's higher density, and the most sensitive being braided line because of it's zero stretch properties. No stretch in the line transmits the vibration of a bite better and you feel it way more. A bite on braid feels very sharp, hard tap on the rod where monofilament is a soft thump that feels kinda mushy. I suggest you try braided line and if the water you are fishing is very clear, read how to add a fluorocarbon leader to reduce the visibility of the line, underwater. Also, I know Wal-Mart sells the Zoom Trick Worm as well as the U-Tale. the straight tail worm has much less action that the ribbontail worm and this time of year, the fish tend to respond better to less action which matches up perfectly for the Trick Worm. Any color will work. Honestly, I've caught loads of fish all year on worms that are bubblegum pink, black, purple, blue, green. It really doesn't matter.
dam0007 reply :
No bull, I probably caught 200 fish this year Texas rigging white flukes and pulling them through cover. On the other hand I've never caught a fish on a senior t-rigged lol
SirSnookalot reply :
I don't think there is a lure made that doesn't catch fish given time.
5fishlimit reply :
Mine is the in line spinnerbait. I always snag them. I've never been able to keep one longer than a day, but they work so well in streams and rivers.
dreamertino reply :
I have been unlucky with the dropshot I began fishing it about a month ago. The area I fish I surrounded with riff raff and if I fish it too slow I lose weights or the whole rig. I try to fish it as slowly as possible I am using a variety of finesse worms and the zoom tiny fluke and regular fluke in smoking shad and albino. I have no idea why I am not catching fish.
Raul reply :
I´ve been bass fsihing since 1980, I can count with my right hand´s fingers the number of fish I´ve caught with buzzbaits, and I say with my right hand and not my left cuz there´s stll room for counting with the right.
MacP reply :
I don't have much confidence in jigs other than swim jigs. Almost any time most others would fish a jig, I either fish a weightless brush hog or t-rigged craw/hog/beaver of some sort.
I did just take advantage of the Siebert Jigs, I'm gonna really give it the sporting chance this spring and not take anything but jigs.
rippin-lips reply :
On 11/30/2013 at 9:09 AM, Raul said:I´ve been bass fsihing since 1980, I can count with my right hand´s fingers the number of fish I´ve caught with buzzbaits, and I say with my right hand and not my left cuz there´s stll room for counting with the right.
This saddens me. In the summer I wade out about dusk and fish into the darkness throwing a buzzbait around pads and stumps. It's such a good time. Nothing like having a fish bust your bait 3ft from you. It gives me a mini heart attack sometimes haha.
WRB reply :
Spinning or baitcasting?On 11/29/2013 at 2:11 PM, Templeton said:I use a t-rig on a Shakespeare 6' two piece pole that is rated medium action. I switched to monofilament line because I had heard that it has the highest sensitivity of all the line types.
Mono line has the least strike detection feed back and a medium action 2 piece rod is not a good T-rig or jig rod. Spinning reels combined with the rod you defined would make your strike detection even more difficult.
What size weight and hook do you use?
Tom
Templeton reply :
On 12/1/2013 at 6:48 AM, WRB said:Spinning or baitcasting?
Mono line has the least strike detection feed back and a medium action 2 piece rod is not a good T-rig or jig rod. Spinning reels combined with the rod you defined would make your strike detection even more difficult.
What size weight and hook do you use?
Tom
Spinning, Shakespeare Conquest medium action. I also changed my line to fluorocarbon, which I used before hand. Now that I thought about it, you all were right about the sensitivity part of line. Don't even know what I was thinking. LOL
alberto-1 reply :
Hard to say why you cant catch them on it. I love to fish one really deep in the summer time.
J Francho reply :
Swimming Senkos....I know they should work. Not for me. Been through several packages, on many different rigs. Nothing, lol.
Now you can't bit on Texas Rig? I gotta think it's location, not the bait. Or something is seriously wrong with your presentation. There's a ton of resources, including our articles and video section that cover the basics. Remember, it's just a terminal rig! It simply solves the issue of getting the bait down to the fish, and through the weeds without collecting too much junk. There's a ton of baits out there that can be T-rigged. I'd start with a 6" straight tail worm, or slightly larger ribbontail worm.
WRB reply :
If you used a 3/16 oz sliding bullet sinker and 6" to 7" curl or ribbon tail soft plastic worm like Berkley's Power worm and fished it slowly, bass will eat and swallow this worm if given slack line, hard to miss.On 12/1/2013 at 12:29 PM, Templeton said:Spinning, Shakespeare Conquest medium action. I also changed my line to fluorocarbon, which I used before hand. Now that I thought about it, you all were right about the sensitivity part of line. Don't even know what I was thinking. LOL
Better yet, get some Carolina Keepers and place the keeper about 24" above the hook to hold the weight like a finesse C-rig and slowly drag that along the bottom, good rig for your tackle set up.
Tom
bassin is addicting reply :
1st there must be fish where you are....otherwise it makes no difference what rig you are fishing..
2nd...it has got to be your presentation... use as light as weight as possible, i use 1/8...and a i do like the Zoom u-tail for fun fishing for numbers.......i don't hop it.....i have had the most luck just reeling slowly... watch your line and wait for the tap...tap..
i don't know that color makes that much difference. i've had the most luck with either watermelon seed or red shad. depending on water clarity.
good luck.
Felix77 reply :
For me it's a bulky 4" Flippin Tube. Don't know why but I can't ever seem to get bit on it so I choose other baits to flip/pitch with instead. Mainly rage craws, hawgs and ribbontail worms.
alberto-1 reply :
Alabama rig. I cant barely catch a fish on the thing.
J Francho reply :
Alberto, come on up to Oneida in fall for smallies - can't cash a check without one!
Ratherbfishing reply :
Alabama rigs and Carolina rigs are tie for being my least favorite and least productive methods.
Must be where you are fishing that is the problem (location, location, location). So long as you aren't sleeping (and sometimes not even then), Texas rigs can hardly be fished wrong. Last summer my g-friend was dragging a texas-rigged worm behind the boat. It was practically water skiing we were moving so fast. Just about when I was going to tell her that method probably wouldn't work and she ought to tie on a crankbait if she wanted to troll, she caught a bass. So hush my mouth!
Templeton reply :
I think my biggest problem is feeling the bite itself.
ww2farmer reply :
I hate dragging things around behind the boat. It dosen't matter if it's a tube, a drop shot, a c-rig, a football jig, etc......I HATE IT..................but I have caught lots of fish doing it, but it is the only thing I actually think I can't stand doing.
thehooligan reply :
Jigs and Carolina rig are my unlucky baits.
For everyone That doesn't have luck with buzzbaits, keep on fishing them. That was the one topwater bait I didn't use till this year, sorta wrote them off and stopped using them. I put the sammies away for a bit and start working the cavitrons and they caught my three biggest bass this year, lol.
basshole8190 reply :
for sure. a cavitron caught my big fish of the year a 6-3 beauty.On 12/4/2013 at 9:18 AM, thehooligan said:Jigs and Carolina rig are my unlucky baits.
For everyone That doesn't have luck with buzzbaits, keep on fishing them. That was the one topwater bait I didn't use till this year, sorta wrote them off and stopped using them. I put the sammies away for a bit and start working the cavitrons and they caught my three biggest bass this year, lol.
bigbill reply :
I like to test lures and sooner or later we will figure out what presentation works.
With T-rigs, C-rigs, Split Shot-rigs it's a very very slow presentation and sometimes boring. I'm a cranker and like moving lures. But I do switch to the rigs too. It's a matter where we use them too. From shore I look for drop offs, channels with slow moving water, the flats, the pads, submerged weeds etc.
I like to use the rigs with plastics near the edge of the moving water near the channels. Sometimes the slower moving waters won't slow the backwashes. Because the water is slow and deeper that river backslashes. Sometimes there are weedlines beside the slower moving water too. I find fishing along side this edge parallel to the slow moving water
and the weedline can be very productive with the rigs. Remember we never know the size of the bass we will pull out of this area too. They seem to be well fed because they waiting to grab anything that comes by looking for an easy meal. The two words that go together is, "plastics / slow" in most cases depending on the fishes mood and it's additude. Some bass are more aggressive than others. Some of the slower to strike bass will take more teasing. This is when the bite is slow with cranks is when I switch to my C-rig with a senko or brushog and fish rather slow. I know the fish are there it's figuring out making them strike. Don't hesitate to throw a inline spinner too and reel it just fast enough so the spinner spins. It will also run deeper the slower we reel it.
If we move it too slow we get snags. I do not use inline spinners in weeds. The mepps timber doodle is for the weeds. I have no clue why it works but it's one of my best weedless lures.
Using lures, it's where and when to use them plus the presentation we choose to use too. We do find ourselves fishing then way too fast thinking there like spinnerbaits. I say slow down till you find the correct speed were the action is.
Pick the correct lure color for the water conditions.
Try different presentations.
Pick a good area to fish from. Look for drop offs, Rocky points, channels, submerged weeds, weedlines etc.
The more you practice everything I say your catch will increase even shore fishing I'm sure of that. It's skill not luck in fishing, luck if for the casino. It's takes skill to catch fish. Remember on days you couldn't buy a bite it's skill that catches fish.
I change lures and colors till the action happens. That's the challenge to me to make them strike. Good Skill to Ya, bigbill
Btw, I have one area in one of my hot spots that produces no fish everyone I cast it. After getting my hummingbird wristwatch fish finder I casted it to this area and never found any fish there. It's the only time I used the portable fish finder for fish. I figured out there is a swampy wet land area feeding this spot so the PH levels could be way off. These tools are available for shore fisherman too. Those little casted out pods work awesome when we use them. I have one rod setup with braided line just for casting the pod for the hummingbird wristwatch fish finder. I've mainly used it in the past to learn how the bottom is structured. How deep it is, where the holes and flats are at.
Remember it's skill, do not beat yourself up for being shunked. Ask yourself what could I have done different while on the way home. Remember to keep a log book. Record where, when and how you caught fish. And when you didn't. Write down the time of year too pre and post spawn etc. Record everything. You can graph it out and fish it the exact same way next season. Trust me us shore fisherman can be very successful too.
Walk up slowly to your spot and don't step on any rocks. Even in the earth rocks sticking out of the ground sends vibrations into the water warning the fish that your there. Be very stealthy with your tackle. Be very quiet like your not there. Cast past where you want your lure to go. And bring your lure slowly near that spot. Be very quiet I don't talk too. I'm in my zone, my own zip code when I'm fishing. As I fish I scan the water while I watch behind my lures for flashes from short strikes. The more you look you will see fish. Once you learn to do this you automatically wear your polarized glasses and practice watching the water. This works.
If you go out thinking you will be skunked your beating yourself before you go out. Stay home when you think like that.
Be POSITIVE!!!!!!!THINK POSITIVE!!!!!!+++++the world will be a better place for you when your upbeat and positive.
tholmes reply :
I've probably caught more bass on a T-rigged worm than any other bait. Keep fishing it, if there are fish in the area, you'll get bit.
The one lure that, for me, is spectacularly unproductive is a Zara Spook. I can catch fish on other topwater baits, even other "walk the dog" types, but the Spook...nada. I don't have any problem "walking" the lure, I just NEVER catch anything with it.
Also, any bait that is firetiger color. I have a whole sack full of firetiger crankbaits, never caught a fish on any of them.
Tom
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