Why Do Many People Despise Slow Texas Rig Fishing? 2024
FishChaser1 reply :
I personally hate fishing faster baits because I lose confidence making cast after cast.
Choporoz reply :
The self psycho-analyst in me says it all goes back to my childhood....lol
When I was the kid with the cane pole watching the adults cast and troll, I couldn't wait until I could get out from under the shackles of the bobber. First walleye fishing, then bass....I have always been of the mind that fishing should be an active enterprise; not passive. I began with spinnerbaits, then cranks --- gotta keep that lure moving --- deadsticking a worm on the bottom took me back to those sad days of being the kid with the cane pole and earthworm, I guess....ha ha!!!
Catch and Grease reply :
Because some people prefer fishing fast and moving from place to place catching fish along the way and covering lots more water.
But sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and slow down.
Steveo-1969 reply :
Personally I prefer fishing a slow bottom-contact bait. I think I'm physically addicted to the "tap-tap, reel down, set the hook!!!"
K_Mac reply :
Because we're all wired differently.
WRB reply :
Some folks would rather fish than catch bass. T-rigs and jigs take a lot more concentration to detect strikes, some anglers are good at strike detection, others not so good.
Given a choice a top water bite is very exciting, just doesn't happen a high percentage of the time. I tend to use what the bass prefer most of the time.
Tom
Catt reply :
Because many anglers fail to understand the effectiveness of a Texas Rig fished fast.
Texas Rigs are my search baits 
MassBass reply :
Because you can't cover water.
TNRanger reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 3:48 AM, Steveo-1969 said:Personally I prefer fishing a slow bottom-contact bait. I think I'm physically addicted to the "tap-tap, reel down, set the hook!!!"
Exactly. The C-rig stands for confidence rig in my waters.
Jig Man reply :
Where did you see that info? Was this a survey, study or just your impression. I don't know anyone who doesn't like to do it at least part of the time.
Tim Kelly reply :
I like slow because it avoids the damned pike!
Catch and Grease reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 5:09 AM, Jig Man said:Where did you see that info? Was this a survey, study or just your impression. I don't know anyone who doesn't like to do it at least part of the time.
I know many people who fish a Texas rig but do not comprend slowing down. A lot of people don't like moving a bait a few inches then waiting a period of time just to move it a few more inches all the way to the boat.
For me, if its catching fish I don't mind fishing slow. And if you wanna win tournaments you have to fish slow sometimes.
nascar2428 reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 5:00 AM, Catt said:Because many anglers fail to understand the effectiveness of a Texas Rig fished fast.
Texas Rigs are my search baits
How is this done? Since you called me out on my spinnerbaiting. 
To the op, I end up t-rigging every time I go out, that's how the vast majority of my fish are caught.
Mccallister25 reply :
Different strokes for different folks.. Jigs are my favorite way to fish, and I dont mind slowing down, but I dont like t-rigs. The confidence just isnt there.. Not everyones the same.
Hyrule Bass reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 5:00 AM, Catt said:Because many anglers fail to understand the effectiveness of a Texas Rig fished fast.
Texas Rigs are my search baits
LOL at the search baits bit.
i fish texas rigs a variety of ways, youre right, they dont have to just be fished slow by dragging it on the bottom every few minutes. you can speed them up in more than one way. and cover all depths of water as well.
1. want a slower or faster fall through the water column, change the weight size. bigger, smaller, peg it, let it free slide or remove it all together.
2. who says you have to sit their for minutes before moving your bait? yes this method can work, so does flat out dead sticking at times. but you can drag your worm how ever fast you want to. you can pause for minutes or seconds or just give a constant drag worm, reel slack, drag worm reel slack method...
3. you can also just reel very slowly and keep your bait constantly dragging across the bottom. or your can reel it faster and get it up in the water column some.
4. you can hop your texas rig back to the boat or bank.
5. you can go weightless and fish it as a top water. or swim it anywhere in the water column. bass will bite swimming worms.
6. you can use a floating worm and fish it as a top water or let it suspend under the water and just give it a jerk every few seconds, drives bass nuts...
and it can go on and on. i think people get locked into that "guaranteed way to catch fish" thread thinking its the only or best way to fish a t-rig. its just one of the ways. that and people constantly suggesting "slow down" as the first alternative....
geo g reply :
It takes a considerable amount of concentration and patience to fish plastics slow. Like all phases of society our population today is not known for their discipline, or ability to patiently wait for good things to happen. The now generation wants the bite now or move off to a new location. Run and gun!
DILLY07 reply :
I personally love Texas Rigging. Its one of my confidence. I like to fish it slow if nothing then move up to moderate then hopping it. Most of fish I caught are usually on Texas Rig.
Loop_Dad reply :
Yeah, I think you might have gotten a bad intel somewhere, unless you mean suuuupppperrr sloooooooooooooow, like one inch per minute. I love plastic fishing. To me cranks and spinnerbaits are too automatic, if you know what I mean.
Raul reply :
I hate fishing with plastics and jigs, still, I'm deadly for bass with them.On 6/26/2014 at 3:38 AM, FishChaser1 said:I personally hate fishing faster baits because I lose confidence making cast after cast.
kfelton0002 reply :
Texas rigged plastics are my go to bait and I catch the majority of my bass on them. I love a 3-4 inch dinger rigged weightless.. it is my confidence bait. When nothing else catches fish, I throw a smaller stickbait on and get bit.
kfelton0002 reply :
I love to swim them at a moderate retrieve, not fast but not slow. I also like to barely drag them along the bottom. I haven't had much luck getting bass to bite on the fall, or the sink and pull up and sink again bit. I've found the bass prefer a moving bait in the ponds I fish. Rarely do I get a bite when my bait isn't moving. Texas rigs are very versatile and you can adjust your plastic size/creature/weight, and the rate of your retrieve to what the bass want to bite.
Fish Whacker reply :
I don't mind fishing slow if I'm confident the fish are there
Fish Murderer 71 reply :
The T-rig is the second most effective bait I use, right behind the ALMIGHTY SENKO!
Catt reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 5:46 AM, nascar2428 said:How is this done? Since you called me out on my spinnerbaiting.
To the op, I end up t-rigging every time I go out, that's how the vast majority of my fish are caught.
As you're searching a shoreline with a spinner bait I'm flipping n pitching to specific targets.
As you're searching the outside grass line I'm speed reeling a Recon Worm across the top of the grass.
As you're searching openings in lily pads I'm skimming a worm over the pads dropping it in holes.
Get the picture!
kstring reply :
T rigging is THE way to fish for me. And I prefer to go as slow as possible.
GADawgs reply :
If you are in a tourney people want to cover as much water as possible (usually) until they find fish and can slow down.
For a recreational angler I think it boils down to patience and confidence. I am very confident with a jig and t-rigs so I rarely throw reaction baits. Thus, I catch most of my fish on jigs and plastics so I continue to fish them more often.
SirSnookalot reply :
I fish t rigged flukes quite often if I need to go weedless, I like to fish them on or near the surface, I like a good thump or watch that bass follow them in. As productive as bottom fishing is I seldom do it, not crazy for that kind of fishing. What I will do if the water conditions allow is swimming bucktails and marabou jigs. I can work them almost any place in the water column, straight retrieve, jigging them, twitching them, whatever I feel to get the strike. Since I make my own I can make any size and weight, and use a variety of tying materials.
nascar2428 reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 10:55 AM, Fish Murderer 71 said:The T-rig is the second most effective bait I use, right behind the ALMIGHTY SENKO!
If your not t rigging a Senko weightless, you're really missing out on some quality fish. Much better than wacky rigging . IMO
tholmes reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 5:00 AM, Catt said:Because many anglers fail to understand the effectiveness of a Texas Rig fished fast.
Texas Rigs are my search baits
^ I agree. You don't have to fish a T-rig slowly, Sometimes it's more effective to pick up the pace. I've caught bass on a T-rigged craw by hopping it fast along the bottom. Pick it up, let it fall and, as soon as it touches the bottom again, hop it again.
Tom
Fishing Rhino reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 5:43 AM, Catch and Grease said:I know many people who fish a Texas rig but do not comprend slowing down. A lot of people don't like moving a bait a few inches then waiting a period of time just to move it a few more inches all the way to the boat.
For me, if its catching fish I don't mind fishing slow. And if you wanna win tournaments you have to fish slow sometimes.
Sometimes, but not always.
Ratherbfishing reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 3:43 AM, Catch and Grease said:..sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and slow down.
But be careful it's not a tungsten bullet or you might chip your teeth.
Hyrule Bass reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 10:55 AM, Fish Murderer 71 said:The T-rig is the second most effective bait I use, right behind the ALMIGHTY SENKO!
ummmm...the t-rig is not a bait, its a way to rig a bait. a senko is a bait. a bait you should be t-rigging...
Fish Murderer 71 reply :
On 6/27/2014 at 3:17 AM, Red Earth said:ummmm...the t-rig is not a bait, its a way to rig a bait. a senko is a bait. a bait you should be t-rigging...
WOW! I never thought of that!!! your a genius! Thanks for that!
Choporoz reply :
FM, Earth was only pointing out that your post didn't make sense as written. There's enough differences and variables discussed here without incorrectly referring to something as basic as 'bait'. Why the hostility?
notevenanibble reply :
i fish a t rig pretty fast at times. if i know some piece of cover/structure and know fish are usually around it i'll cast past it and work through with my t-rig. if nothing hits i reel back in and try a few more times from another angle.
Bankbeater reply :
I think it's because everything today is geared toward getting more done faster. Some people just can't slow down.
Catt reply :
Once I've established a pattern within a pattern it's game on!
Now I know where my first cast is going to be on a given piece of cover. If I catch one on that cast/flip/pitch/punch my second will be to the same spot. Now I can slowly fish a T-rig fast cause I'm dailed in & can cover more water effectively.
FrogFreak reply :
Well, I here some folks saying people don't like to fish slow because they aren't patient. That's me most of the time. I want to catch em 1) on a topwater lure 2) on a reaction lure 3) on a plastic moving faster than most would go. Just last weekend, I had fo make myself slow down to catch my limit. Fishing really slow just isn't as fun for me but I will do it when I need to. I just fish for fun but I know if I was a tourney guy, I'd slow down much sooner than I do now. When the bites tough, the ole t-rigged plastic thrown to ambush spots is a tried and true technique. It's not the only way I don't like to catch em. I don't much like deep cranking all day long either. Seems a bit too much like work to me.
Hattrick7 reply :
Probably because they don't understand it. I've gotta admit although I love how a bass just crushes a spinnerbait that trig bite is mighty addictive and deadly!
chubaka reply :
T-Rigging is actually my go to lure.
tcbass reply :
On 6/26/2014 at 4:18 AM, K_Mac said:Because we're all wired differently.
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geo g reply :
It is all good. Fish slow or fish fast. Change up and see what the fish want. The fish will tell you what they want, believe it or not! The fisherman's job is too adjust, and make changes. More weight, less weight, change color, change size, change depth, target structure, slow down, hop it, drag it, dead stick it. The fish will give you the clues. T-rigged plastics are soooooooooooo versatile. I love them!!!!!
FrankW reply :
Fishing slow is not always done the same way. You can cast a plastic and barely move it and slowly fish it back to the boat taking for ever. I like to cast to my target and fish slow at my target and then rapidly bring back to boat. Move to next likely spot and do it again. I find that slow only needs to be done at a specific target and then get to your next cast.
Frank
porkleaker reply :
Personally, I try everything. Why limit yourself to one specific style, bait or speed? I know a girl that only uses a pink fishing rod and specific pink bait...It's annoying and she never catches anything. The best tool for fishing is versatility.
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