Texas rig

The Texas rig is a fishing rig used for angling with soft plastic lures.[1][2]

It comprises a bullet weight or similar sliding fishing sinker, an offset worm hook, and a soft plastic lure.[3]

Diagram of a Texas rig comprising a soft plastic worm (green), bullet weight (grey), hook (black), and fishing line (blue)
A Texas-rigged ribbontail worm

This rig is most commonly used to target freshwater fish such as largemouth bass and smallmouth bass.

  1. ^ Dunaway, Vic. Complete book of Baits Rigs & Tackle (16th ed.). United States of America: Florida Sportsman. ISBN 978-0-936240-24-4.
  2. ^ Anderson, Margie (October 30, 2008). "How To Fish A Texas Rig". Inside Line Magazine. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  3. ^ "Rigging Up, Not Wigging Out" (PDF). Texas Parks & Wildlife. Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

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