Two keys to fishing it effectively: choose the right size slide on “bullet” weight, and prick the hook back in the worm so it's weedless but poised to pop free when a fish strikes. It is rigged so that the point of the book is shielded by the body of the bait, where it will not snag vegetation. The Texas-rigged worm is very effective in the grassy waters typical of Florida lakes and rivers. 2) Bass Fishing: Texas Worm Rig You can't beat a weedless worm when it comes to bass fishing. Number 6 or 8 Aberdeen style hooks, small slide thru floats, and 1/16- to 1/8-ounce pinch-on weights. Ingredients: Flexible 16-foot bream buster poles or ultralight spinning rod, with 4- or 6-pound-test monofilament line. With a tiny float, and a small sinker pinched on the line above your hook, your bait will move freely on the fall, if you use 4- or 6-pound test. That helps you fool those sharp-eyed bream and speckled perch. The secret to success with this rig is to use very light line. The advantage of a pole over a rod and reel is the ability to pick up your cricket, worm or small minnow straight up from one hole in the lily pads, or one side of a fallen branch, and move the bait without attempting to cast. You'll need a sliding float with a stopper on the lightest rod, or even better, a flexible “bream buster” pole. Keep this light and you'll never go hungry. 1) Panfish: Float Rig The secret to success with this rig is to use very light line. The book is available in Kindle edition at the Florida Sportsman Shop. The Jacksonville-based Ryals, a popular writer and seminar speaker, led our most recent revision of the classic fishing how-to book, Baits, Rigs and Tackle, originally authored by the late Vic Dunaway. Rick Ryals, Florida Sportsman Projects Editor. Here's the essential tutorial on basic bait rigs, from Capt.
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