Texas Rigging Tips, Tricks, and Gear - Full Seminar

Learn the basics or try our advanced methods to get better hookup ratio, a better presentation, and fine tune your patterns, its all in this jam-packed video. The Texas Rig is the most universal rig in bass fishing so of course there are tricks to make it more effective! Whether you're fishing a drop shot, punching heavy cover, or somewhere in the middle, these tips will help you catch more bass. 

Matt uses a very simplified method of Texas rigging. He goes out of his way to stick with a wide gap hook for nearly all applications, only venturing between standard wire and superline (2x strong) wire. This allows his presentations to remain very consistent and saves a lot of baits. 

Tim prefers a more adaptive method, favoring different hook styles for different baits and presentations. The advantages are an increased hookup ratio and more fine-tuned method. Both bass fishing styles have merit so be sure to listen closely and decide which method will benefit you the most. 

Finesse Hooks...
Straight Shank - Owner Cover Shot: http://bit.ly/2ISr7bR
Straight Shank- Trokar Light Wire: http://bit.ly/2z2MJMM
Wide Gap- Gamakatsu Offset EWG Black: http://bit.ly/2d07gvp
Offset- Owner Offset Shank Worm Hook: http://bit.ly/2D9Pmj0

Heavy Cover Hooks...
Wide Gap- Gamakatsu EWG Superline: http://bit.ly/2ac92XG
Straight Shank- River2Sea New Jack Flippin Hook: http://bit.ly/2umoPyJ
Straight Shank- Owner 4X Jungle Flippin Hook: http://bit.ly/2G5aQTk

Texas Rig Weights, Pegs, and stops...
Strike King Tungsten Weights (No Insert): http://bit.ly/2bo4NZf
River2Sea Tungsten Weights (With Liner): http://bit.ly/2bHj2pB
Vike Tungsten Flippin Weight (Less Expensive): http://bit.ly/2DUIxB4
6th Sense Peg X Stoppers: http://bit.ly/2bHjowk
Vike Smart Pegs (Budget): http://bit.ly/2pE9QuZ

Texas-Rig Worms We Recommend (Finesse to power)...
Strike King Half Shell: http://bit.ly/2iR9awm
Roboworm 6" Fat Worm: http://bit.ly/2awYSxM
Strike King Fat Baby Finesse Worm: http://bit.ly/2aKei5y
Zoom Trick Worm: http://bit.ly/2aWkG7E
Yamamoto Senko: http://bit.ly/2axAmNS
Reaction Innovations Machete: http://bit.ly/2pFkwtB

Creatures and Craws We Recommend (Finesse to Power)...
Reaction Innovations Smallie Beaver: http://bit.ly/2dR6CkP
Strike King Baby Menace: http://bit.ly/2DSrZK3
Zoom Baby Brush Hog: http://bit.ly/2bnpCRx
Reaction Innovations Man Bear Pig: http://bit.ly/2s51oIV
Keitech Crazy Flapper: http://bit.ly/2c3cXrp

High-End Texas Rig Setup...
Rod- G Loomis Conquest 843C: http://bit.ly/2iL1PAY
Reel- Shimano Metanium MGL XG: http://bit.ly/2ezIBfB
Line- 65 lb Power Pro MaxCuatro: http://bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- 15 lb Sunline Sniper: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju

All-Around Texas Rig Setup...
Rod- Shimano Zodias 7'2" Medium Heavy: http://bit.ly/2cgmMAe
Reel- Shimano Curado 200K: http://bit.ly/2tHewEh
Line- 50 lb Power Pro Braid: http://bit.ly/2aFg46b
Leader- 15 lb Maxima Ultragreen: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9

Budget Texas Rig Combo...
Rod- Dobyns Fury 7' Medium Heavy: http://bit.ly/2bGvlVV
Reel- Shimano Casitas 150: http://bit.ly/2geKxsp
Line- 15 lb Sunline Assassin: http://bit.ly/2h4LNjm
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Lipless Crankbaits Tips For Spring Bass Fishing

The Lipless is one of the best baits for Spring bass fishing! The key is learning how to use them to specifically target big bass instead of just chucking and winding for whatever might bite. Matt shares some key tips along with showing you some of his favorite baits and how to work them in this quick video. 

Lipless crank baits are incredibly versatile. They can be burned through the water column, slow rolled and "ticked" through vegetation and cover, or hopped and dragged along the bottom like a jig. All of these presentations are effective during different Spring conditions, though some are more effective than others on different lakes. For anglers that travel lake to lake or anglers that want to be well rounded on their home lake, its important to own baits for each different "style" of lipless crankbait fishing. 

The Baits (In order of appearance)...
Cotton Cordell Spot: http://bit.ly/2y3K210
Strike King Red Eye Shad 2-Tap: http://bit.ly/2gmACC5
Damiki Tremor 65: http://bit.ly/2fVt8H6
Raid Level Vibe Big: http://bit.ly/2wHoFyu
Lucky Craft LV-500: http://bit.ly/2aAUUbd
River2Sea Ruckus: http://bit.ly/2pl6LQl
Evergreen ZE Lipless: http://bit.ly/2yzHKaC
Jackall TN 70 Lipless: http://bit.ly/2lqAwjh

Replacement Hooks and Hardware...
Hook #1- Gamakatsu EWG Size 4: http://bit.ly/2cZrsbY
Hook #2- Owner St-56 Size 4: http://bit.ly/2cVg7xW
Split Ring- Owner Hyperwire Size 3: http://bit.ly/2v8ArBX

Matt's Favorite Combo...
Rod- G Loomis IMX Pro 845 CBR: http://bit.ly/2og0BmK
Reel- Shimano Curado 70 8:1 Ratio: http://bit.ly/2apmDJt
Line- 20 lb Sufix 832: http://bit.ly/2ae93Ji
Leader- 12 lb Maxima Ultragreen: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9

Budget Friendly Rod Options that work well...
G Loomis E6X 845 CBR: http://bit.ly/2giKvEy
Shimano Exage 7' Medium Cranking: http://bit.ly/2mGp1Vc
Dobyns Fury 7' Med/Heavy Cranking: http://bit.ly/2bGvlVV
Dobyns Colt 7' Med/Heavy Cranking: http://bit.ly/2lU0LfV

Budget Friendly Reel...
Shimano Casitas 150: http://bit.ly/2geKxsp

Top Lipless Colors For Spring...
-Red Craw
-Ghost
-Chartreuse Shad (White)
-Chrome (Reflective)
-Bluegill
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Underwater Sight Fishing - Which Lures Work Best?

Ever wondered why one lure works better than another? Let's head underwater to see the differences between a variety of swimbaits. As we watch, Tim explains why each bait is effective and how to use it most effectively. 

We're sure you've noticed that many youtubers throw small swimbaits for their underwater footage. Wondered why? Its very easy to get a bass interested in a swimbait. Bass are hardwired to defend their nests against predators. 
Swimbaits are a perfect imitation of a variety of predators that bass face. However, a swimbait is rarely the best bait for CATCHING the bed fish. For this style of fishing they have an incredibly poor hookup to land ratio. You're much better off using a small swimbait as a tool to aggravate the fish, then using a traditional bait to get the final bite. 

The swimbaits... 
Mattlures Ultimate Bluegill: http://bit.ly/2aAuAz5
Storm WildEye Live Sunfish: http://bit.ly/2psTO6t
Little Creeper Baby Trash Fish: http://bit.ly/2yDvkKG
Little Creeper All American Sunfish: http://bit.ly/2ahBNOT
*Paired with Trokar 5/0: http://bit.ly/2iTeTSh
Keitech Fat 2.8, 3.8,4.8 Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v
*Paired with...
2.8 and 3.8 exposed- Dirty Jigs Guppy Head: http://bit.ly/2nyUJRS
4.8 exposed - Matt Allen Swimbait Head: http://bit.ly/29RrTYN
Weedless Rigging for all sizes - Owner Flashy Swimmer: http://bit.ly/2e8O4Y7

Additional baits Matt uses for this Aggrevation method...
Castaic 4" and 6": http://bit.ly/2prXuGh
Mattlures U2 Bluegill: http://bit.ly/2s1dqyf
Basstrix 6" Paddletail: http://bit.ly/2aiy7SR
Basstrix Bait Fry Bluegill: http://bit.ly/2dPHA4e

You do not need a dedicated swimbait rod for this technique because you're not actually trying to hook the fish on this setup. However, bait control is key so you do need a very stout "flipping" style rod to control the bait on short casts. Any flipping rod will work but here is our setup...

Rod- Shimano Expride 7'11" XH: http://bit.ly/2nTq9FL
Reel- Shimano Curado 200K 7:1 Ratio: http://bit.ly/2tHewEh
Line- 65 lb Power Pro MaxCuatro: http://bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Tim- 20 lb Sunline Sniper: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju
            - Matt- 20 lb Maxima Ultragreen: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9

Budget Combo that can handle all of the baits listed above...
Rod- Exage 7'6" Heavy: http://bit.ly/2mGp1Vc
Reel- Shimano Casitas 150: http://bit.ly/2geKxsp
Line- 65 lb Power Pro: http://bit.ly/2aFg46b
Leader- 20 lb Maxima Ultragreen: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9

Glasses are CRITICAL to sight fishing. We both wear the exact same glasses when sight fishing, they're the best lenses we've found at ANY price. It just happens that they're affordable. Check these out...

Eye Surrender ESE Glasses (Amber or Copper Lense): http://bit.ly/2glE3eN
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