When fishing around shallow vegetation, docks, and wood, for example, a light Texas rig with a 3/8- to 1/2-ounce weight rigged with a 4/0 hook and a creature bait can be absolutely killer in ...

A Texas rig typically doesn’t separate from the weight until it ... Ideally, it stays pegged near the hook, but things rarely go to plan. With that in mind, I lean on the Shimano Curado DC in a 7.4:1 ...

About 8 to 12 inches above the weight is a small hook and a soft plastic worm or minnow. The rig can be fished vertically, or cast out and slowly worked back to the boat similar to a Texas rig. Tying ...