Worm Rig
What is the main difference between Texas and Carolina Rigs?
I know how to work a plastic worm that is rigged Texas.. but what is the advantage of the Carolina Rig?
Is it worked differently in the water, along the bottom, thick cover?
The texas rig is basically a slip weight with a hook tied on and then the bait put on the hook. The weight can be pegged if you are in heavy cover to stop the weight and hook from being separated and delaying the fell of the bite.
The Carolina rig is basically a slip sinker(usually 1/2 or larger) is put on the main line fallowed by a faceted bead, then a swivel. Then a leader of you liking (depending on how far the fish are suspended off the bottom) with the hook tied on the end of the leader. Bait is then put on the hook.
For me I use the TR (Texas Rig) when the fish are sitting right on the bottom or in thick heavy cover.
The CR (Carolina Rig) I like to use when the fish are suspended of the bottom more than a foot (takes a depth finder to know this) up to 5 ft off the bottom. This is why the variation in the leader length.
I also like to use some kind of plastic bait that will float some what compared to most this way it has a much slower fall rate and will not hit the bottom as fast.
I also love to use it when the fish are suspended on deep breaks (such as a channel break)
The CR is worked by making a long cast let it hit the bottom and then pull it a couple of feet, stop reel in the slake ( NEVER pull a CR with the reel) Then pull again, if you feel tension set the hook....warning it takes time to learn the difference between the weight hitting a rock, etc. and a bass picking up your bait.
I have also used a CR when grass is just emerging and the bass are suspended over the grass, making the leader just long enough so it puts the bait on top of the grass and pull it threw. Also can be thrown in the middle of a grass bed and ripped out if the fish as sitting on the outside edge.
No guessing about a bite when the bait all the sudden emerges from the grass all of a sudden...WAM you have a bite and not mistake about it.
Good Luck and hope this helps and does not confuse.
Oh there are now a lot of pre-rigged CR rigs on the market now days that will save time in tying all the beads, weight, etc.
will give you a link as an example.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_103467_100010003_100000000_100010000_100-10-3
One more thing if you use a lead weight or brass you can use a glass bead, but if you use tungsten you will have to use one are being especially made for those weights, they will break the glass beads.
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