BEST Texas Rig HACK I've Seen - Seriously

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[@GoingMod]

Nice! Love this idea on how modular the double bobber stopper version is. Just tried fishing a Texas rig w/ a bead for the first time this weekend. I will defiantly give this a try but like the idea still having the bead for a bit of noise. Bobber stop > worm weigh > bead > bobber stop > hook.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Good luck out there! Let me know how it goes for you.

[@moncorp1]

I don't use one on top, but I started fishing my texas rigs with a bobber stopper between the weight and the hook. Its great for switching between a texas and carolina rig on the fly. You can also change the length of your carolina rig lead easily as well. Sometimes I'll have the carolina lead as short as 6". Other times out to 3 feet. That bobber stopper also takes stress off your knot.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

The ability to change that leader length is quite impressive. I was so happy with it!

[@somewhereinsd362]

I love it.... and as always the underwater footage brings it home ... thank u, i will try this next outing

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Good luck!

[@bradr.7249]

That is a great idea Steve. I will give this a try this week. I have never used a bobber stop on a Texas rig, but after seeing the underwater footage, it looks really good in the water. I might experiment with creature bait to see if that works with this rig. I really enjoy your content.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Let me know how it goes for you!

[@bassing_with_Bart]

Thanks for this video. I'm going to try this out with all types of plastics. Most of the time I'm using ribbon tail worms on my Texas Rigs but have to try it with all styles of plastics.

[@matthewgale6064]

My Mate showed me this at least 2 years ago, he developed it for perch fishing here in the UK and has loads of good fish on it. We call it the texolina rig

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Nice!

[@normanwiggins1320]

Excellent idea Steve. I've been in that situation before now I know how to adjust for the the different bottom composition thanks

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I’m glad it was helpful! Good luck out there.

[@kennethchandler3342]

Been doing that for quite some time but still great advice thanks I think you do a great job of explaining so anyone can get it

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@austinmcclain5755]

Ill definitely give this a try I just started watching your videos today and you give good advice

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Good luck with it and thanks so much for watching! I appreciate it.

[@shannonkirby9295]

Hey, Steve, great to see ya. Be safe and great info!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks! You too! Have a terrific Monday.

[@jallitp]

Enjoying your channel all the way from South Africa, I love your videos. Winter here now so tuff fishing conditions but still getting bites. I have been using the stoppers for a while now and working well. Keep posting🎉

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks! I sure will. I can't believe our longest day of the year was this last week and now it is getting darker everyday. While you're getting lighter!

[@MattGibson-g4j]

Great tip - thanks! BTW, love all your vid's. (...and I try to encourage someone every day! 🤠)

[@robertm1188]

Great job Steve, as always.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@capital613]

Creative is the key makes bass bite more 😊

[@Cornelius798]

Thank you Steve, great tip.

[@davehuggins5777]

Great tip! Thanks, Steve.

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Thanks!

[@kenburk7732]

Great technique, gonna give it a go for sure. Thanks

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Good luck!

[@davidwilliams1805]

Awesome tip! Thanks as always Steve! You are the man! #SteveRogersOutdoors rocks!!!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeremylowery3809]

I have been doing this awhile now. I Absolutely love it

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you for letting everyone know! I appreciate it.

[@chrisrobinson9332]

Cool video,,I've been this for a few yrs now n I love it...

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

That's awesome

[@learningtofish7036]

Thank you Steve. I think a lightweight Carolina is the most natural. I only use the heavy one for floating a bait on a target in current or a school.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

It looked really good in the water for sure!

[@joepworther2284]

Thanks, Steve !!!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

You're welcome!

[@MrJohnB-qs6dp]

Awesome video!!! Sounds like a great idea!!! Will give it a try & see what happens!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks! Let me know how it goes for you.

[@joeboyd7796]

Started using it, I like the option of moving the weight. And yes, I caught fish on it.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Nice!

[@vernervanschalkwyk2280]

Stunning as always, Steve. Will you fish a carolina rig like this in winter?

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I will fish this in the colder months. I like how it allows me to cover water, yet still be more subtle.

[@randyspensley1058]

Very interesting, I'm going to have to try that.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Let me know how it goes for you!

[@dougsather2939]

Great tip, Thank You 🙏 😇

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Thanks!

[@rcrosier]

Genius! This is great - I hate re-rigging between TX and C rigs.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I’m glad it was helpful!

[@JohnLong02245]

Cool hack. I’ll have to try it. I sometimes use a sweep retrieve with my t-rig sorta like fishing a c-rig and that’s effective when they don’t want the hop/pop retrieve.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I am a huge fun of the sweep. I agree with you, looks very natural!

[@maxcole3930]

Your one of only people I've ever heard talk about doing this with double bobber stops! I have seen someone else talk about it once but I can't remember who? So after showing a buddy this finness carolia/adjustable texas rig. He started messing around with drop shots. He used bobber stops on each side of his dropshot hook with no knots. Then tied his weight at bottom. It was a good idea & you could adjust the hight off bottom on the fly. But it had 1 major flaw!!! If you lost your weight on a snag & then hooked a fish before you get it back to the kayak or boat. Your fish will slide the hook right off the broken line! So I never messed with that

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Interesting. I hadn't heard of that one. There sure is a lot of possibilities there. Thanks for sharing!

[@maxcole3930]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors if you could make it so there was another knot to keep your hook from coming off, if you lost your weight. Then it could be a good technique. I couldn't think of a way to do that? Always open to ideas as usual!

[@warcraft8226]

thanks

[@franksancimino1297]

Keep a 7'3" 6.3:1 Steeze set up /2/ bobber- stop 3/8 oz tungsten 20lb. floro. It's on my deck all year in Florida. Also have a 7''9" / 7:1 Old school Carolina Rig 20lb. floro. 5' leader. It's an old Mark Davis set up. It catches um ! Casting it is not for beginners. Love your vids all are fact base no nonsense info.. Best of health Steve sir.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks so much! I was blessed to film a tv show with Mark years ago. What a wonderful man and angler.

[@jonbullard7074]

Good idea

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@robertnimmo5954]

Cool hack. I will have to try that.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Good luck!

[@sonofafisherman743]

Awesome thanks 👍

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@anthonygeiss9130]

I’ve done this in the past for “mojo” rigging when I ran out of the specific weights. I definitely like using a bobber stop to protect the knot unless using a snell knot

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

It sure does a great job of it! Thanks for watching.

[@modelsncrawlers3209]

I like that technique, I'll need to try it. This prolly isn't the best thing to do, but i run the line thru my worm weight twice. Slide your line thru the weight, loop it back to the top and go back thru a second time and then tie on your lure with whatever tag end length you decided to leave yourself for a T-rig or C-rig. You can adjust it by loosening the line at the weight and sliding it in either direction. Again, prolly not the best option lol, but it works. I started doing this bcuz I'm a newer angler and i don't have a lot of tackle options yet lol!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks for sharing and watching!

[@Nate_Higgins]

Yessss!

[@jamesbarron1202]

I’ve been using Carolina Keepers for probably 40 years now. On a heavy weight I’ll use 2. I only use them with Carolina rigging. Saves time and one knot instead of 3. Those extra 2 knots are just extra failures waiting to happen. Also there’s no short leader shock when setting the hook. I’ve broke leaders using the swivel method. Also you can adjust the distance on the fly without re-rigging.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you for sharing your experiences with this! I very much appreciate the info.

[@georgebramblett6078]

That's definitely a great idea can I ask a rod question could I throw a jurkbait on a 7' med hev mod rod

[@andrewmazaik8407]

That’s too heavy there will be a lack of sensitivity and could overpower your Jerkbait coming through the water

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I have used both M and MH, but the MH has a lot softer action to it.

[@PHATBASSASSASSIN]

People don’t realize how good this channel is but they love watching Vienna Sausages with kook aid catching brem or gummy worms catching catfish haha I don’t get it. Keep these Tips coming I love it

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks! I will do my best.

[@petercheuk9019]

I have been doing this already. One thing that I do is to put two bobber stops between the weight and the hook to prevent the weight from sliding down the line when casting or running the weight into cover.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thanks for sharing this! I appreciate it.

[@Rooster0529]

Don’t they make bobber stoppers with different inside diameters to accommodate different line diameters? I seem to recall picking a small size for my panfishing rigs. Anyone know about that?

[@jamesbarron1202]

Yes they make different sizes. Tackle Warehouse has a big selection.

[@gospideygo8781]

I usually add a bead and use a brass worm weight for the extra clicking sound and don’t peg my Texas rigs - usually leave about 18 inches or so from hook to bobber stop. Seems to help with the bass not feeling the weight right away. However, I think adding the extra bobber stop below the weight and leaving maybe a foot or so of play for the weight as a Carolina rig will give me the best of both worlds.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

It was really interesting to mess around with for sure.

[@johns3292]

Any suggestions for free rig baits? Going to try the Toad Thumper gill-looking bait as a f-rig for Idaho (river fishery with significant current) smallies (

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I haven't done a lot with the free rig, but I would sure think that would be a great bait to give it a go with. I have so much confidence with gill-style baits. They tend to get some big bites too.

[@mate2nice]

This is actually the best hack I’ve ever heard of

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

It works really well! Good luck with it.

[@electropad]

I have fished this method before but due to using 6lbs fluro carbon I do find that it slips forward. I have tried adding two bobber stops as suggested and this does help but I find you need to check every 3-4 casts and slip it up again.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@maxcole3930]

Actually this is a little trick I've been doing for almost 5 yrs now. I did it on accident one evening & added 2 bobber stops on accident. I almost always keep it set up this way sense. I dont have my weight slide back until I've been using it a long long while. I'll slide the stops & weight up when I re-tie so eventually stops will lossen up a little. I also combine it with my #2 hyper wire split rings on my hooks. Making a wobble head style plus adjustable teax rig. I always called it a finness carolia. All my buddies thought it was genius back when they first saw me doing it. Little did they know I did it on accident rigging in the dark... But it's been one of my main set ups sense for Texas rigging!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing all this. I appreciate it.

[@nunyabusiness102]

I've used the second one but more so when I'm punching with big weights...it keeps the big weight from hitting your knot on every punch and wearing on it.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

That is an excellent tip!

[@LowBrowFishing]

We always called that the "baby Carolina" or "Carolina lite" setup. I first heard about it from Mikey Balzz a few years ago and found that it was a really great way to get the best of both worlds! It's so easy to do and it really works amazingly well!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I was so pleased with how well it worked. Very fast and simple!

[@secretbassrigs]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors the "Baby Carolina Rig" has been known as the "MOJO RIG" since the 1990s. Cylinder weights, originally used for in-line spinners, were used and meant to be more weedless in rocks and rip rap. I'm in my 50s, I used worm weights as a teenager because I could't afford the "mojo" weights, not for the little hand full you got for the price from the "Mojo Weights co." The Merlo Lure Co, by Steve Merlo, made very small hand poured slug-gos and worms, no more than 2", to be used for Mojo Rigging. They were nose "pinned" with #4 or #6 drop shot hooks, and the flat part of any small soft plastic bait (reapers, leaches, hellgrammites, baby craws) was rigged as the bottom. The flat bottom helped them rise and glide back down when twitched. A small swivel was used, instead of a stopper, to prevent line twist. It's the most realistic fry presentation I've ever used. Try it with a short section of a hand poured worm, or section of ROBO WORM. Now is the season with the fry hatched. You'll see what I'm talking about. Give it short snaps for the retrieve. You'll see how effective something so small and simple can be on big bass, especially when nothing else seems to work.

[@secretbassrigs]

LowBroFishing, you're friends with Mike or do you mean you heard about it on his channel?

[@secretbassrigs]

LowBroFishing, Mikey Ballz did that episode last year, Jul 7th, 2022. he gives credit to BassQuest for showing it to him that year.

[@jasonsparks4601]

Also reduces the amount of thrown hooks during the fight due to the weight sliding up on slack line

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I didn't even think of that! Thank you for adding this.

[@chriskucenski438]

I believe Scott Martin made a video of this a few years ago. Cool video, though. Thanks!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

It is something I wish I would have thought of years ago. So glad I saw someone else show this so we could experiment with it.

[@ricklebrun9574]

I have done this in the past but used 2stoppers before the weight and 2 after. It always stayed in place and when I trolled up to a flooded bush, just slide back to a texas rig

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing this.

[@ericjanke2961]

You can do the same thing with peg-it t stops. Been doing it for years as a Finesse Carolina rig.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Thank you for sharing this! I appreciate those anglers that have done this and are willing to share their experiences with everyone. Thank you!

[@SGT_Reid]

What are your thoughts on using a toothpick like back in the day? Or I think I have a pack of rubber or plastic “toothpicks” that you can wedge in there? Would that work in the same way? Either way, this an awesome tip though, I like the ability to switch up the bait presentation on the fly. Thank you again Steve!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I have used both the old syle wood toothpicks and the rubber ones. I have started using the bobber stop more now, but have had good success with the rubber t-peg as well.

[@mikethetoolman8776]

i do that all the time with a peg-it same effect

[@tomdadon756]

Or you could use the rubber stick style Barber Shop and you can run it in the weight as far as you want and make it very tight and you don’t have to use two or three different barber stops

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Excellent, thank you!

[@maxcole3930]

Anyone thig with adjustable carolina as I'm calling it... If you use a med- light wire hook & elastech baits. The will float up off bottom. The you can adjust how high you want them to float if you wanted! Like a reverse dropshot. I play around with my baits in clear shallow water so I can see them & how my set ups & my manipulation moves the baits. It helped me a lot! Not as good as your underwater footage though! Can't beat your footage!!! I'd like to see some elastech baits on the finness carolia & see how they actually look in deeper water!!!

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

That is awesome! Thanks for adding this.

[@peteyates3837]

A cheaper alternative is pull a small diameter rubber band threw your bullet weight and clip the excess off each end it will grip your line and stay where you set it

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Very nice! I will have to try that. Thank you for sharing this for everyone!

[@samuelstrickland3678]

Seen it but never tried it.Want yo though.

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

Good luck! Let me know how it goes for you.

[@rickvann3489]

This better not be click bait

[@SteveRogersOutdoors]

I hope not!

[@rickvann3489]

@@SteveRogersOutdoors lol

[@monsterzero5650]

Fish hate this one weird hack.

[@trailman20]

Better idea don't go to the bottom and just fish normally and if there is a dish in the area they will bite .. I almost don't care what your using if your not catching fish it's because there isn't a dish there