Will THIS Replace A TEXAS RIG?

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Will The Free Rig Replace a texas rig?
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[@mattkeats9616]

Great info! I really appreciate that you put out so much helpful and well-thought content.

[@benwilkey2060]

I did some tinkering with the Free Rig a couple years ago but never a lot. I primarily used craw style baits around cypress trees and it definitely got bites in pressured areas. At the time I did use spinning gear, but it was a 7’ MHF spinning rod. I also used 15# leader and used much tighter drag for the EWG hooksets. I liked the idea of the spinning gear for how freely the line comes off the spool. To me it would SEEM that on almost all casting gear the lure would still pendulum back towards you more so than with the free spooling nature of a spinning reel. Especially when fishing vertical cover, I wanted the presentation to fall as straight as possible to the base.

[@raygissendanner1476]

Thank you I never heard of it but it looks like it would work good

[@rustyshacklfur2637]

Floating baits have worked the best for me. One of my favorites that I crush on from the back of the boat when my buddy in the front can't get bit is one of those Berkeley waterbugs. Zmans finesse worms are great too.

[@Steve_The_Angler]

Good info as always! Can you do a video on the Tokyo Rig? When where all that good stuff?

[@ukstorm2727]

Been fishing a free rig for 3 years , one thing I recommend is use the most sensitive rod you own because sometimes when the bait is on the fall it gets inhaled and if you don't feel the bite immediately and start reeling the slack you will gut hook the fish , the fun thing about it is experimenting with different baits , I have tried almost every type of bait , my favorites are a Biospawn Vile Tube, Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog, Xzone Adrenaline Crawl, Geecrack Bellows Gill, Deps Bullside, I use a tungsten cylinder weight and #14 sunline FC Sniper

[@mikecaldwell6253]

I free rig fish a bunch. Been doing it for around 2 years. The baits like the honey nugget will definitely out perform conventional Texas rig baits. Flat sided bats is what you want. Deps bull flat, Geecrack bellows shad, and bottom up gimme are 3 baits that were specifically designed for the free rig. Awesome baits for the presentation.

[@eugenekim1198]

Ty like the content you're putting out there keep at it. The free rig started in Korea not Japan. It's a great technique and thanks for sharing it.

[@ArtOfAngling]

We get Koreans invented and discovered everything 😂 I swear man yall are the most confident delusional Asians out all of us

[@Fishboy68]

Thanks Ty, your buddy catching them that quick out of deep water, is the bends a problem for the fish?

[@brkyq]

I’ve been fishing a trick worm on this but flat craws work great too. But… I snell knot the hook. Gives it a little kick up when hook meets the slider and protects the knot as well. To me any little bit helps.

[@rickconner4895]

Great video. What do you think about reel or line conditioners. It is supposed to give a longer, more accurate cast with less line memory and no scent or odor when dry?

[@bass_stache]

Great video.

[@jerodjmoore]

I have caught a few small mouth on similar rig using a cylinder weight instead of tear drop….definitely works better due to the varying depths it can be fished and still have that “flowing” free style.

[@tjlastname5192]

Bought two of those sun shirts during the end of year sale. One for my brother for his birthday. They seem like great shirts and he loved the design. I had to pick up two more after hearing about the sale.

[@TylerBergerFishing]

Thanks for the support. Glad you like them!

[@ADK_Hillbilly]

Please keep using B-roll. I am very much a novice angler, and having pictures or videos is extremely helpful to identify what you are talking about.

[@TylerBergerFishing]

I have a ton of b roll over on BassFishingHQ, I don’t do it as much over here. Just going to be honest with you.

[@ADK_Hillbilly]

@TylerBergerFishing I can appreciate that, and I do follow BassFishingHQ as well. Thank you.

[@DanielBoone337]

The hottest part of the summer I was throwing one with a rage bug and a big ribbon tail worm as the plastic and was getting bites when bites where really hard to get down here in the south. I threw it a little bit through the fall and caught them again. Haven't really tried it this winter but if I had to guess with a rodent or pit boss it would catch them again. It's been a pretty cool technique and becoming one of my favorites.

[@donpadawan]

Free rig is great, I like it with a zoom centipede, also any soft compound Japanese type plastic too. I also enjoy the 1/64 oz & 1/32oz bullet weights for Texas rigs, super underrated

[@alcav54]

The 3.5” OSP Do Live Beaver is my favorite but I will be trying the Rapala Bronco Bug which is very similar and cheaper

[@bobbydelong8577]

I get the most bites on the "Vato" Rig. Great Video, Tyler! Thanks

[@jerodjmoore]

I’ll have to try it more often this spring when I’d use drop shot--just to be different….

[@surphvision]

Can anyone suggest a lead option for the weight. Most of the free rig weights I find are tungsten. Thx

[@siryarwammowray3445]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 love the free rig

[@kevinloper6551]

Ha Tyler try a Bellows Gill, crazy results fishing weed edges.

[@RedneckViking]

Ever tried a bellows stick with a zappu breddy under spin ?

[@davidcrump2348]

Another technique that is great is split shot rig. You pinch on a split shot weight usually a few inches to a foot or more away from the hook.

[@davidcrump2348]

And there is a man I know that went prefishing a tournament and was using a gold crappie hook with a bubblegum color strait tail worm and he basically was wacky worming but they called it something else back then, I forgot what. But he had a pink work with a flat tail hooked in the bubble in the middle of the worm. He caught a 12+# giant.

[@LimitedGunnerGM]

I use the Free rig all the time! Especially in pads and the edges of vegetation. Try using something Bouyant like a Zman GOAT or wacky rigged. Then the weight can stay stationary on bottom and the bait can go up and down multiple times.

[@mauriciocampuzano6828]

I just double peg my bullet weight and slide it up the line as needed 👌🏼

[@sapper3082]

Got 2 sunshirts for our next tournament on Orange lake in Florida next weekend (10th). Fomntt tour

[@adamb306]

Been fishing the free rig for the past 4-5 years, I dont fish a texas rig anymore. The DEPS cover scat on a free rig is an absolute killer.

[@TheFishCatcher]

The OSP Dolive Beaver is a good one for it

[@eric34399]

Do you have to throw floating plastics or could you use salted baits?

[@davidkolker7955]

hay i have been fishing this free rig for about 4 years now! but good video anyway!

[@clydesharman2053]

The weight in the video can be found on tackle warehouse under the jdm section A brand called Decoy

[@reeldrytv]

Gray and orange yum craw will never fail you

[@BenHolliday1]

I tried a free rig with a fluke a little in the late summer. I didn’t catch anything but I am still interested in fishing it. Just need to lock it in my hand.

[@RedneckViking]

The free rig has been really good for me on deeper rock walls , rip rap, and humps. Have also had good luck using an osp dolive stick and yamamoto d shad in current.

[@realnewsnowshorts]

Hey, what soft plastic is this?

[@AnthonySmith-oi3fl]

I’d love to know the delayed mortality of those bass down 40 ft. I no on Muskies if u get one deeper then 15 to 20 ft those fish just don’t make it usually. Just wondering if bass r the same

[@burs_bobby_iaga]

I been fishing the free rig for over 3 years. I like to fish the techniques of Japanese as their ways are new to the bass here in the states. The free rig to me is best for lethargic bass. It gives the bass a free kick up without feeling that lead or tungsten.

[@davidcrump2348]

I done this many years ago when I ran out of bullet weights. I didn’t know I could have been the one who made it famous. 😂 I also did some Hoover rigs many years ago. Now both are famous but because of other people.

[@brandonreynolds3884]

Ike said use something with a flat bottom on the free rig trick worm or beaver

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

It already has on my boat for pitching around sparse cover.

[@AlIsUpOutdoors]

The free rig weights are my preferred weights for tying on a drop shot. I understand the logic behind the clips on drop shot weights but it’s just dumb to put that on tungsten.

[@thendricks9499]

My best bait so far on the free rig has been the Lake Fork Ring Fry worm

[@bapparoyy1509]

telescopic best rod video please

[@ralphspoerl1400]

? isn't it funny how ever year new techniques come up that are killing the bass (lol). Just amazing this goes on. Manufactures just love this.

[@anthonytingle6578]

I'm curious on the best ways to work it. Do you drag it, hop it or pick it up high off the bottom. The Rojas fighting frog will float a 5/0 hook on top of the water, how do you think that would work for bedding fish?

[@ukstorm2727]

Hop it to get the bait to separate from the weight and fall again, I use a Fighting frog on this rig a lot, its one of my top three baits I use

[@anthonytingle6578]

@ukstorm2727 I caught some huge bass on that fighting frog last spring. I used the talopia color and colored just the very ends of the tips blue with a spike it marker and they just inhaled it

[@ukstorm2727]

@@anthonytingle6578 tilapia is my favorite color in that bait , I found out about it a few years ago when a pro won a tournament on Chickamauga with it in the tilapia color , I went all in on them and they have paid off, it’s a great free rig bait because it’s so lightweight and has so much action underwater,

[@YakShoreOutdoors]

In your top 5 baits to learn for tournaments series, you included both a texas rig and a drop shot. Does the free rig replace this in your mind?

[@moohankim9370]

Hi Tyler. I love the contents post in your channel but I think there have some misunderstanding about free rig. It was invented and widely used in S. Korea and then imported to Japan. Please check it out.

[@shadybanks8625]

I really like the Free Rig and believe it gets more bites than a T-Rig most of the time. It’s not good around brush piles though. I also like the EWG hooks with the welded ring. It does make the bait free-er to move and I think it gets more bites.

[@efrainsandoval6480]

Bro, i throw this exact rig in the socal salt with great success. Decoy,jackall, owner.

[@jonhiitola2418]

I have been using the free rig for the last 3 years and I use it more often than texas rig. deadly with a bandito bug

[@clydesharman2053]

What weight was that in the video ? He cut away just before you could see the name

[@Juan-rx6qj]

I do it on my bfs with a 1/32 oz raid japan 2.5 craw

[@LuckyLucky-bm1pg]

sounds like you need to use zman plastics they last longer.

[@codycampbellfishing2007]

In most situations I really think it could even Ben Milliken mentioned it had replaced nearly every use for a Texas Rig in his fishing

[@adamh3102]

OSP DO-Live Beaver and Megabass Bottle Shrimp

[@collector_effectors]

I just use a bobber stop on a Texas rig weight and slide it up a ways. Put a toothpick in the plastic.

[@bfishin2183]

To me that sounds like the way to go

[@davidfelton3084]

That's a make-shift Carolina rig more than a free rig. Nothing wrong w/ that either.

[@Us_kayak_bass_angler]

The free league started in Korea, not Japan. After that, Japanese professionals started using it.

[@shawnheap2936]

The free rig is actually, originally a Korean technique adopted by the Japanese before it spread here.

[@David-bf9ux]

The Texas Rig will never be completely replaced.. imo

[@googanslayer6675]

depends on the bait. lizards and rage bugs want more of a Trig glide.

[@etiennevlok]

I live and fish in Korea, everyone freerigs here! have been for many years!

[@Juan-rx6qj]

Bruh!!!!! you kill my secret

[@blind_eye_fishing]

No i dont think it will take the place of a texas rig. First the weightless texas rig is more widely used as yoi metioned but the texas rig is more versatile over all. The free rig has its place but cant be fished in some places a texas rig can be. If you really think about it flipping cover is a pegged texas rig even though some call it a flipping rig. Texas rigs didnt start out with a ewg or offset worm hook they used a straight shank hook like a flipping hook. The free rig cant be fished in heavy cover or in brush very well but the texas rig can. Ive also had issues with it in thicker under water grass flats where the texas pr Carolina rig both came through no problems. When the bait was flowing free fall spiral and the weight had already reached the bottom the line got wrapped in the thicker grass. Theres a place for both and in some situations showing something different has its advantages but i still think the texas rig is more versatile on the long run. From weightless to free flowing to pegged and every soft plastic can be fished on a texas rig but the free rig needs a floating or slow sinking soft plastic.

[@user-wk9wq8yq5u]

This is just a modified Lindy Rig.

[@erichunley71]

What soft plastic is that in the thumbnail???

[@TylerBergerFishing]

The honey nugget I was talking about

[@whatsyours1]

Free rig is from Korea not Japan .

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Ben Milliken is the master of this rig, it works 4 sure.

[@kevinledford8260]

Ben M uses this rig alot

[@KingArce1]

Fish this with the scat or yamatanuki. Thank me later.

[@ukstorm2727]

That is a bait I was looking to try on it

[@gamingdreams2142]

Texas rig will never be replaced.

[@adambrodahl9849]

Is this not like a Carolina rig?

[@davidfelton3084]

It's different in that the weight is stopped from sliding all the way down to the bait on the C-rig. And you drag a C-rig where I think you hop a free-rig more so it glides down to the bottom repeatedly.

[@miltonalbright1606]

Tyler who makes it milt

[@JoonMatthew]

Not a Japanese technique but a Korean technique.

[@akaJb86]

Free rig는 일본 테크닉이 아니라 한국 테크닉이야😂

[@bassnakshi]

This style of weight was first invented in Korea. Japanese later adopted it. (fr. Google)

[@timmarkowicz779]

Not according to Randy!

[@jedwards4467]

No

[@erniebrightfishing]

Tyler, not telling you how to promote or do business. But when saying the video is brought to you by my apparel company.....that sounds a lil off. Just say this video is brought to you by finn fishing and the bass hat.... Promote it as if you are promoting another company and not yourself. Think of John crews. He doesn't say my company missile baits... He just says missle baits... It just sounds better and puts a different picture in a person's head. When you are partnering with other companies however it's perfect to pitch it like you do now. But wording things differently will make the viewer feel more connected and make them feel more like hey....this Tyler guy is like me just a poor ole boy tryna make it thru life.... It's all about that feeling of were all just alike. The consumer wants to feel like the supplier isn't just a big corporation but hard working everyday folks. And I know you are a hard working everyday guy. Not saying don't be absolutely proud of your brands and accomplishments. Just word things slightly different to make a huge impact on sales and connecting with the general public. God bless and love ya big dawg. Keep working hard every day it does not go unnoticed.

[@grmyoneone]

Solid advice 💪

[@RUF33OH]

A little “ramble-esque” but you are right

[@Phoenix-rv2kb]

Didn’t he go to college for marketing..? I think it’s just fine that he says it’s his company, if someone wants to support him monetarily it’s good to know that buying something from Finn Fishing is buying something directly from him.

[@erniebrightfishing]

@@jesseboyden3119 there's a lot of things you don't know. I don't have 2 monetized channels ... I have 3 😂 so now you know grasshopper.

[@erniebrightfishing]

Good Lord guys, it's a suggestion. Something for him to think about. Tyler is a very smart person. He's very kind and has the same values as myself. I was just giving him constructive criticism. I'm sure it bothered him less than it did some of you.

[@hardrockminer-50]

8 minutes and I don't know any more than when I started.

[@spuds8896]

Meh.

[@hotramen5952]

It’s a Texas rig. The real magic is not over working it with a broomstick and heavy line. Any walleye guy could tell you. Bass are dumb and easy to catch, hence why the pressure is honestly just starting to shut them down. Welcome to walleye and crappie fishing gentlemen. Now, stop giving every minuscule thing a new small dick bass name like the did with not letting a jig and plastic hit the bottom.

[@Juan-rx6qj]

Guys this is not true don't use free rig!!!!!

[@FlippinOkie]

If you could quit promoting the honey nugget that'd be great lol.

[@great207]

I started using the free rig this year and it's been great. I like using Missile Baits D bomb.