Talk:Texas rig

Latest comment: 11 years ago by Billrush in topic Bead

Just my own opinion here, but this page reads like something only for experts in the art of fishing. It's great that the author knows what he/she is on about, and that comes across clearly, but for an encyclopaedia reader, it's not a very informative article when you're trying to find out what the hell the damned thing is! Wikipedia isn't a grandstand to show off your knowledge. It's supposed to inform.

Diagram?

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I suggest that someone draw a diagram of the Texas Rig. It would clarify the description well. Especially, because the plastic lure is hooked in a very specific way. 72.204.11.114 (talk) 21:20, 14 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

I can also tie a texas rig and take a detailed picture of it. There are some varistions of this rig too. Different types of sinkers can be used and a bead or not. Also, spinners can also be added too. 72.204.11.114 (talk) 02:05, 16 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

Bead

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The article mentions using beads because they click. However, the main reason I use a bead in Texas and carolina rigs is not for the clicking, but because the bead protects the knot from the metal of the sinker. Also, the concave base of a bullet sinker sits snuggly against a plastic craft bead. I intend to take a picture of such a rig and post it in the discussion for approval. If there's no objection, I'll post it in the article after a day or two. 72.204.11.114 (talk) 02:11, 16 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

I'm an angler, but a UK-based one, and I still haven't got a clue what a Texas rig is Billrush (talk) 02:54, 27 December 2012 (UTC)Reply