Technique used for fishing with soft plastic lures
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The Texas rig is a fishing rig used for angling with soft plastic lures.[1][2]
It comprises a bullet weight or similar sliding fishing sinker, an offset worm hook, and a soft plastic lure.[3]
Diagram of a Texas rig comprising a soft plastic worm (green), bullet weight (grey), hook (black), and fishing line (blue)A Texas-rigged ribbontail worm
This rig is most commonly used to target freshwater fish such as largemouth bass and smallmouth bass.
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