How To Rig a Rubber Shad For Striped Bass Fishing

The guide told me …
The guide told me you fish them in with a rapid twitch retrieve. He said he does well like that in the CT river.

now how do you fish …
now how do you fish them for striper? ive heard you can use the hooks like those that are weighted on the bend too

It's a soft plastic …
It's a soft plastic. The point is exposed on the top.

The fish will chomp …
The fish will chomp on the bait, squishing it down and exposing more of the hook.

Good Stuff! Thank …
Good Stuff! Thank you!

Easy Peasy! Good …
Easy Peasy! Good technique video.

This technique is …
This technique is for saltwater bass. Not much weed fishing there.

to bad theres no …
to bad theres no gap for the fish to be caught u got to go through the plastic

It's just a regular …
It's just a regular fluke is all.

What I've always …
What I've always done, (for largemouth or smallmouth bass) is to take it like he is, but don't let the hook show, keep it inside of the lure. This will make it much easier to navigate through the vegetation or lillypads, thus giving you a much more entertaining fishing trip. I have caught a 7 pount 23 inch bass. Not bad for a 9 year old huh?

Very good video, I …
Very good video, I have some other plastics I'll try it with.

great tip
great tip

That's not Texas …
That's not Texas rigged. To Texas rig it, you do exactly the same as in the video, but the last push-through in the tail, you only push till the point of the hook 'just' breaks the outer surface of the lure. You do a Texas rig with a normal curved-gap hook, not a flattened-bite worm hook like in the video.

It was a Berkley …
It was a Berkley lure. Don't know the model name.

Don't know the …
Don't know the brand. Wasn't ours. It belonged to the Captain. I believe it's a type of Gamaktsu worm hook.

Is that a houdini …
Is that a houdini shad?

could i ask what …
could i ask what brand of hook are you using, i am after a worm hook that is straight shanked and thick to handel big fish.

good info for noobs …
good info for noobs (such as myself!) thanks! lol

hey thats how i did …
hey thats how i did mines didnt know it was called texas rigg though xD it works great though

Yes. Should work …
Yes. Should work for any large rubber lure or gamefish.

That,is very …
That,is very interesting,i will try that,it should be good for pike bass walleye.

A Texas Rig is when …
A Texas Rig is when the point of the hook is kept burried inside the rubber to help make it weedless.

I believe thats a …
I believe thats a texas rig.

Can't wait until i …
Can't wait until i get to try it, thanks for sharing it!!

thanks
thanks