“That’s my kids rod, I’ll untangle that later” 😂😂😂. That’s a never ending story

@dant8213

9 ай бұрын

So so true 😅

@ladder197

9 ай бұрын

@@dant8213 it’s amazing what kids can do…. 😂😂

@Milehighsnake98

9 ай бұрын

I took 3 teenagers fishing this summer who had never fished from a boat before. Only one knew how to tie knots. He wanted to try a baitcaster. Glad I had multiple spare spools of line. LOL

@kylesmith3211

9 ай бұрын

Amen!

@marcusbarnes4762

7 ай бұрын

💀💀

It works really well in shallow rivers too. I’ve been using it for four years and it’s my 100% confidence bait. No matter what time of year if I drop a craw in front of them they’ll eat it. I always place a bobber stop between the hook and a 1/16 ounce tungsten weight. That’s the key for shallow water. You need more separation.

I grew up doing that using lizards on mono. Mono line works well with that because it tends to float and let's the bait have a bit slower fall rate. Which keeps the bait in the strike zone longer.

@matthewotis3594

9 ай бұрын

I did as well. Didnt have bullet weights. Had my dads smaller surf fishing weights. Either a ribbon tail purple and pink tailed PowerBait worms or plastic lizards. Never really thought about it. Using tear shaped weights with the loop tie on top. They crushed them.

Love seeing the Bellows Shad used that way!

I will have to get some bellows shad. I love the bellows gill already! Been waiting for the free rig vid from you guys, so thanks Tim!

You guys are so helpful. Me I've never heard of such techniques and it has help me each time I put it to work Thanks 👍

Thank you Tim,great job ❤👏👏

Need to do an underwater video of different free rig baits!

can't wait to go try this👍

This has been a killer for me. I have the most confidence in a 4" Dolive Beaver. Absolutely hammers them.

Shin Fukae explains the Free Rig in a Bass University video. And yes, he even says it was started in Korea.

@_md______

9 ай бұрын

When was this "invented" in korea? This technique has been around since the lead sinker was introduced

@slimdiesel6465

9 ай бұрын

@_md______ many sources says so

Great idea for “kids”/non-regular fisher peeps. Taking the family to Clearlake soon. The free rig looks like a good one to rig up for them. Thanks Tim!

@luckybassturd7260

9 ай бұрын

Try to find some Sacramento perch too!

Tim Pleasure meeting you the other day…HF for the win! Like I said I’m a subscriber and really enjoy your and Matt’s content and tips been helpful for me and kids when it gets tough. I will definitely have to try this one. Hope to run into you again in the near future. Be blessed!

Bull Flat has been killing it for me. Head blows out after a few fish so bring your Mend-It!

I will use what i learned here today next time out thanks fore the advice

Freerigging Kissimmee grass has been a major bite for me all summer but using my jig rod with 50lb braid to 25lb leader. Many 8-9lbers 🤫🎣

👍👍😀 In South Texas Gulf we've called that a "Knocker Rig".✌️

The free rig is great to experiment with.

Waiting for that fall time swimbait fishing video. I pieced together a swimbait dedicated rod and i cant wait to put time on the water.

I really started to throw the free rig last yr I changed it out with my t-rig mostly I just felt I got a lot more bites here in pa where I live the body of waters are very pressured and I did great with it

You guys need to try the Freedom Tackle Wire Drop Shot for the weight on your “Free”dom rig. The wire is awesome with rock weed combo areas. It helps stop the weigh from getting lodged in the stones.

It is the Free Rig that Koreans use the most. Can see a great effect in a place where the floor topography is made up of small stones.

I’m gonna play around with threading baitfish profiles on the VMC neko hook with the floro keeper. That way the hook is exposed. Open water of course

Hey Tim,,I met you and Matt at the Knoxville Expo this yr. Dude if u like the free rig crab u a pack of Hyper Freaks from lake fork lures they are kiss ass on the free rig. Happy fishing to you and Matt...

The bellows shad looks similar to the 10000 fish Yoto worm. Do you know if there is much difference between the two. Nice overview of the free rig btw. Thanks for the info as always

I will try this tomorrow with a Mag Fluke and maybe a regular Super Fluke. I've never free-rigged before, and a couple of guys brought it up on the IDO message board and referenced this video.

I always considered ot to be an unoegged texas rig with a different weight. Guess it would work more like a hybrid of t and c rig.

Best bait ever made for the free rig is the OSP DoLive beaver. Make sure to get some separation on each pop and the bait will do the rest.

Zman love the elaztech float back up its fish a catcher

More than 70% of people who enjoy bass fishing in south Korea only use free league.😂 #2 wide gap hook + zoom speed craw(ultra vibe) + 7~21g sinker - walking fishing

@notillegal6771

9 ай бұрын

I want to pickup some doyo reels to try them out but can't find an importer

@treehunter1

9 ай бұрын

@@notillegal6771Abu and Lew’s get their reels from Doyo

@lannister9606

9 ай бұрын

@@notillegal6771 If you want, I can call Doyo Fishing. What is your country and province?

@akaJb86

Ай бұрын

​@@notillegal6771 쟈니모리스 릴이 도요에서 만든 릴인데 그때 보다 더 좋은릴을 만들죠 지금은..

The jr. Is such a good punch bait in ponds or smaller bodies of water. However the claws are fragile.

I’m over here in so cal using the 1 ounce Zappu pin drop and the GPB baby

I just poured some floating lizards with this method in mind! We'll see how they do

Reminds me of a hybrid between something like a Texas Rig and a Tokyo Rig. Very interesting setup. Thanks for sharing!

So this rig caught an 8, 6 & few 4 & 5lbrs this yr. Then I started waisting time on the hover rig. I don't know why the free rig catches more, but it works. I'll add a tail spinner to a stickbait for Fall.

Would you use the Elaztech baits as well? They should have an even slower rate of fall with a lighter wired hook.

Glad I waited to take a drink..."when the kickers pinching..." 😂😂😂

Try it with a z man floating worm and fish it like a Texas rig. Every few pops give it a little slack to float up off the bottom and just dance it in place for a few seconds. It presents somewhere between a Texas rigged worm and a whacky worm and if is a killer setup.

I free a floating jerk bait, which you can fish in deep structure where regular suspended jerk can reach

Could you demo the new baits with underwater camera on the lake or in a pool, so we could see the separation.

Have you guys done a split screen with underwater footage beside the angler to show how the bait reacts to the rod manipulation ?

Z-mans soft baits are the best to use, as they float.

What about using floating softbaits on this rig? Also i want to use this rig in the netherlands but there are a lot of big pike in my water. Any chance i can make it pike proof? Or does thick fluorocarbon 0.70mm ruin the action to much?

Wait, you are finally doing JDM baits with the Bellow Gill?

How is this different from a regular unpegged Texas rig?

@paulkimble6223

9 ай бұрын

There’s not as much drag on the line with a free rig weight so you get more separation from weight to bait on the fall

Great technique careful with gut hooking just like a Carolina rug you need to stay in contact. No slack line

Plz do an underwater video. I've fished the free rig in crystal clear water and I never saw anything different from a Texas rig. From what I noticed the weight really doesn't separate from the bait, at least no more then a Texas rig. What lines and baits can make that happen?!

Finally

Tim have you had any luck with the Free Rig on BFS?

What type of hook do you use for that Xzone Stealth invader?

Been looking hard at that 7'2ML expride....also considering a dobyns extreme/xtasy 742c/743c/753c....what would fit the bill for light duy tubes/neds/ika/small swimbaits/5" senko?

think a berkley pitboss would work well with this setup?

I've already been doing something similar with bottom bouncers🤔

This was the best description/explanation of a free rig I heard so far. The comparison with a Carolina rig makes absolutely sense! Well done. What do you think about using tubes with a free rig?

@joestrummer9507

9 ай бұрын

Actually fan boy, it makes no sense at all. A carolina rig is for getting the bait down quickly and dragging or hopping it on the bottom horizontally with the bait just above bottom. A finesse carolina rig is a split shot rig or mojo rig which uses a cylindrical weight. The free rig is all about a slow vertical fall and thus nothing like a carolina. This guy made all this up, just hit record and made a bunch of assumptions and comparisons which are all wrong. All you have to do is Google or search YT for 10 seconds to find out what the free rig actually is.

@arnemueller2112

9 ай бұрын

@@joestrummer9507 don‘t know what makes you so frustrated. Take some buck and visit a hostel, this might help 👍

@dontnonowuno9953

9 ай бұрын

​@@arnemueller2112😂😂 ppl are funny.your response was 🎯

@omarhill7345

4 ай бұрын

must be his time of the month 😂.

Would the Lunkerhunt Versa Fish be a good bait for this technique?

OSP Dolive baits beaver hook up tackle had a Competition between Griff and Ben. Griff win free rig its a cool bait to fishing with small mouth bass loves them the most of all

Tried this a couple years ago. Never got bit.

How about a hellgramite? The Nikko is really slow falling when weightless.

What’s the difference between this technique vs just using an unpegged worm weight?

@stootg

9 ай бұрын

Visual presentation. The worm weight looks like a pebble while the bass casting weight works well through small pebbles

@Steve-ev6vx

9 ай бұрын

I am thinking it sinks faster and and travels farther up the line than a bullet weight but I would have to see it on camera in a pool to know fore sure.

Hey Tim and Matt. What's the difference between the "Free Rig" and an Unpegged Texas Rig? (Other than the weight)

@upstateangler9575

9 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same . It must have to do with the shape of the weight . Mass is below the line making it easier to go towards the real then want to fall straight down and not back towards the hook.

@borreholic7238

9 ай бұрын

I mean it is the weight that is the difference. With the same plastic, the free rig weight will drop more straight down and faster compared to a bullet weight with a more "glidey" sinking motion, resulting in more separation between weight and bait (with enough water depth). I also like how the free rig casts better with the pointy weight leading the way like a rocket.

Does mat fish the ring craw on a light rod or a medium light

What hook keeper do you have on that pole? Totally of topic my apologies in advance.

I'm curious why you listed the two rods you did (in the video description) .. A med-heavy and med-light seem to be two very different actions from one another. I guess it depends on where you plan to fish this tecnique?

@upstateangler9575

9 ай бұрын

Well if your fishing in 25ft of water you need a mich heavier weight then if your fishing in 8ft.

@rcandy4u

5 ай бұрын

@@upstateangler9575We will even fish that free rig with the 1.5 ounce decoy drop weight in 35-40ft in our deep Rez

Can someone tell me how this is different than an unpegged texas rig?

Does it work in stained/algae bloom dirty water?

Thoughts on where and when / the best situations to fish it?

@youtubzkoz

9 ай бұрын

Docks? Shallow or mostly deep? Senko? Getnet Juster shad?

Does it work for hydrilla?

Does this rig have a minimum depth requirement for its better performance?

What is the name of the yellow thing on your rod to hold the bait?

I’m picturing a future video- Texas rig vs Carolina rig vs Free rig, when to use which, with underwater footage 🙂

What makes this different then a Texas rig if I don’t peg the weight?

@frankevans6584

9 ай бұрын

The weight slips up and down the line more freely than a bullet sinker

@Radican1

9 ай бұрын

@@frankevans6584 i guess I’ll have to try it!

What in the world is that yellow thing above your reel seat? Is it a lock to keep the reel seat from coming loose?

@Internutt2023

9 ай бұрын

@ 11:27 It's a "keeper" for his bait, it grabs the line instead of the hook, since he is using a texas rig on the bait and its so deep into it there's barely any hook to even grab with a open keeper like some rods have, that one grabs the line before the nose of the bait / eye of the hook. Google "Cal Coast Cali Clip Drop Shot Weight and Hook Holder" and you can find some.

@kalebg8075

9 ай бұрын

@@Internutt2023 ahhhhhhh I see! Interesting little thing. I don't dropshot much so never would have guessed. Seems like a good way to keep the weight from getting tangled on everything when it's not being used though. That's a fairly annoying thing to deal with having a drop shot tied on 🤣

I haven't even heard of this

Why don’t y’all ever use or review Abu Garcia rods and reels? Always wondered

Whats that for Red hookkeeper?

What does it do differently than a Texas rig?

Hi can i use this rig when fishing from the bank

I’d put a bobber stop in front of that knot to make sure the weight wasn’t beating it up too badly

Been fishing this for a couple seasons now. I really like floating baits. Zman Bang Stickz rigged wacky. Cast it out, let it fall and it'll hover off the bottom. If you give it enough slack it'll eventually go all the way back up to the surface. So its great to fish in current, and you can control the depth it hovers at.

@TWC6724

9 ай бұрын

Hmm, that’s really interesting. I love Zman baits and you’re right, I can totally see the bait floating back up if you use one of their floating baits. Excellent, gonna try this. 👍

@Steve-ev6vx

9 ай бұрын

I was going to use a worm needle to blow an air bubble into a soft plastic but the floating baits sound even better.

@davidraguse2106

9 ай бұрын

What is a good starting weight to use in 10 foot of water please?

@twiggsherman3641

9 ай бұрын

@@davidraguse2106 1/4 oz is what i use most of the time. 3/8 in heavy current. Hook weight matters too if you're trying to fish a floating bait. I use Trokar number 2 weedless wacky hooks. Trying to use something with a long shank like a number 2 VMC neko hook causes it to raise much slower.

@davidraguse2106

9 ай бұрын

@@twiggsherman3641 have you a link for the hook please? Have you tried the 4" streakz curly tailz? Being a zman would be a floating bait.

What about a brush Hawg

What’s the best weight size for water depths in the 5 to 10ft range?

@fishing3047

8 ай бұрын

I use 1/8oz mainly as a shore banger.

How is the free rig any different than a texas rig ...?

How is this any different than an un-pegged texas rig?

💰

Not quite understanding how this is functionally any different than a bullet weight sliding freely along the line on a Texas rig. Help me out?

Late December No vegetation Nothing to get snagged on I fish I ounce Zappu pin drop / the large cushion & a Open nose hook 202 Hayabusa 1/0 an the 6” lizard. Fish rocky point bars 30-45’ of water. 18:49

Free rig is meant to be used with Damiki Stinger 4". That's how we do in South Korea.

That blue rod what is the name of it

@raymondjohnson6496

9 ай бұрын

What the name of that rod please the spinning rod blue one or is it a. Secret

Going to try that. Just trying to understand how that’s different from a t-rig. But I’ll give it a try. And can y’all do a video on the only rod and reel ( spinning and casting) combo you can buy under 200$ that’s centered for the poor man? Like need to know what brand is the most versatile for the average angler. I’m having a hard time making my mind up on what I want to spend my money on. Shimano, daiwa, or Abu garca. I can afford to buy ten different brands for 20 different techniques. Thanks

@jersey4755

8 ай бұрын

They have done both a $100 and $200 Combo videos: 2022 BUYER'S GUIDE: Best $100 Rod And Reel Combos! 2022 BUYER'S GUIDE: Best $200 Rod And Reel Combos!

Modified Texas rig.

We need more leech looking like flat lures to slow drop rate.

I'm gonna bustem with this

I don't see how this is different from a weighted Texas rig with no stopper on it... has the same affect..

Isn't this just a Texas rig with a drop shot weight instead of a worm bullet weight

I’m telling ya, bellows gill, weightless Texas rig over submerged grass. Wait for your line to get tight, and Jack em! Too easy. Free rig will help me get deeper

How about for us poor bank fishers?

Must be a slow period on the new technique front for Bass fishing. They’ve basically renamed a Texas rig to a free rig. 🤷‍♂️

Just a Texas rig with a different style of weight

"Come on and fish the Free Rig, Free rig, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" - that's it, I'm officially changing the song. The band won't get it but, whatever- they're holding me back anyway- I'm destined to be the world's first 51 year old, not very attractive, rock star- I just knows it. Gonna get my picture on the cover- gonna buy five copies for my mother- all that stuff. LOL- Seriously- go ahead, hold your breath.

I do not understand the comparison to a Carolina rig. It's just a Texas rig with a different style sinker. That's it.