So...isn't this the same as a normal texas rig with a sliding bullet weight?

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

No. One of the biggest differences between Texas Rig and the Free Rig is that a Texas Rig will tend to pendulum a bit on the fall, where the Free Rig will drop nearly straight vertical because the weight separates from the bait so quickly. That greater/faster separation of bait and weight means you get the same separation and vertical fall with every single lift-drop of the combo, too. When I first started using this rig, I noticed the separation difference is very pronounced, the free weight pulls ahead of the plastic very quickly.

@stoneysdead689

3 жыл бұрын

Close but no- the bullet weight, even when not pegged, just doesn't slide up and down the line freely enough. You need something that slides so freely that when you cast out, the weight slides back towards you and down to bottom- letting the bait fall completely unencumbered- like a drop shot. You don't have to use the weights made specifically for free rigging, they do work the best but- any weight with an open loop at the top that will slide super easy will work. The little bell shaped sinkers with the loop up top, we used to use them for making catfishing rigs up- they work- just not as well as the weights made specifically for it. That cylinder shape makes them fall super easy and fast, the open loop lets them slide back towards you so they don't drag the bait down- they're ideal .

@ryanraddin9568

3 жыл бұрын

@@stoneysdead689 cool...thanks...when you say you used those tear drop weights(which is what I have fir drop shotting), for catfish rigs, u mean in place of the egg sinker? Like on a carolina rig sort of, but for catfish?

@stoneysdead689

3 жыл бұрын

​When I was a kid we used them to weigh down trot lines- every third drop or so we would put a weight on instead of a hook. It just made sure the line swayed down into the water and the current didn't just push it back up to the surface. We also used them for a rig we used that utilized a three way swivel- the mainline ties to one, then to one you tie a line with the hook, and to the other a line with a sinker on it. It's used for live bait so it can swim around and have some room to move but still be weighted down to one area. Plus, if the weight gets snagged in the rocks and you break it off you don't lose your hook and bait- fresh bait isn't easy to come by.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

One of the biggest differences between Texas Rig and the Free Rig is that a Texas Rig will tend to pendulum a bit on the fall, where the Free Rig will drop nearly straight vertical because the weight separates from the bait so quickly. That greater/faster separation of bait and weight means you get the same separation and vertical fall with every single lift-drop of the combo, too. When I first started using this rig, I noticed the separation difference is very pronounced, the free weight pulls ahead of the plastic very quickly.

This is the best free rig video I have seen yet and I have seen quite a few👍. You explain more than the Japanese channels

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

I haven't had a chance to try the Jika Rig now you're hitting us with the Free Rig. But I think I can use the same cylinder weight with both rigs. Your videos are always complete and informative!

You can easily open the clip at the top of a drop shot weight up- stick a knife blade in and turn- now it's an open loop. I've used them this way- works fine.

I have another way of fishing the tie on Dropshot weight. After threading your lure on the hook, place the sinker on the hook then add a bait button or a pice of rubber band. This will keep the sinker from being thrown off. Then finish by putting the hook back through the bait. This works better than a weighted swim bait hook and is practically snag free. I don't have a name for it yet but I think of calling it the Maryland rig.

Definitely a good set up I have used it before , but I like the weights with spinning eyelet

Hey Glenn that was a really good video you always go into great detail about what you're explaining about and that's what I like about your channel you don't leave anything out. Thanks for the time you spend making these videos so we can become better anglers. I really appreciate you and your wife Glenn you guys seem like such great people. God bless you and your family. Ps tight lines always.

@bassresource

Жыл бұрын

Hi MICHAEL LOUCKS. Thanks for the feedback and support. We look forward to hearing more from you.

I tried this Sunday with a creature bait. I landed a really nice bass in a lake that has been skunking me the last few times we have fished it!

@bassresource

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Congratulations!

Another great informative upload

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Excellent explanation of the technique, thank you.

@bassresource

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome video. Thanks for the tip.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video as always!! Hope you have been well man! Hope to run into you soon at a show somewhere! Keep it up!

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too! Thanks for watching!

Years ago I fished a ProAM contest in South Korea on Lake Andong. It’s a massive man made lake with a lot of very vertical lakeshore. The pro on my boat was using this rig and just killed it all day. I finally went from drop shot which also works there, but he was catching 2 or 3 to 1 on me until I switched to this and it really did work! I’m going to go back to it now that you’ve shown me again how well it works

@bassresource

2 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely @karlr3875! Thanks for watching!

Good tips and info! 👍👍 Thank you sir. Kind regards.

@bassresource

2 жыл бұрын

Brakkeleer Thuis, glad I can help. Thanks for subscribing as well.

This is very similar to a Fishfinder rig or a knocker rig used in salt water a lot. Thought about it using this but didn’t think it would work lol

Hey Glenn!!! I was thinking you was giving a FREE RIG away😁to a lucky subscriber😬

You can use two bobber stops, one just before your hook to protect your knot, and one after the weight, to control the depth, then use a floating bait, so you can hover your bait off the bottom.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good tip as well, Twigg Sherman. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome video gonna try it out. 😮

@bassresource

Ай бұрын

Have fun!

@worth287

Ай бұрын

@bassresource Thanks just did a pole with that sat up can't wait to try it out

Thanks! Great info

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Another good video from the legend himself! I can't afford Reins products - they're (every product) is crazy high priced, but I'm not saying their quality isn't there. Just over the top! Plenty of pencil weights (tungsten and otherwise) with closed loop will do the job just fine.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Great point! Thanks for watching!

Thanks ill try this in Sweden!

Thank great tips still trying to make it a permanent in my arsenal

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help

Great video.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

Great Teaching Video. Subscribing to your channel because I like the way you teach. Was just getting into free rigging when life took a detour and had to stop fishing for a bit. However, if you have cylinder drop shot weights you can still use them. Just take a small screw driver or Phillips head and push it through the eye of the weight spreading it out and rounding it. Make sure it gets rounded. But that works just as well and no need to buy a specific weight for free ringing until you run out of drop shot weights.

@bassresource

Ай бұрын

@lynnskelton7971, glad I can help. Thanks for subscribing as well.

This method has become one of my favorites to fish. along with the dropshot and Ned rig. All on spinning gear and I use a leader but I put a bobber stop on before the leader not

@bassresource

25 күн бұрын

Good stuff

Thanks

Me gusta como transmites tu experiencia como pescador deportivo, asi debe de ser, para que los jovenes novatos puedan aprender, gracias por enseñar tu forma de pescar, como mueves tu caña, con los diferentes señuelos, los demas pescadores, no enseñan nada, pescan dando la espalda a la camara, saludos de monterrey n.l. mexico.

@bassresource

10 ай бұрын

¡Guau, muchas gracias Monterrey! Me alegra poder ayudar. ¡Gracias por mirar!

Glen I think that is going to be one of those rigs that catches them all the time. Just because of the speed change and the moment change. Thanks for the good video Glenn.

@bassresource

Жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely @michaelloucks4448! Thanks for watching!

Thanks from those Japanese fisherman that came out with the new stuff this one called air rig

You can add a split ring to a drop shot weight and that should make it the same as the other cylinder weight you were using. I'm going to try that and see how it works.

@lukejohnston8770

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@chrisstephens9360

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking too instead of buying more specialized weights

@dreamfly555

3 жыл бұрын

plus a swivel

@ABC-jb2rg

3 жыл бұрын

Too much hardware will tangle for sure! Open the eye of a drop shot weight will function similarly.

@troutheadadventures6521

4 ай бұрын

The line can get caught in the split rings.

👏👏That’s a really cool rig,and it looks like the perfect Catalina rig,and using a leader definitely not a good idea 👍

@stoneysdead689

3 жыл бұрын

"...and using a leader definitely not a good idea 👍" Really? Why not? I use one all the time for this technique- not a single problem so far. In fact- I've yet to find a technique for which I couldn't use a leader- I've even done it fishing a frog- worked without any problems. I've fished frogs on mono to- no problem at all- in fact Bama Bass uses nothing but mono and he's one of the most successful frog fishermen I've ever known of. Ppl get these ideas in their head about what's "right' and what's "wrong" - there's no such thing in fishing- there's only what's right for you. Ppl say "well as long as you're catching bass.."" no- not even that is necessary- imo as long as you're enjoying yourself then, you're doing it right. That's the real objective of fishing- to enjoy yourself and have a good time.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

You got that right! Thanks for watching, Ken Mccarthy Fishing!

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Stoney's Dead: might want to watch the video for context regarding the comment. Thanks!

Senkos work well on a free rig all through summer for picky bass.

Great video Glenn. I’m gonna rig one of these up.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

@MrRourk

3 жыл бұрын

I been fishing this way for awhile and it is very effective. Accurate casting is a breeze.

@MAGNUSDRONES

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrRourk Hi Fredrick.... do you use the open eye drop shot weights Glenn shows or something else? I just received a small quantity of those to use but curious on your take.

@MrRourk

3 жыл бұрын

@@MAGNUSDRONES the drop shot are the best. Old fashion Cat Fish Sinkers with the metal loop work. Just check for line abrasion.

@MrRourk

3 жыл бұрын

@@MAGNUSDRONES OK went to the tackle box to check the package. It says Bell Sinker with Swivel. I also have ones that just say Bell Sinker...they have a metal loop. Very deadly with a floating plastic. Crank it up and crank it backwards a few times. Let it move in that water. Main thing is this is a braid line technique. Best to use a coated braid with lubrication. I tried this with mono once. Once.

So does weight size not really matter if the separation is so quick and it sounds like you don't really drag so much as pitch or hop?

Given that the weight falls so fast an separates so easily... what size weights do you recommend? About the same as we'd use for a Texas rig? Or maybe lighter?

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

In my experience, lighter. Remember in the video where I had a bad hookset? That was in just 8' of water. I was using a 3/8th weight. Quite a bit of line out there for that shallow.

Just have to dead stick it when it comes to rigs with weights on them when using just soft lures.

Got it. Now I just need a 60' leader. :)

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Pictures or it didn't happen. :)

As usual Glenn I love your videos . . . quick question is this a rig that will work for us fishing from shore?

@bassresource

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely Roger LaPointe! Thanks for watching!

Great video! How do you retrieve this rig brother? Do you pop pop pause or quick lift then twitch?

@bassresource

9 ай бұрын

That is explained and demonstrated in the video.

Would Inline egg weights be ok?

How about the split shop snap

I could not believe my eyes to see free rig in US youtube channel. We all throw free rigs in Korea in many many different ways and there are lots of reasons for that. My favorite way to rig it is to rig a 3inch stick bait with 3/0 EWG hook and 1/4 oz stick tungsten weight with 12lb test fluoro. It is truly deadly in most of the occasions and it's called unbalanced free rig as the hook is unbalancedly too big for the bait. I hope you try and enjoy different versions. Thanks!!

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good tip as well, Moohan Kim. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

@moohankim9370

3 жыл бұрын

@@bassresource Thank you for the precious tips as always. :)

what size weight were you using for that bait

Would a line through slip weight work the same? Or do you need the height of the weight to work the action better?

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

No. One of the biggest differences between Texas Rig and the Free Rig is that a Texas Rig will tend to pendulum a bit on the fall, where the Free Rig will drop nearly straight vertical because the weight separates from the bait so quickly. That greater/faster separation of bait and weight means you get the same separation and vertical fall with every single lift-drop of the combo, too. When I first started using this rig, I noticed the separation difference is very pronounced, the free weight pulls ahead of the plastic very quickly.

@MrRourk

3 жыл бұрын

You can use those tear drop catfish weights with the metal loop.

So what do you do when the bait catches up to the weight? Drag it, or pick it up and cast again?

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

As mentioned in the video, you lift and drop.

I'm about to give this a shot I'll come back and let you know how it went

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help, xɹnƆ x. Let me know how it works out as I would love to see the results.

@samschetter3847

3 жыл бұрын

@@bassresource I caught 3 fish on it worked really well I'm gonna mess around with it this week alot

I like your channel, to be honest in Mn for decades walleye fisherman have been using that setup, we call it LINDY RIG. using leeches or crawlers, have you heard of it . Very Popular

@bassresource

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I've used it for walleye fishing. Although it has some similar characteristics of the free rig, it's definitely not the same thing.

Don't you find that the weight ends up on the hook when you cast?Here in the Uk we use a stop on the line just above the hook (length from the hook your choice on the day.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good tip as well, stan wilson. Thanks for sharing.

So do you reel it in when the the bait hits the bottom or fish it??

@bassresource

5 ай бұрын

Fish it with a lift and drop retrieve. Each time the weight separates from the bait, allowing it to "free" fall.

Quick question on the free rig. After the weight hits the bottom, and then the lure falls slowly and eventually hits the bottom, do I just pop the rod tip up a few times and reel up the slack a bit to work the rig back to the boat? Seems to be a slack line presentation. I've been using the free rig for the last few times I've gone out. Love this rig (have it on a BFS setup and on a conventional baitcast setup), but working it on the retrieve is where I'm struggling.

@bassresource

2 жыл бұрын

Reel up the slack, pop the rod up and drop it so the weight falls again, then wait for the bait to sink to the bottom before repeating.

@rencalamba3344

2 жыл бұрын

@@bassresource Thanks! Going to work on that this weekend

“When you set the hook, you pulled line.” Smart co-angler!

What's size weights does that come in or is it 1 size for all?

@bassresource

2 жыл бұрын

The range of available weights is listed here: bit.ly/3qdC6CP

Does this work differently than an un-pegged T-rig bullet weight?

@colbyscott9822

2 жыл бұрын

Disregard. KZread didn't show me the thread with the same question until after I posted this.

What lake are you fishing on. it looks like a desert lake

Please anyone feel free to educate me but how much different can the action of this rig differ from a Carolina rigged soft plastic? I understand theres no swivel to stop the weight from traveling to the hook but the action has to be alot like a Carolina rig

@bassresource

Жыл бұрын

Watch the video.

How does this differ from a Texas rig?

So after the first fall of the bait it turns into a texas rig. You could only get that delayed fall when it first hits the water right.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. The action remains the same with every lift and drop. This is not a T-rig.

Wonderful video Glenn ! Got a question regarding the slack in line, and how would you know if the fish is biting? Once the sinker hit bottom, do you start reeling in the slack? But there is always slack in the line as we wait for the bait to drop, so how do you know if the fish is biting ? Thanks

@bassresource

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't characterize it as "slack line". You're still connected to the bait and can feel bites because the line is still tight. The bites feel similar to a jig or worm bite. I think it sounds like "slack" line because of the hookset required - there is "extra" line that you'll need to compensate for in your hookset, but it's not "slack".

@SeanTong0

Жыл бұрын

@@bassresource Thanks. I thought the line would be tight between your hand and the sinker, but would be loose between the sinker and the bait as it falls freely. Appreciate your insights. So I wonder how would you feel the bite when the bait is falling freely.

@bassresource

Жыл бұрын

Ah, ok, got it. What interesting with this rig is that once a bass sucks in the bait, they hold on. So you feel the bite through the typical "tug, tug" as they swim off with the bait, or the "heavy" feeling you get when you start to reel up the slack.

@joestrummer9507

Ай бұрын

So, you could be getting bites and not even know it as they don't swim away and simply spit out the bait, which is much more likely with bigger, more mature and experienced bass.

Idk why I am sharing this but oh well. You can put a swivel about 4-6” above the bait and have your sinker above that swivel. It still fishes about the same except for the last bit of the fall. The weight hits and that extra slack let’s the bait kinda level out in a natural way. I get bit a ton in that moment from sinker hitting bottom and the bait. It’s basically a Carolina rig but you can fish it vertically or horizontally

@bassresource

8 ай бұрын

That’s a good tip as well, @user-es5wi9fg5i. Thanks for sharing.

What’s the difference between the free rig and the unpegged Texas rig besides the type of weight used?

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

One of the biggest differences between Texas Rig and the Free Rig is that a Texas Rig will tend to pendulum a bit on the fall, where the Free Rig will drop nearly straight vertical because the weight separates from the bait so quickly. That greater/faster separation of bait and weight means you get the same separation and vertical fall with every single lift-drop of the combo, too. When I first started using this rig, I noticed the separation difference is very pronounced, the free weight pulls ahead of the plastic very quickly.

@alexpazmino4762

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your quick and helpful response. This is a wonderful site that has taught many people . You have brought down years of trial and error.

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Well thank you Alex. That's very kind of you, and means a lot to me.

Awesome advice -- AGAIN. I got some of these types of tubes by accident, so now I know how to use them! Tight lines! Roger, The Smiling BassHole

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Roger Ford, glad I can help. Thanks for subscribing as well.

What's the diff between this & your normal Texas rig with an unpegged bullet?? Edit: Oops! I shoulda read the comments below first! Lol

What's the difference in this and an unpegged bullet sinker?

@Shurmash

2 жыл бұрын

When you cast it out and the lute hits the water it falls vertically versus falling back towards you.

Thise cylinder weights get hung up all the time for me and I lose them constantly in rocks. Unless Im fishing in grass, Im switching to the much cheaper and more widely available casting weights.

@bassresource

6 ай бұрын

That's akin to using a bullet weight for dropshotting. It'll do the job, but it's not as effective. That said, both dropshot and freerigs do get snagged in rocks to the point I just avoid using them in rocks. It doesn't seem to matter what type of weight you use, they still get hung up in rocks.

How does it act differently than the mojo rig?

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

This should help show the differences: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5h2lZitodfIdso.html

What about line Chaffee from the weight

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

The eye is polished tungsten. Kinda like chrome. So it doesn't damage the line.

Thank you brother! You thought me how to use a bait caster too!

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

BingeCenter, glad I could help. Let me know which tips helped the most. Looking forward to hearing much more from you.

Why not split shot snaps

I never saw what size weight when using baitcaster?

@bassresource

2 жыл бұрын

1/4 oz

Amigó cuál es mejor florida o freed rig

@bassresource

5 ай бұрын

Depende de la situación. La plataforma Florida funciona mejor en una cubierta espesa. La plataforma libre funciona mejor en muelles, desniveles y bordes de malezas.

We used to call it a dippsy rig when I was a kid fishing on the river for catfish with an egg sinker..

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Actually the casting weight (dippsy weight) is mentioned in the video in comparison to the free weight.

What makes it different than a unpegged Texas Rig

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Take a look at the pinned comment. Thanks!

I have done this for years while fishing my river...usually with a night crawler

@bassresource

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome

Isnt this the exact same thing as an unpegged Texas rig

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Please see the pinned comment. Thanks!

Can you use your rigs from the bank also

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely Rafael Martinez! Thanks for watching!

What I dint get is after the initial cast or flip when the weight falls to the bottom and the bait falls to the bottom is the rig basically a Texas rig with the weight now directly against the bait ?

if you had so much slack line then how did you know you had a bite?

@bassresource

6 ай бұрын

Just like you would when a Texas rig is free-falling...you watch the line.

@ARCSTREAMS

5 ай бұрын

you saw the slack line moving? are you supposed to close the bail once the lure hits the water? im just trying to visualize this @@bassresource

Anyone tried this with a topwater lure?

Bait! Everything is bait! 😆🤣

Like a Texas rig?

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. Please read the pinned comment for details.

산란기 낚시를 할때 웜대신 플로팅 저크베이트를 사용하면 neko rig 보다 뛰어난 액션과 빠른 입질을 받을수 있음

@bassresource

3 ай бұрын

정말 좋은 팁이네요!

The free rig was first used in Korea!!!

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and that is mentioned in the video. Please watch!

So it's a variation of the carolina rig

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

By that definition, so too is the Texas rig, splitshot rig, Tokyo rig, and Jika rig. And yet, each has their own unique characteristics. So too does the Free rig.

Been throwing this for 25 years because I didn't know what I was doing lol

@johnbrowning7434

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂

This is like the Tokyo rigs cousin

It seems to me that an unpegged bullet weight on a Texas rig would work the same way.

@bassresource

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, not at all. Please read the comments.

Hey Glenn,, After the initial fall and the initial wait time for the bait to fall how do you then work the bait back to the boat? like a traditional t-rig bait? Or do you hop the bait to get the separation from the weight and bait

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

It's the 2nd. I hop it to get the separation so the bait can free fall after the weight hits the bottom.

@northeastpac-man7652

3 жыл бұрын

@@bassresource thanks for getting back to me and for the info,, great tip I’ll be sure to try it out,, I think it will work well with a tube

@Shurmash

2 жыл бұрын

@@northeastpac-man7652 Honestly you can do either. I hop it and swim it like a normal Texas Rig. The beauty of it is that the fish does not feel the weight so it will hang on to the lure longer.

Nothing new I been do that rig for 40yrs

Americans making a simple rig sound complicated, its ok...us brits have it well sorted!😉👍

Free rig = korean famous rig

It's a Texas rig

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. Please read the comments.

@user-nc6uj8cy8g

3 жыл бұрын

Texas Rig is a form in which the sinker is attached to the line and flows, and the free rig is a form in which the sinker is placed on the line and flows. Oh, of course, the types of sinkers are also mechanically different.

You can call that rig whatever you want to but it wasn't created in Korea we have been throwing a carolina and Texas rig for ever probably while they were still using bambo poles in Korea

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

Try using the Free rig before comparing it to other rigs. You'll soon learn the nuances that differentiate it from the rigs you mentioned. And yes, it started in Korea.

Yea Texas rig with a heaver waight ???? U. MUST USE A SWIVLE. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weights are NOT in my Budget!

@bassresource

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching @JRIvy!

Texas rig ... period

@bassresource

3 жыл бұрын

No dropshot, splitshot, Carolina rig, Jika Rig, etc? Kinda limiting, but nothing wrong with that. Fish your strengths and have a good time!

If I'm looking for those type of weights what are they called and where do I find them?

@bassresource

Жыл бұрын

Names and links are in the description below the video.

Am I the only one who missed what size weight he used? I saw where he recommended a finesse weight for lighter scenarios, but is there a standard weight size he's using to start off with?

@bassresource

3 ай бұрын

1/4oz

@phillamoore157

3 ай бұрын

@@bassresource Yup.....I'm figuring out that in shallower water (especially in FL) 3/8, which seems to be the recommended weight, is too heavy. thanks for the reply.

Thanks