Bass Rigs With a Twist

If a new twist is needed to tempt old "Mr. Bass", then try using a spring type fastening device in a rig. These devices will modify lures, redevelop the Texas rig, and provide a new way to fasten trailers.

Products discussed in this article, to be used for these purposes, will be TTI's BackBreaker, HitchHiker and Copperhead hook, and Gambler's Florida Rig sinker. The BackBreaker and HitchHiker are both fastening springs. First are the fastening devices for modifying soft plastic lures. The basic rig is to cut a lure in half, and screw in a BackBreaker/HitchHiker into each half. Clip the two halves together, and then screw in the devices the remainder of the way so that the clips are barely showing, but still permit a free movement.

This rigging is perfect for a plastic lizard, worm, and twitch-bait. Different colored halves and tails can be moved around to create something entirely different. This includes interchanging tail actions, as to combine two completely different lures. It is an experimenter's dream. While still talking about using the fasteners, use these to attach plastic and pork trailers to spinnerbaits and jigs. It will extend the lure a little further, take the "bulk" off the hook shank, and give the trailer a different action. Read More