texas rigged

[gooseman]

I got some glass beads and brass bullet weights. How do I get the max amount of sound?

[dannyp]

Goose,
The best way to get sound out of them is to,
1) thread your bullet weight (Pointed end toward your rod tip) on your line
2) thread the bead onto the line
3) tie your hook to the line
4) Rigged this way, your weight is "loose" on the line, thus allowing it to "strike" the bead when you pull up on the line producing the infamous "clicking" sound.

Some angler prefer to "Peg" the weight with a toothpick a few inches above the bead.
This will allow you quicker contact with the bead and lure and is also better suited for fishing in blowdowns and heavy bottom cover

[gooseman]

HOW far do i "PEG" it up?

[dannyp]

Depends, if fishing blowdown limbs and heavy cover I want it pegged close to the hook, Fishing points etc maybe and inch or two. Just experiment and see what works for you

[fishtale75]

I usually only peg the weight on bulky lures, but that is only me the bead is a good idea it will protect your knot, gambler makes some rattlin bullet weights

[bassamasta]

I wouldn't peg it above the bead...the bead will never make noise with the sinker above it, but it wouldn't hurt to peg the bead though, but still then you've got a short carolina rig. Pegging is best used in grass or heavy cover when you want your weight to be in the nose of your lure at all times so your lure doesn't snag up and only the weight falls to the bottom.

[gooseman]

I will just try it with no pegg. Going to be fishing loggs and brush near the mouth of a creek.