In the world of bass fishing there are many baits that are used to catch bass, but the ones in this paper are just some common ones used. Carolina rig is a deep-water assembly that uses a heavy slip sinker, plastic bead, barrel swivel, 16-to 18-inch leader, hook, and soft-plastic bait such as a worm, lizard, or crawfish. The rig is weedless because the hook is buried in the body of the bait, this combination is excellent for fishing ledges, points, sandbars, and humps (Chen). This is a bait that can feel heavy after a while of casting it, but it is a bait that that is meant to be very close to bottom of the water allowing the fisherman to get right …show more content…
The Florida rig is an advancement over the toothpick-pegging method, Florida rig sinkers are molded around a thin Teflon tube, and a corkscrew wire that screws into the nose of a soft bait. Slip the sinker on the main line, tie the hook directly to the main line, and screw it into the bait. This provides the ultimate bait for a weedless and snagless presentation for big bass in heavy cover (Chen). One bait that is great for really dense weeds under the water is this rig because it seems to glide right through the weeds and not snagging anything which can be a huge advantage to the fisherman for getting in right in close with the bass. The Florida and Carolina rig both use soft baits, but the Lipless Crankbait is quite a bit different than those