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An E-rig is a rig that my good friend Neal Webster told me about years ago. It may not be well known, and it’s definitely not known by that name. I’m not sure if he invented it or saw someone else do it, but he called it the “E-rig” since his favorite spot to use it was on Alabama’s Lake Eufaula.

However, a bullet weight can easily snag in these narrow spaces, so you’ll probably be better off using one of the more bluntly pointed egg or cylinder weights if you’re going to be dragging a Carolina rig over fairly rough and rocky terrain.

In essence, a bullet weight on a free rig is a Texas rig without a peg. These days, bobber stoppers or pegs are widely used by fishermen to maintain the bullet weight near the Texas rig’s nose. However, if you use an unpegged weight, the bait can move slightly away from the weight and wash around more freely. This rig is more refined than a traditional Texas rig, and it performs better with smaller weights.

Similar to the Carolina rig, the Free rig also has a bell weight that is better suited to it. However, a bullet weight will work just fine in place of a bell weight if you don’t have one on hand, though the soft plastic’s range of motion will be more constrained.

One bullet weight can be slid up onto the wire with its pointed end facing upward, or two smaller bullet weights can be used, one pointed upward and the other downward. With a point on either end of the combined weights, the latter method of rigging produces a slimmer presentation that sheds dirt and grass more effectively than one larger weight would.

FAQ

Do you have to peg a bullet weight?

Many anglers now use bobber stoppers or pegs to keep the bullet weight close to the nose of a Texas rig. But, if you go with an unpegged weight, the bait can wash around freely a bit more, moving away from the weight a little.