The Texas rig has been one of the most effective and easiest ways to present a soft plastic bait for decades. Bass anglers can simply slide worm weights on their lines, tie on a hook, thread on soft plastic and they are ready to catch fish. (Karl's Bait and Tackle)

While you can certainly Texas rig a worm with a straight shank hook, offset hooks work best at keeping the head of the worm from sliding down the shank. (Best Bass Fishing Lures)

Texas rigs have especially fallen out of favor in finesse fishing circles. The time was, not too long ago, that I could go out on my favorite lake with a bag of 4-inch worms, 1/0 hooks and 1/16-ounce slip sinkers and get bites ­pretty much all day. (Bass Master)