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Not all natural baits have to be alive, and whilst some such as worms will actually repel fish if they are dead, maggots can actually be incredibly effective and wont crawl off of your spot or bury themselves into the lakebed, like the live ones do

If you want a better feel for how hook sizing changes across species, our guide to hook size for any fish is a useful companion read

I tip this jig with a red euro-larvae soft plastic and a few live euro-larvae spikes

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Bullet weights for Texas rigs are offered in a variety of metals such as lead which is more cost effective and tungsten that is more expensive, but tougher and denser than its lead counterpart