“The hour crawled by like a sick cockroach.” 😂😂😂 Hilarious production, Joel! I hope you had as much fun making it as I did watching it! Waterfowl content just hit a new high point!!!!!
Wow, what a production. Great video. I saw a friend with 2 dozen decoys laying in the back of his pickup. I said “what you can’t afford a decoy bag?” He reaches in the back and proceeded to toss them out in the flooded field by the cabin. Coincidentally, it was the same exact place you showed in your video. Those were the days. Hunting was spotty, but the times were great. Keep up the great videos.
This was EPIC!! Interesting, funny, and very well made. Surviving Duck Season is the BEST waterfowl content on RUclips! Joel, you should have a TV show! By the way, I have been using Texas rigs for several years.
Joel, I love a good caper, some film Noir, and a bit of history. My favorite video to date! And not just because I got cameo! Cool story and well executed.
Awesome video, Joel! I grew up hunting in Southern Illinois in the 80's and 90's and nobody I knew had anything like a Texas rig. Everybody just froze their hands off wrapping strings around keels!!!
Tim Cochran: Wader Yoga x2 Tim. We’ve already shared this, but I’m from SoILL also. And, yeah, no TX rigs back in the day. I held out until 2013 to make the change and I swear by them now!
Awesome video Joel! Really liked the private eye parody lol. I use Texas rigs but only have 2 dozen decoys rigged up with them for when I hunt the public marsh or timber but the rest of my decoys have 25 feet of line for river and lake hunting.
Great video as always. Texas Riga were a game changer in quick setup, lack of decoy abuse, and decoy line and bag improvements. If your decoys are rigged like this you can quickly setup and if you need to make a decoy change during the hunt it can be done quick. It also makes it easier to mix up your species in the spread you make a dozen with 6 mallards 2 gadwalls 2 wood ducks and 2 pintails put that on a hook and go. When the braided line with strap weights around the head it out a lot of abuse on the decoy paint imagine doing that with fully flicked heads it would be gone in just a few hunts. The big changer in all of this is bag and line we got now. The bags we got now that are like a big tool bag put all the gear in it two people hold it and walk in now is simple and they’re big enough for like 4 sets of Texas rigs of not more. In the old days we had mesh bags and they were bulky and would usually hold a dozen and always froze up in cold weather and if you ever dropped it in the water or lost the bag not fun toting those loose decoys. Now with the Texas you really don’t have to worry about that. The line technology has come a long way from braided line that we used in the old days. That stuff floated and if it ever got tangled might as well cut it off those knots not fun getting out. With how the Rangers are now with the racks on them the amount of decoys you can hang on these is limitless. If you ever talk with those old timers on how they did things you’ll be amazed at how much of that stuff still works today Texas Rig decoys perfect example.
Here in Oz, I started using Texas rigs about 10 years ago, and no one here had heard of them. I saw them on the internet. Everyone that sees me using them, changes their rigs and now they are becoming widely used here. Love the name of your site, I describe the duck hunting season as ‘grinding it out’.
I've tried those and adjustable decoy lines several times and went back to strap weights and winding decoys. Also tried cable rigs, flat line clip rigs, long lines. For the way I set up a strap weight turned into a circle is still the best because after years of hunting I found the three things I dont like is untangling decoy lines, decoys floating away in currents, and I personally like to hand place decoys and this rig is very easy to move after it is set you just grab the decoy slip the line in your hand and rethrow the weight. Im sure others have there own nitch in how they like to set up and move things around. I'd say that the texas rig probably came from the northeast they use a braided line with hardware so they can leave line on the decoy and take off one wrap at a time and adjust for the depth of the water. They have done this in waterfowl traditions since decoys started, and Someone who hunted the same depth of water could have just made the same setup as a slip rig thats just an opinion but I think texas rigs were for rice fields somehow originally because there is guys who sell cables that make the rigs that are pretty complex with rubber coatings and integrated weights.
Yeah, you gotta use what works for you. It's doubtful the Texas rig was from the northeast. I reached out to historians from that area and they knew nothing of it until 10 years ago. There's more written and oral tradition in that area than anywhere.
Love the creativeness of the video. I've known about Texas-Rig since about 2006. I really started to put it to use since about 2010 or so. Only problem I've run into is some manufactures have their holes a little to large and crimp and loop will pull through with a little bit of pressure. For those I connect loop to the hole, but weight is free to slide to other end (not quite as clean, but works).
This video is almost as good as Lifetime’s Texas Rigs. Literally the best on the planet and so are their deeks. Have 5 dozen now and will replace older stuff with them from now on. 🤙🏻
Joel, another amazing video, loved the old style cinematography. I currently use texas rigs for most of my decoys but use J hooks on a specific longer line/heavier weight combo for some. I usually do bags of decoys and pull all the cords up through the top so no tangles happen. Keep us updated please, I love the history!
Joel, another great video. Please keep them coming. Unfortunately I don't have any Texas rig info for you. Here in Washington everyone I hunt with hunts with the H weights. The weight can tumble to the bottom of the rivers, or be preset for shallower depths, and is another sold alternative to the no tangle idea. Keep up the good work. P.s. I know your channel is called Surviving duck season. I think you should've called it Surviving UNTIL duck season. Because that is what you are helping us to do. LOL..
I don’t know any history about them but figured it out after about 6 trips with winding the cords up on the decoys. That gets annoying real fast. Mine have the mount stationary on the decoy and the weight slides up n down from the bottom. I use 1/16” steel cable for my lanyards. Makes it way easier as I’m usually using about 3 dozen decoys at a time. I wish I would have found the lifetime Texas rigs before all that fun building as it would have been way easier. This channel is awesome!!!
I started out with Texas rigs. However, I quickly switched over to J-weights and plain decoy line. We primarily do float blind hunts and it just works out easier with having nothing really sticking out from the decoys. Another factor is most of my lines run out to 5 feet to hunt deeper water with the same rigs.
Awesome parody! I use Texas Rigs most of the time but still get tangled from time to time. I use long line and clips for my big water Diver hunts. I always thought both systems were genius as I grew up winding decoys. Thanks for a very entertaining video !
The only ones I ever had problem with were the ones that use mono. Most of the legit companies use some sort of coated cable, and I haven't had any problem with any of those getting tangled. But I never need more than 48 inches. I suppose the longer ones might get tangled? I've never seen Damon Hebert's rigs... I'll have to give them a look.
When you buy line you have to be very picky. Not all plastic is the same. There's two kinds. One type stays limber when it's cold. If you bite the line and it don't budge that's the bad stuff. The good stuff ..you can bite it and it will deform. Once I got rid of all the messed up lines life got easier. I pick up decoys daily. The mystery about why its called a Texas rig is that some fisherman took up duck hunting and ...
Great video! I am new to duck hunting and will be buying some decoys pretty soon and rigging them with Texas Rigs. Do you have any decoy placement tips? Thank you so much for the great content on your channel, it has helped me a lot. Thanks and God bless!
That was great! Loved the one liners. I use Texas Rigs, way easier than unwinding stretch cord in the dark. I used to keep them in decoy bags. This beat the hell out of the decoys. I’m gradually switching over to slotted bags and the decoys are staying in much better shape since the weights and decoys aren’t rubbing against each other. I should’ve used slots from the beginning, but it was cheaper. We all know cheaper is rarely the better route, especially in waterfowling. Hahaha.
I started switching to Texas rigs last year. Should have done it years ago!!! Super video very interesting you certainly do a great job!!! Thanks as always.
I don’t use Texas rigs due to the depth of the water being anything from 10 inches to 4 feet in the areas I hunt. Great fun video! I loved the whole hard boiled detective theme. You’re a very talented movie maker! 👍👍
Only thing about texas rigs is that the decoys run against each other more, my brother does it, I but them in a mesh bag. We dont run more than 50 decoys max though.
Dude!! You have changed the youtube waterfowl video expectations and totally set the bar! What a cool video! I had no idea waders for back to the 1850’s. I’m really into the history of our sport and can thoroughly appreciate your 3 month long efforts to tell this story. I hope it gets share a bunch of times. Thanks again for exceptional content. Looking forward to more of your videos!
That was a fun vid to watch and very interesting. I use a rig similar to the texas rig but have depth adjusters on the line so my decoys turn at different times, works pretty well for me. Thanks for putting so much time and effort into this vid, it turned out great👍👍
It depends on where I'm hinting. I have 2 dozen I keep un my boat that are texas riged but growing up hunting in the obion river bottom we have to strings 10 foot plus for when the river gets out if we hunt where we can leave the decoys out then we just use nylon anything we can find for weights
Great original video, live hearing about the modern history of duck hunting! Hey random question, do you think a dog in the decoys spooks ducks that start working? My brother likes to keep the dog in the blind if the action is heavy, stresses the dog that she has to wait so long to make her retriever.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed! I have had ducks try to land on my dog lots of times while they are retrieving a bird. But as a rule, I keep my dog in the blind until all shooting stops before sending her. Safer for everyone.
Love the video. Out on lake St clair if we hunt the managed area we use Texas rigs. If we hunt the flats we use mother lines with the water being so deep.
I exclusively use texas rig setups now, didnt start using it until 3 years ago honestly. I used to use 5 ft of line minimum and would wrap it around. It's great as long as the water is waist deep or shallower, but not my favorite on rivers.
Always heard they were invented down here on the gulf coast from the guys that had plenty of cheap #300-#400 mono from Deep sea fishing. Got tired of wrapping lines and made Texas rigs out of what they had available. It's what we all used till Lifetime started selling the coated cable rigs.
I started using Texas rigs in 1994. Started hunting in Arkansas in 1991. Up till then hunted in deeper bottom areas in TN and put decoys out once a year so wouldn't have really had a use for them. A friend told me about them and we wanted to try taking up and putting out decoys in a very good rice field we called the 160 just south of the Coca Cola woods. What I do remember is that there was a company in Texas that I ordered 160 lb clear monofilament and the crimps from that advertised them as Texas rigs. The sleeves were copper. The "catalogue" I got was actually just a couple pages folded and stapled. I also got single page fliers from them at times. I dont remember the name of the company 100% sure but it had Texas as part of the name and I think it may have been TEXAS Hunting (or shooting or waterfowl ??) SUPPLIES. They worked well for years and we made them about 2 feet long. After several years the monofilament would crack where the crimps were and you could cut off the crimped loops and reuse with new sleeves. Later I started using vinyl coated Stainless steel fishing leader material with double barreled copper ferrules and I have never had to replace any of them in many years. I use them in the 4 foot or so lengths in deeper water now that I leave out all year just so I never have to redo them. Clubs I was in tried the early tangle free and other brand vinyl type cords usually green or black colored and some after 3 to 4 years would break weight off just throwing them out etc. I also know about the trimmer string etc but the stainless will last forever.
Great info! I had the same experience with tanglefree cord it eventually would break when you sling the decoys. We converted over to using coated electrical wire and crimps. I still have some that are about 20 years old. Yeah there was a company called Texas Hunting Products that made the goose rags. Was that maybe the same company you're thinking about?
Yes the monofilament lasts much longer than the tangle free type pvc lines sold for the purpose. We used what we called telephone wire ( not the tiny wire in the house) because a worker at phone co got it for us that had nickel plated copper in it with a cloth braided cover in the 70 s till 90 s that worked very well but not used as a Texas rig mainly used with railroad nuts or spikes and cotton picker chrome spindles which didn't rust and were free used ones.
Man I wish I watched this video sooner. I just got back into waterfowl and Just ordered and rigged up everything with ace anchors with the tangle free line. Thought it would be the way to go when storing them in a bags.
My first year duck hunting I used conventional rigs and ended up with a knot almost everytime I went out. Switched to Texas rigs after that and never looked back
Cool vid interesting. This coming season will be my 1st time trying a Texes rig. When I started duck hunting my dad's decoys had lead weights with a hole drilled in them for the line or a nut anything to heavy nothing fancy.
Hey love you videos man. Just switched all my decoys to texas* rigs this season. You should do a video on all motion. Review higdon, mojo, lucky duck and any other brand just when its better to use spinners or splashers or swimmers. Also I have not seen one video about the lucky duck flapper teal decoy. There is also a lucky duck with led lights on the wings u should try and find.
Alex Montgomery I hope you know I was just funnin around! I got a laugh and July 2020 is a pretty good time for a laugh and talking duck stuff. I sure didn’t mean to come off like a jerk! Just teasing ya like I tease my hunting buddies and like they tease me!
Joel wish I could be more help but remember balsa wood decoy's my grandfather had with double rings screwed into the body with line running to a brass weight. He passed in the 80's but had not duck hunted for twenty years. The decoys were custom made in Troup Tx by a carpenter according to my dad that my grandfather traded an old double barrel 16ga shotgun for the six decoy's. I was told the story by my dad cause he wanted that double barrel and the decoy's was the poison. That would be 1953 when my dad was 16. Hope this gives a time period to research.
I don’t use Texas rigs. Guys at the coast swear by them and people who hunt controlled shallow water levels do. I hunt public land and public water. Water can go from 6 inches During teal season to 30 feet during regular season. J weights and being flexible is a must for me.
My grandpa is from Arkansas and he talked about how they use to duck hunt they used a little stove with coal to keep warm in a small blind with wooden decoys a homemade call his dad made no camo crazy how far it's all came just from the 50s
Another mystery. Why are we allowed to throw large lead wights all through the water, but we aren’t allowed to shoot it. Even though it is a superior, and cheaper alternative to steel…. Yes, I know the real answer.
Tx rig all the way. If your hunting 4ft or less its not the only way, but its the best way! I actually have talked to guys who will not use that rig because of the Tx in the name lol. Hunting is different out here. Great video Joel!
Thanks for watching! Do you use Texas Rigs?
For fishing
Right on!
I just switched from texas rigs to j-hooks. I need to be able to go shallow and deep and the texas rigs just dont give me the depth I need...
I use texas rigs but I don’t know why they are so expensive for such a simple rig 😂
Yes I do
“Dropping them faster than people who knew too much about the Clintons” lol. That was too great😂
LOL I thought that was a good one too!!
“The hour crawled by like a sick cockroach.” 😂😂😂 Hilarious production, Joel! I hope you had as much fun making it as I did watching it! Waterfowl content just hit a new high point!!!!!
Haha... I liked that one too. Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed the video. We had a ball making it!
Wow, what a production. Great video. I saw a friend with 2 dozen decoys laying in the back of his pickup. I said “what you can’t afford a decoy bag?” He reaches in the back and proceeded to toss them out in the flooded field by the cabin. Coincidentally, it was the same exact place you showed in your video. Those were the days. Hunting was spotty, but the times were great. Keep up the great videos.
Yeah, those were the days... little did we know that the technique would make up a 30 year story and this RUclips video! Thanks buddy!
This was EPIC!! Interesting, funny, and very well made. Surviving Duck Season is the BEST waterfowl content on RUclips! Joel, you should have a TV show! By the way, I have been using Texas rigs for several years.
Wow, thanks! Glad you loved it! By the way, I've had several TV shows... I'm very happy with where I am here on RUclips!
Joel, I love a good caper, some film Noir, and a bit of history. My favorite video to date! And not just because I got cameo! Cool story and well executed.
Thanks brother for the help! It was a lot of fun!
Awesome video, Joel! I grew up hunting in Southern Illinois in the 80's and 90's and nobody I knew had anything like a Texas rig. Everybody just froze their hands off wrapping strings around keels!!!
Tim Cochran: Wader Yoga x2 Tim. We’ve already shared this, but I’m from SoILL also. And, yeah, no TX rigs back in the day. I held out until 2013 to make the change and I swear by them now!
@@jdkOutdoors oh yeah. I love them! I just always did it the way dad did. Glad I learned better!!!
Yeah, I’m glad I learned about them when I did!
Tim Cochran: Wader Yoga Yup! I did it like Dad did it for a LONG time. I know if he were still around he would buy in full on.
Call the old school guides around port O’Connor Texas. Bet they know.
Keep up the great work. Very entertaining God Bless you.Sure hoping to make it to your club one time, have a chance to hunt with you.
Thanks David, me too👍🏻
Loved this video.....you took the duck hunting RUclips videos to a whole new level.....I only hope that I can get half way to where you are.....
Thanks brother. I really appreciate it! You know, it’s a lot of work. Just keep being consistent and keeping it real.
Surviving Duck Season yes it’s a lot of work......we spend hours on one video.......it’s fun to learn new ideas and editing skills......
Right on.
Awesome video Joel! Really liked the private eye parody lol. I use Texas rigs but only have 2 dozen decoys rigged up with them for when I hunt the public marsh or timber but the rest of my decoys have 25 feet of line for river and lake hunting.
Right on.. got to use what works best for you. Thanks for the comments I appreciate it!
Great video as always. Texas Riga were a game changer in quick setup, lack of decoy abuse, and decoy line and bag improvements. If your decoys are rigged like this you can quickly setup and if you need to make a decoy change during the hunt it can be done quick. It also makes it easier to mix up your species in the spread you make a dozen with 6 mallards 2 gadwalls 2 wood ducks and 2 pintails put that on a hook and go. When the braided line with strap weights around the head it out a lot of abuse on the decoy paint imagine doing that with fully flicked heads it would be gone in just a few hunts. The big changer in all of this is bag and line we got now. The bags we got now that are like a big tool bag put all the gear in it two people hold it and walk in now is simple and they’re big enough for like 4 sets of Texas rigs of not more. In the old days we had mesh bags and they were bulky and would usually hold a dozen and always froze up in cold weather and if you ever dropped it in the water or lost the bag not fun toting those loose decoys. Now with the Texas you really don’t have to worry about that. The line technology has come a long way from braided line that we used in the old days. That stuff floated and if it ever got tangled might as well cut it off those knots not fun getting out. With how the Rangers are now with the racks on them the amount of decoys you can hang on these is limitless. If you ever talk with those old timers on how they did things you’ll be amazed at how much of that stuff still works today Texas Rig decoys perfect example.
Very true. Great thoughts. Yeah the bags now are so much better. Glad you enjoyed the video. 👍🏻👊🏻💪🏻
Here in Oz, I started using Texas rigs about 10 years ago, and no one here had heard of them. I saw them on the internet. Everyone that sees me using them, changes their rigs and now they are becoming widely used here. Love the name of your site, I describe the duck hunting season as ‘grinding it out’.
Grinding it out... indeed!
I've tried those and adjustable decoy lines several times and went back to strap weights and winding decoys. Also tried cable rigs, flat line clip rigs, long lines. For the way I set up a strap weight turned into a circle is still the best because after years of hunting I found the three things I dont like is untangling decoy lines, decoys floating away in currents, and I personally like to hand place decoys and this rig is very easy to move after it is set you just grab the decoy slip the line in your hand and rethrow the weight. Im sure others have there own nitch in how they like to set up and move things around. I'd say that the texas rig probably came from the northeast they use a braided line with hardware so they can leave line on the decoy and take off one wrap at a time and adjust for the depth of the water. They have done this in waterfowl traditions since decoys started, and Someone who hunted the same depth of water could have just made the same setup as a slip rig thats just an opinion but I think texas rigs were for rice fields somehow originally because there is guys who sell cables that make the rigs that are pretty complex with rubber coatings and integrated weights.
Yeah, you gotta use what works for you. It's doubtful the Texas rig was from the northeast. I reached out to historians from that area and they knew nothing of it until 10 years ago. There's more written and oral tradition in that area than anywhere.
Love the creativeness of the video. I've known about Texas-Rig since about 2006. I really started to put it to use since about 2010 or so. Only problem I've run into is some manufactures have their holes a little to large and crimp and loop will pull through with a little bit of pressure. For those I connect loop to the hole, but weight is free to slide to other end (not quite as clean, but works).
I know what you mean! Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed!
I love me some Texas Rigs. Thank you for the funny parody - creative and informative!
This video is almost as good as Lifetime’s Texas Rigs. Literally the best on the planet and so are their deeks. Have 5 dozen now and will replace older stuff with them from now on. 🤙🏻
Almost? Shucks!! I'll do better next time haha!
I have watched this 3 times! This was great! There’s so many funny lines! Gold, my friend!!
LOL! glad you loved it!
Mainly use Texas rigs for wadeable water. But river and open water it’s good ole chain gang or long string and weights . Awesome content thanks Joel!!
Thanks brother! 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
Joel, another amazing video, loved the old style cinematography. I currently use texas rigs for most of my decoys but use J hooks on a specific longer line/heavier weight combo for some. I usually do bags of decoys and pull all the cords up through the top so no tangles happen. Keep us updated please, I love the history!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
Joel, another great video. Please keep them coming. Unfortunately I don't have any Texas rig info for you. Here in Washington everyone I hunt with hunts with the H weights. The weight can tumble to the bottom of the rivers, or be preset for shallower depths, and is another sold alternative to the no tangle idea. Keep up the good work. P.s. I know your channel is called Surviving duck season. I think you should've called it Surviving UNTIL duck season. Because that is what you are helping us to do. LOL..
LOL glad I can help. Thanks 👍🏻👊🏻💪🏻
Yup! Definitely helping us “survive until duck season”
I don’t know any history about them but figured it out after about 6 trips with winding the cords up on the decoys. That gets annoying real fast. Mine have the mount stationary on the decoy and the weight slides up n down from the bottom. I use 1/16” steel cable for my lanyards. Makes it way easier as I’m usually using about 3 dozen decoys at a time. I wish I would have found the lifetime Texas rigs before all that fun building as it would have been way easier. This channel is awesome!!!
I started out with Texas rigs. However, I quickly switched over to J-weights and plain decoy line. We primarily do float blind hunts and it just works out easier with having nothing really sticking out from the decoys. Another factor is most of my lines run out to 5 feet to hunt deeper water with the same rigs.
yep, gotta go with what works best for you!
Awesome parody! I use Texas Rigs most of the time but still get tangled from time to time. I use long line and clips for my big water Diver hunts. I always thought both systems were genius as I grew up winding decoys. Thanks for a very entertaining video !
Glad you enjoyed, thanks!
Damon Hebert's Texas Rigs are what I use. They are the best on the market and the only ones I've ever used that DO NOT tangle.
The only ones I ever had problem with were the ones that use mono. Most of the legit companies use some sort of coated cable, and I haven't had any problem with any of those getting tangled. But I never need more than 48 inches. I suppose the longer ones might get tangled? I've never seen Damon Hebert's rigs... I'll have to give them a look.
When you buy line you have to be very picky. Not all plastic is the same. There's two kinds. One type stays limber when it's cold.
If you bite the line and it don't budge that's the bad stuff. The good stuff ..you can bite it and it will deform. Once I got rid of all the messed up lines life got easier. I pick up decoys daily.
The mystery about why its called a Texas rig is that some fisherman took up duck hunting and ...
We use texas rigs but we didnt start until around 2008. Fantastic video Joel! Creative and engaging!
Thanks Elliott!
Great video! I am new to duck hunting and will be buying some decoys pretty soon and rigging them with Texas Rigs. Do you have any decoy placement tips? Thank you so much for the great content on your channel, it has helped me a lot. Thanks and God bless!
Thanks Ian, I have a few videos on decoys, and a new one coming out in the next few weeks!
I'll be sure to check out those videos, thanks!
this was an awesome video, I love learning about the history of the sport.
give me more please
Right on! Glad you loved it!
That was great! Loved the one liners. I use Texas Rigs, way easier than unwinding stretch cord in the dark. I used to keep them in decoy bags. This beat the hell out of the decoys. I’m gradually switching over to slotted bags and the decoys are staying in much better shape since the weights and decoys aren’t rubbing against each other. I should’ve used slots from the beginning, but it was cheaper. We all know cheaper is rarely the better route, especially in waterfowling. Hahaha.
Yep... we live and learn! Thanks... glad you loved it!
Great job on this video . Loved it!
Thanks Gary!
I've used the Texas rig at least late 80's been hunting ducks since 75 and used tied on rigs with straps at the start.
I started switching to Texas rigs last year. Should have done it years ago!!! Super video very interesting you certainly do a great job!!! Thanks as always.
Thanks Jim!
I don’t use Texas rigs due to the depth of the water being anything from 10 inches to 4 feet in the areas I hunt.
Great fun video! I loved the whole hard boiled detective theme. You’re a very talented movie maker! 👍👍
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed!
Only thing about texas rigs is that the decoys run against each other more, my brother does it, I but them in a mesh bag. We dont run more than 50 decoys max though.
I love the Texas rigged decoy stuff! They’re so cool.
Actually the best weights I ever used in rivers were castors for shop equipment. However there deadly expensive now.
Dude!! You have changed the youtube waterfowl video expectations and totally set the bar! What a cool video! I had no idea waders for back to the 1850’s. I’m really into the history of our sport and can thoroughly appreciate your 3 month long efforts to tell this story. I hope it gets share a bunch of times. Thanks again for exceptional content. Looking forward to more of your videos!
Thanks I appreciate it, and glad you enjoyed! 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
That was a fun vid to watch and very interesting. I use a rig similar to the texas rig but have depth adjusters on the line so my decoys turn at different times, works pretty well for me. Thanks for putting so much time and effort into this vid, it turned out great👍👍
Thanks. I was very happy how it turned out. I’m glad you enjoyed it! It was a lot of fun. 👍🏻
It depends on where I'm hinting. I have 2 dozen I keep un my boat that are texas riged but growing up hunting in the obion river bottom we have to strings 10 foot plus for when the river gets out if we hunt where we can leave the decoys out then we just use nylon anything we can find for weights
I love your channel the p.i. skit was priceless i loved it
Texas rigs in short water and bowleg flip weights in the deep stuff 20 to 30 ft
I just made my own Texas rigs to save some money, unfortunately can’t get out this season so I’ll have to try it out next season
Great original video, live hearing about the modern history of duck hunting!
Hey random question, do you think a dog in the decoys spooks ducks that start working? My brother likes to keep the dog in the blind if the action is heavy, stresses the dog that she has to wait so long to make her retriever.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed! I have had ducks try to land on my dog lots of times while they are retrieving a bird. But as a rule, I keep my dog in the blind until all shooting stops before sending her. Safer for everyone.
Might want to check with the core sound waterfowl museum in NC.
Started using them a couple seasons ago. They are a lot better especially when its it's cold
Agreed!
Love the video. Out on lake St clair if we hunt the managed area we use Texas rigs. If we hunt the flats we use mother lines with the water being so deep.
Good stuff... glad you loved the video!
@@SurvivingDuckSeason your parody put a smile on my face! thank you
The level of editing in this video is awesome hahaha
Thanks 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
I exclusively use texas rig setups now, didnt start using it until 3 years ago honestly. I used to use 5 ft of line minimum and would wrap it around. It's great as long as the water is waist deep or shallower, but not my favorite on rivers.
Yeah, not so good for use in current or water above 4 feet.
THIS IS SO WELL DONE!! HILARIOUS TOO.
Thanks 👍🏻
Great video! Hopefully you'll turn up more info!
Yes I hope so!
Always heard they were invented down here on the gulf coast from the guys that had plenty of cheap #300-#400 mono from Deep sea fishing. Got tired of wrapping lines and made Texas rigs out of what they had available. It's what we all used till Lifetime started selling the coated cable rigs.
This is hilarious. Thanks for being creative Joel
It was a lot of fun!
It’s from the Texas rigged worm! Similar thing.
Love the video
I wish that were true. It was my first thought, as well. My investigation would have been over in 5 minutes lol!
I started using Texas rigs in 1994. Started hunting in Arkansas in 1991. Up till then hunted in deeper bottom areas in TN and put decoys out once a year so wouldn't have really had a use for them. A friend told me about them and we wanted to try taking up and putting out decoys in a very good rice field we called the 160 just south of the Coca Cola woods. What I do remember is that there was a company in Texas that I ordered 160 lb clear monofilament and the crimps from that advertised them as Texas rigs. The sleeves were copper. The "catalogue" I got was actually just a couple pages folded and stapled. I also got single page fliers from them at times. I dont remember the name of the company 100% sure but it had Texas as part of the name and I think it may have been TEXAS Hunting (or shooting or waterfowl ??) SUPPLIES. They worked well for years and we made them about 2 feet long. After several years the monofilament would crack where the crimps were and you could cut off the crimped loops and reuse with new sleeves.
Later I started using vinyl coated Stainless steel fishing leader material with double barreled copper ferrules and I have never had to replace any of them in many years. I use them in the 4 foot or so lengths in deeper water now that I leave out all year just so I never have to redo them. Clubs I was in tried the early tangle free and other brand vinyl type cords usually green or black colored and some after 3 to 4 years would break weight off just throwing them out etc. I also know about the trimmer string etc but the stainless will last forever.
Great info! I had the same experience with tanglefree cord it eventually would break when you sling the decoys. We converted over to using coated electrical wire and crimps. I still have some that are about 20 years old. Yeah there was a company called Texas Hunting Products that made the goose rags. Was that maybe the same company you're thinking about?
Yes the monofilament lasts much longer than the tangle free type pvc lines sold for the purpose. We used what we called telephone wire ( not the tiny wire in the house) because a worker at phone co got it for us that had nickel plated copper in it with a cloth braided cover in the 70 s till 90 s that worked very well but not used as a Texas rig mainly used with railroad nuts or spikes and cotton picker chrome spindles which didn't rust and were free used ones.
@@SurvivingDuckSeason yrs I believe iy was !
Man I wish I watched this video sooner. I just got back into waterfowl and Just ordered and rigged up everything with ace anchors with the tangle free line. Thought it would be the way to go when storing them in a bags.
Appreciate your videos Joel!! Love the parody too!!
Thanks Matt 👍🏻👊🏻💪🏻
I ❤️ LifeTime Decoys products! Would love to see some suuuuper mags about 22 inches long by 15 wide
I think you should ask Phil Robertson for sure
My first year duck hunting I used conventional rigs and ended up with a knot almost everytime I went out. Switched to Texas rigs after that and never looked back
right on!
Cool vid interesting. This coming season will be my 1st time trying a Texes rig. When I started duck hunting my dad's decoys had lead weights with a hole drilled in them for the line or a nut anything to heavy nothing fancy.
Right on! Yeah that was the norm back in the day!
Have u seen divebomb decoys new duck decoy?
No, I haven't
Hey love you videos man. Just switched all my decoys to texas* rigs this season. You should do a video on all motion. Review higdon, mojo, lucky duck and any other brand just when its better to use spinners or splashers or swimmers. Also I have not seen one video about the lucky duck flapper teal decoy. There is also a lucky duck with led lights on the wings u should try and find.
Alex Montgomery Man, I hate taxes! Just kidding around. Typos happen. TX rigs are the way to go!
Wow I cant believe I did that lol.
Fixed it
I guess I missed your first version lol. Thanks for the suggestions and comments, I appreciate it!
Alex Montgomery I hope you know I was just funnin around! I got a laugh and July 2020 is a pretty good time for a laugh and talking duck stuff. I sure didn’t mean to come off like a jerk! Just teasing ya like I tease my hunting buddies and like they tease me!
Joel wish I could be more help but remember balsa wood decoy's my grandfather had with double rings screwed into the body with line running to a brass weight. He passed in the 80's but had not duck hunted for twenty years. The decoys were custom made in Troup Tx by a carpenter according to my dad that my grandfather traded an old double barrel 16ga shotgun for the six decoy's. I was told the story by my dad cause he wanted that double barrel and the decoy's was the poison. That would be 1953 when my dad was 16. Hope this gives a time period to research.
We hunt deep waist to 12' so we use paracord crimped and strap or j weights it sucks but the best way I have found
Slip knot to adjust length.
I don’t use Texas rigs. Guys at the coast swear by them and people who hunt controlled shallow water levels do. I hunt public land and public water. Water can go from 6 inches During teal season to 30 feet during regular season. J weights and being flexible is a must for me.
Yep, gotta use what's best for your situation.
My grandpa is from Arkansas and he talked about how they use to duck hunt they used a little stove with coal to keep warm in a small blind with wooden decoys a homemade call his dad made no camo crazy how far it's all came just from the 50s
Yep, duck hunting and gear has come a long way.
What about talking to your friend from Memphis that first showed it to you? Where did he first see it used?
First ones I know of were from Alabama,Doc's
Been using on texas coast since 2002
Another mystery. Why are we allowed to throw large lead wights all through the water, but we aren’t allowed to shoot it. Even though it is a superior, and cheaper alternative to steel…. Yes, I know the real answer.
I think a bird would have a hard time sucking a giant weight into its gizzard
Home made Texas Rigs that I made in Oklahoma
roberts books are great
Yes in the last 4 years
I think it is because of the plastic worm rig.
Tx rig all the way. If your hunting 4ft or less its not the only way, but its the best way! I actually have talked to guys who will not use that rig because of the Tx in the name lol. Hunting is different out here.
Great video Joel!
Right on! Thanks.
Being a Texan, every rig I use is a Texas rig.
Best comment of the day🏆😂
It's a rhetorical question, and so obvious....why you did my man!!and then 1500 dudes wrote you and you taught them!!( checks in the mail)
Phil Robinson might know he is as old as lol
knew too much about the clintons lol
Lol...I thought that was a good one!
@@SurvivingDuckSeason I sure thought so!
Love the parody!
Awesome, glad u loved it!
Dropping them faster then people who know to much about the Clintons 😂😂
That was a good one, huh? 😂
Yessir I caught that Epstein jab haha!
I don't care where it came from, all of my deeks are getting rerigged tomorrow morning.
If they aren’t from Texas, maybe they are from........
Mexico!!
LOL 😂
dropping faster than someone who knows too much about the Clintons 🤣🤣🤣 gold
LOL thanks! I thought it was a pretty good one.
Texas Rig