RE: texas rig
I use a 7' MH Fast action Mag Bass rod with a Cabelas Prodigy Real and 20 pound Power Pro super braid. The Mr. Twister weighted hooks (size 2 weight) work very well. You can get them at Bass Pro Shops. Throw a Zoom worm on it and find a weed bed 10-15 feed deep, drift casting in the direction you are moving slowly bouncing it off bottom. Lilly pads work well too. You will catch some nice bass fishing this way.
This setup is extreamly weedless and works very well. Most of the bass we catch are around 18" with some 20-23" bass on the lake we fish.
Good Luck
Tom