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A rig like no other

May 18th 2010 01:13
sinker rig
Don't do this!!!!!!
At the risk of sounding crass...

Sometimes when you're out fishing, you find things that make you go "WTF?????"

I had one of those moments the other day when I found the rig in the accompanying photo.


I'm not sure what they guy was thinking but he took two sliding egg sinkers, secured them on the line and topped them off with split shot at the top and bottom! (I wonder if he added the split shot for the weight or to insure the egg sinkers wouldn't move?)

Granted, the river has been pretty fast and you definitely need a lot of weight if you're fishing the bottom. However, there are better ways to go about this.

First and foremost--one sinker! I was curious and weighed this get-up on my postage scale and it came to 1.6 ounces. Not as heavy as I thought but, you can still get a sinker for 1-2 ounces.

I've goofed around in the river a lot and I've come to the conclusion that if the current is swift the best move is to borrow a page from the Surf Fisherman's Handbook and use pyramid sinkers. You can get them in a variety of sizes, they don't roll, and the shape allows them to burrow into the bottom provided it's not all rock.
Pyramid sinkers
Pyramid sinkers aren't only for surf fishing!
If you don't visit the shore too often, you may be hard pressed to find pyramid sinkers and it's a real bummer to lose them. (Oddly enough, living in the States, K-Mart has been a good supplier for me. Sorry, Dick's!)


On the other hand, I've lost so many sinkers, I don't worry about one more!



Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!






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Hair rigs and knotless knots

April 30th 2009 02:02
Since carp are one of the most abundant fish in the world, I thought you may want to check out this video from Matt Hayes. He's illustrating a basic rig for carp fishing, a hair rig.

I've tried to research carp quite a bit and some authorities say to use braided line for a carp rig. Some like fluorocarbon. This video suggests mono so, that's what I'm using this season!

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A good all-around rig

April 24th 2009 01:29
fishing rig
I have no idea what this rig is called but, it works pretty well for most fish. In fact, the only species I know of that WON'T bite on this is carp. (I can't say they never bite on this but it's not a carp rig.) You can even use this for surf fishing! All you have to do is change from the weight you usually use and go with a heavier weight--usually a pyramid style sinker-- and head for the waves.

If you do much fishing, you'll probably say it looks sort of like a drop shot rig. That's something I won't deny!

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How to rig a soft plastic lure

October 17th 2008 00:32
Here's a nice video from YouTube that shows how to rig a soft plastic shad or just about any other kind of soft bait for that matter.

It's always a little dicey to say exactly how far to insert your hook. Provideing you're using offset hooks, what a guy told me works well. Insert the hook as much as the length of the offset. It seems to make things really easy!

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Dropshotting with Alton Jones

February 18th 2008 06:09
Alton Jones is one of the top dogs on the pro tour. He entered the BASS arena in 1991 and has won four tournaments since that time while entering over 140 events and finishing in the money over 80 times.

His demonstration of dropshotting illustrates one of the most widely used techniques you can find. However, this is also a technique you may have been using all along and never knew the name!

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Weekend tip--the double rig

December 29th 2007 03:39
double rig
This is a set up I read about in a fishing magazine and then saw on TV. I decided to give it a shot and I was more than a little pleased. It's called "The Double Rig." It's great when you're fishing lures or artificial minnows!

It's fairly easy to use this rig. All you do is put a 3-way swivel at the end of your line. On one end of the swivel you tie around a foot (30 cm.) of line and the other end used around a foot and a half(45 cm). These are loose measurements and you can use more leader if desired but these measurements keep me from getting snagged. The big thing to concern yourself with is making sure it appears that the fish are swimming together.

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Weekend tip--Drop shotting

August 11th 2007 00:08
This is another rig people often use but have no idea what it's called.
dropshot
While popularized by success on the B.A.S.S. tour, drop shotting has been around for years and can be used to yield a variety of species.

This set up is designed to get your bait down deep and get the "big ones" off the bottom. The easiest way to drop shot is to jump in a boat, go out to the middle of a body of water and drop your line until it hits bottom. then, you take up the slack and hold on! You need not despair if you don't have access to a boat. Drop shotting is also a great technique around boat docks, piers, and bridges. Often fished with soft plastics, you can easily use live bait with this rig and get good results


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Weekend tip--Carolina rig

August 4th 2007 00:13
Carolina rig


At first glance the Carolina rig looks like the Texas rig. However, upon closer inspection, you'll see they ARE different. A Texas rig, with its weight against the hook, is going to keep your bait/lure right on the bottom. A Carolina rig is going to let it float freely on the leader attached to the swivel. Although soft plastics , worms, crayfish, or lizards are usually used with this rig, some people prefer to use a floating minnow lure. Use a leader of about 18-36 inches between the hook and swivel and you'll never go wrong


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Weekend tip--Texas rig

July 28th 2007 04:21
If it's true that a picture is worth a thousand words then, you're in luck!
worm hooks
A Texas rig is pretty simple. In fact, a lot of people use it and never know what it's called! You begin by inserting your line into a bullet (tapered) sinker with it pointed back toward your rod. The next step is purely optional. You can add a bead or not. Aside from making eye candy for the fish, some people use a glass bead because it makes a noise when the sinker hits it and helps to attract fish. At any rate, adding the bead WILL save wear and tear on your knot. After that, all you have to do is tie on your hook and you have it! The only curve ball is that we're now using worm hooks. Notice that they have a curve in the shank as opposed to a regular hook which is on the bottom in the picture on the left.

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