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Old 07-06-08, 11:51 PM   #1
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Default Another carolina rig question.

I know how to tie a carolina rig. My question involves the pre made rigs. Made with wire, the weight, bead, clicker and swivel all contained in this nice little easy to use packaged rig. All you do is tie it to your line, add your leader and hook and your in buisness. While it looks handy, how well does it really work? It seems to me the advantage of doing it the old fashioned way would be that the fish can run with the lure in his mouth while the line feeds easily through the rig. With these pre made rigs, the line won't feed through the sinker and rig, but rather the fish will be dragging it along. I would think a bass might be more prone to dropping the bait if he feels this resistance. Anyone tried these pre made C Rigs? And if so, did you notice a negative change in how they catch fish?
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Old 07-06-08, 11:54 PM   #2
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Good question, Keith. I haven't used them, but if you fish rocks where you get hung up I highly recommend a Lindy No-Snagg or even better a Rattling No-Snagg sinker. Banana shaped (yeah, I know, some of y'all freak at the thought of a banana on the boat) that comes through rocks and snags extremely well. Comes through weeds well, too.
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Old 07-06-08, 11:59 PM   #3
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Just my opinion, but I think you hit the nail on the head, Kdog. The ol' fashion way allows the fish some time to scarf and run. The original is a lot more sensitive, too. As a suggestion, maybe try some steel or tungsten weights instead of the traditional lead weights. They transmit better but they're more expensive. Plus, it's a whole lot more expensive to lose that pre-made contraption than to make your own. Also, many times, we use too much weight. The pre-made are generally heavier than what's really needed.
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Old 07-07-08, 12:14 AM   #4
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always rigged them meself keithdawgie. bought a drop shot rigg just to see first hand how todo it. but i agree with you. prerigged ain't too impressive to me. old ways still work, why change? unless you're rich or too lay or want to see how to do it first hand like me.
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Old 07-07-08, 09:28 AM   #5
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I use the Tru Tungsten flippin' weights with a TT force bead. The combination on the tungsten weight and bead give and awesome sound, much louder than brass 'n glass.

I've used the premade ones, and found they reduce sentitivity a bit and also they are bulky. That's another reason I use the tungsten weights: they ar emuch more compact than brass, lead, or steel.

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Old 07-08-08, 09:13 AM   #6
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a little trick that saves tons of time on the water is to have 1/2 dozen c-rigs already made up in individual small baggies, the leader, swivel, and hook tied up, with a egg sinker n beads in the bag ready to go too.
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Old 07-08-08, 10:45 AM   #7
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I do that JB and I also have a trick where I use a football jig and a split ring as my sinker. Put the split ring on and slide on line then a bead and a small swivel..



have got some nice doubles with a lizard trailing the jig.

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Old 07-08-08, 10:48 AM   #8
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I do that JB and I also have a trick where I use a football jig and a split ring as my sinker. Put the split ring on and slide on line then a bead and a small swivel..



have got some nice doubles with a lizard trailing the jig.

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Interesting. I may try that after I get confortable with the standard Carolina rig.
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Old 07-08-08, 02:50 PM   #9
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If you go with Tru-Tungsten then I suggest go with a colored weight. The fish wont pick it up and run with it. Especially Panfish, they're bad about doing this.
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I use the metal colors or black, and that's about it. I've never had said problem with panfish with either. Captmike, I've heard of people doing that. So it actually works... interesting.

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Old 07-08-08, 11:07 PM   #11
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Capt,

Do you use a trailer on the jig with the c-rig?
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Old 07-09-08, 08:22 PM   #12
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kdog hit it dead on. premade rigs don't let the fish take the lure without feeling the weight, and you don't feel the bite. Ask capt mike how he fishes a drop shot.... I bet he likes to use a jighead and grub or similar as the weight.
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I do that JB and I also have a trick where I use a football jig and a split ring as my sinker. Put the split ring on and slide on line then a bead and a small swivel..



have got some nice doubles with a lizard trailing the jig.

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kdog hit it dead on. premade rigs don't let the fish take the lure without feeling the weight, and you don't feel the bite. Ask capt mike how he fishes a drop shot.... I bet he likes to use a jighead and grub or similar as the weight.

Little late there Bo.

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Old 07-09-08, 09:31 PM   #14
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He was talking about c-rig. I was talking about using a lure as the weight on a drop shot as well......
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oh.... my bad.... The only problem with that is, you can't tell if the bite is on the DS or the jig. And jigs need good hooksets aslittle fine wire DS hooks don't...

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oh.... my bad.... The only problem with that is, you can't tell if the bite is on the DS or the jig. And jigs need good hooksets aslittle fine wire DS hooks don't...

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