Post by Gbru on Jan 18, 2019 13:44:03 GMT -5
Fishfinder Rig
A fish find rig is a simple plastic sleeve with a sinker snap
attached. You can’t buy one already set up, because you have to put the fish
finder on your line before you put on your leadered hook. To use a fish
finder rig, you feed your line, directly from your rod and reel, through the
plastic sleeve of the fish finder rig. Then you attach a snap swivel to the
very end of your line. Then, attach a single leadered hook to the snap
swivel. Attach a sinker to the sinker snap attached to the plastic sleeve.
The advantage of the fish finder is this: The fish can pick up the bait
without feeling the weight of the sinker and it also eliminates line twist.
Top and Bottom Rig
Top and bottom rigs are also popular in the surf. The advantage over the fishfinder is that they contain 2 hooks, 1 high, and 1 low (hence, top and bottom). These can be rigged with different bait, allowing the angler to faster determine what bait is working.
Mullet Rigs
There are two basic kinds of mullet rigs. The first is the easiest to use.
There are several different brands including Sea Striker, Jeros, and Chick
Bullen’s locally made “Custom Made Mullet Rigs.” They are all made basically
the same way. The rigs are made with a monofilament leader, a pear-shaped
Styrofoam surf, a three-way-swivel and a sinker snap, a steel rod, and a
“Mustad #7826” detachable hook. The angler feeds the steel rod through the
mullet’s mouth and out its anal canal. Then the angler slides on the double
hook and pulls it tight into the mullet. The two hooks are visible, but the
shaft of the hook is inside the mullet. If you leave it dangling outside
the mullet, it can twist and turn in the wind when casting and you can lose
your hook. The angler attaches a 3 to 5-ounce (on average) pyramid or
hurricane type sinker weight.
The replacement hooks for this type of mullet rig are quite inexpensive and
whenever the angler buys a rig, he should buy some replacement hooks to go
along with it. These hooks can get bent, get lost on a hard cast, fall off
when the bluefish is wiggling on the beach, or simply get rusty or dull
after a hard day’s fishing. Sometimes they are buried in the bluefish and
you might decide to extract it later when you are cleaning the fish. These
hooks also come in a couple different sizes, so you may want to have some
smaller #2/0’s for snapper bluefish and larger #3/0’s for the larger
bluefish.
Use these rigs with a good snap swivel. A good snap swivel will
help eliminate line twist when casting. Some of the mullet rigs are made
with a fairly lightweight 3-way swivel with a sinker snap attached. When I
go fishing, I take this lighter 3-way swivel and snap off and replace it
with a larger sturdier one. This also helps eliminate line-twist. I also
find that the rigs are easier to cast if I shorten them up a bit. But don’t
make the mistake I have made and shorten them up too much! If you do that,
the crabs can get to your finger mullet!
A fish find rig is a simple plastic sleeve with a sinker snap
attached. You can’t buy one already set up, because you have to put the fish
finder on your line before you put on your leadered hook. To use a fish
finder rig, you feed your line, directly from your rod and reel, through the
plastic sleeve of the fish finder rig. Then you attach a snap swivel to the
very end of your line. Then, attach a single leadered hook to the snap
swivel. Attach a sinker to the sinker snap attached to the plastic sleeve.
The advantage of the fish finder is this: The fish can pick up the bait
without feeling the weight of the sinker and it also eliminates line twist.
Top and Bottom Rig
Top and bottom rigs are also popular in the surf. The advantage over the fishfinder is that they contain 2 hooks, 1 high, and 1 low (hence, top and bottom). These can be rigged with different bait, allowing the angler to faster determine what bait is working.
Mullet Rigs
There are two basic kinds of mullet rigs. The first is the easiest to use.
There are several different brands including Sea Striker, Jeros, and Chick
Bullen’s locally made “Custom Made Mullet Rigs.” They are all made basically
the same way. The rigs are made with a monofilament leader, a pear-shaped
Styrofoam surf, a three-way-swivel and a sinker snap, a steel rod, and a
“Mustad #7826” detachable hook. The angler feeds the steel rod through the
mullet’s mouth and out its anal canal. Then the angler slides on the double
hook and pulls it tight into the mullet. The two hooks are visible, but the
shaft of the hook is inside the mullet. If you leave it dangling outside
the mullet, it can twist and turn in the wind when casting and you can lose
your hook. The angler attaches a 3 to 5-ounce (on average) pyramid or
hurricane type sinker weight.
The replacement hooks for this type of mullet rig are quite inexpensive and
whenever the angler buys a rig, he should buy some replacement hooks to go
along with it. These hooks can get bent, get lost on a hard cast, fall off
when the bluefish is wiggling on the beach, or simply get rusty or dull
after a hard day’s fishing. Sometimes they are buried in the bluefish and
you might decide to extract it later when you are cleaning the fish. These
hooks also come in a couple different sizes, so you may want to have some
smaller #2/0’s for snapper bluefish and larger #3/0’s for the larger
bluefish.
Use these rigs with a good snap swivel. A good snap swivel will
help eliminate line twist when casting. Some of the mullet rigs are made
with a fairly lightweight 3-way swivel with a sinker snap attached. When I
go fishing, I take this lighter 3-way swivel and snap off and replace it
with a larger sturdier one. This also helps eliminate line-twist. I also
find that the rigs are easier to cast if I shorten them up a bit. But don’t
make the mistake I have made and shorten them up too much! If you do that,
the crabs can get to your finger mullet!