C-rig Rigging.

[ChrisAW]

Well, I'm sad to say, someone stole my tackle box this last month. I've been waiting to see it pop up for sale somewhere but I dont think it's going to happen. About $1000 gone and I'm not going to be able to start over until I'm back working. But I do have some items left that were either in my pond hopping bag, that I just never got to use yet, or didn't have room for in my box. Basically the only bigger plastics I have left are some SK Shim-E Sticks in Smokey Shad, Black/Blue Flk Chigger Craws, and some Zoom Fat Alberts in Watermelon Seed and Cotton Candy. Ofcoarse I have some smaller things like grubs or 4" curly tail worms and stuff, but I have other presentations I'd use for those.

Now, I'm not sure about how to really rig the C-rig for my application. Basicly, all the lakes around here are ridden with weeds, a few are sandy but thats about it. No real rocky lakes, atleast not the ones I normally fish. My rod is a 7'6" Vendetta with a 6.4 Revo SX, 40# braid and 10# flouro for leader.

So how should I rig? I actually have some magnetic ready rigged ones that keep the bead separated from the weight so it can clack more (so it said), but I'm not fond of using them, they were just a .99 bargain bin impulse buy. I'd have no problem cutting the wire and just using the weight and beeds on my line. Otherwise I have some other random bullet weights and beeds I could use too. And then, do I use a stopper or not? I don't really think any of the lures I have float either, but I've only ever used the Shim-E's weightless, so I can't really bet sure. From what I've seen, thats the main part of this presentation.

Well I guess what I'm getting at here is that I'm a complete C-Rig newb, and I only know that I fish it slow, slower, and slowest, and sweep to set the hook.

[bigfruits]

sorry about your box!

i slide on a 1/2-3/4 oz lead egg sinker and tie a swivel to the end. you can add a bead between swivel and lead for a little noise and knot protection. attach a leader to the other end of the swivel with your hook and bait. i usually use a 2 or 3 foot leader. i do not peg my c-rigs.

[kikstand454]

ditto.

and id also suggest if you have weedy areas to think about trying to get some "mojo" style cylindical sinkers. they go through grass much cleaner than egg or bullet sinkers.

1/2oz to 10ft.... 3/4oz to 20ft.... 1oz deeper.

lots and lots of c-rig info on this site. lots of threads about it and i think theres a sticky too.....

[ChrisAW]

Thanks for the tips guys. I did try searching before and nothing was coming up, but I realized its set for less than a week old, so I changed that and was finally getting some info.

Oh, and I didn't mean peg, I meant use a stopper or anything along those lines.