Split shot / mojo rig

[Buffdaddy54]

I just watched a video by Glenn on using the Split shot/ Mojo rig and he explained when learning to detect bites with soft plastics and when the bite gets tough this is a good rig to use. Stupid question, WHY??

[Spankey]

Split shot, drop shot, Mojo......didn't see the video but, I love fishing worms this way for river bass. I'm pretty sure I fish this lighter than most. Gets the job done.  

[riverbasser]

I believe because that technique gets a lot of bites. Especially small bites so after catching a couple dozen you will have a good idea of how to detect them

[Mike L]

The allure is that the weight hits the bottom then the plastics kinda flutters down after it.

If the initial drop doesn't entice a strike the flutter will. 

Also, you can consider it a poor mans C Rig. 

 

It's a good presentation for small ponds and canals down here. 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[eyedabassman]

I fish the Mojo way more than the split shot. With the Mojo weight you can ajust the length in just a few seconds. It is a great rig to throw when the water is coo/ spring or after a front! A 3  season rig for me! You can fish ANy plastis on them ! I have evan fished  floatig CD 7 on this rig!

[WRB]

Split shot/ Mojo, slip shot/ finesse C- rig can be used as a finesse presentation using spinning tackle or bait casting.

I believe it’s the easiest presentation to catch bass that are not active feeders. Excellent presentation for bass anglers learning to bass fish and any bass anglers who needs to catch a few bass.

Tom

[papajoe222]

When just learning to fish soft plastics, it's a great teaching tool.  Keep your leader short and as you get a better feel for the bites, increase it.  When you get it out to 18-20in and feel confident, switch to a T-rig or jig and you'll know why it's touted as a great learning presentation.  This and a C-rig are my #! presentations when taking a youngster fishing. Using a circle hook, I don't have to concern myself with gut hooked fish and setting the hook is something kids have difficulty picking up on. 

[the reel ess]

It will get bites when they won't take the usual offerings. If you're using a smaller worm, they'll be smaller fish on average, but that's better than no bites at all. I really prefer a C rig with a 1/8 oz. bullet weight. You can also get more bites on a small craw, tube or Ned Rig.

[MassYak85]

I've always viewed it as a C-rig but it just forces you to fish a lot slower. And the smaller weights allow the worm to "float" over and through cover easier. I don't think it necessarily has to be a finesse technique though (if you define finesse by downsizing). Bill Murphy used it a lot for his stitching technique. 

[burrows]

The split shot rig is good because you can reel in the slack and feel that split shot on the ground. As you hop or twitch the split shot the soft plastic behind it jerks and flutters down. Pay attention to any movement of the line so you can set the hook. Very effective way to fish all types of different plastics.

[MIbassyaker]

I think of it as a way to fish a small plastic bait near the bottom "as though" it were weightless. The weight gets it down, but with the weight ahead of the bait, moving it will pull the bait behind, but let it hunt, slide, shimmy, shudder, flutter, undulate, and settle on its own more freely, giving it very natural look, and I think that's why they'll bite it when they're in a mood to ignore anything else 

[Dorado]

22 minutes ago, MIbassyaker said:

I think of it as a way to fish a small plastic bait near the bottom "as though" it were weightless. The weight gets it down, but with the weight ahead of the bait, moving it will pull the bait behind, but let it hunt, slide, shimmy, shudder, flutter, undulate, and settle on its own more freely, giving it very natural look, and I think that's why they'll bite it when they're in a mood to ignore anything else 

Great description.  I’ve never used this technique so I’m beyond curious When you move it after the initial drop to the bottom, are you lifting up your rod in a jigging type motion? Dragging it with your rod in a side sweeping motion? Using the reel only to move it a couple feet followed by a pause?

[Todd2]

You can drag it "like a c-rig", but it also works great slow rolling it along the bottom. I saw my older brother catch many nice bass doing that back in the day.

[Bankbeater]

I like it because the smaller weight doesn't tend to hang up like a c-rig does.

[the reel ess]

1 hour ago, Bankbeater said:

I like it because the smaller weight doesn't tend to hang up like a c-rig does.

You can just use a small bullet weight on the C rig. You can get them all the way down to 1/64 oz. I just like the tiny C rig because you don't have to crimp a weight on your line. Sooner or later that's going to affect the line.

[J Francho]

24 minutes ago, the reel ess said:

Sooner or later that's going to affect the line.

Meh.  The shot line on my salmon rig might have a dozen weights pinched onto 8# line.  The fish can reach 25 lbs. or more.  If that doesn't disprove this conventional wisdom, not sure what else might convince anyone.  Lead is very soft, and does less damage to the line than a knot.

[the reel ess]

4 hours ago, J Francho said:

Meh.  The shot line on my salmon rig might have a dozen weights pinched onto 8# line.  The fish can reach 25 lbs. or more.  If that doesn't disprove this conventional wisdom, not sure what else might convince anyone.  Lead is very soft, and does less damage to the line than a knot.

I use a braid main line. Split shot will slide down it. If I'm going to the trouble of tying on a leader just to crimp a split shot onto, I'll just tie a real C rig. Then i can make the leader whatever  length I want without sliding a split shot up and down it. I've had fish break my leader when it wasn't damaged.

[fishwizzard]

I've never found a bobber stop that will actually hold even an 1/8oz weight on thin (5-8lb) mono or floro. The Carolina Keepers work ok, but they have sharp edges that pick up muck more then a cylinder weight seems too. 

[J Francho]

33 minutes ago, the reel ess said:

I use a braid main line.

That makes sense, now.  I'm asking for trouble using braid with any kind of contact rig - zebra mussels.  If I could figure out how make braid cutters out those things, I'd be a millionaire.  Straight fluoro for me.

[Darren.]

Some great answers above. I use both and most often

when the bite is tough. I like one rod rigged, spinning,

and unless I've pre-rigged mojo, I'll use a bull-shot by

Water Gremlin.

 

On the hook end, often a #2 split/drop Gammy hook

with a tiny fluke nose-hooked. Have caught some very

nice bass on that rig.

[Munkin]

17 hours ago, Buffdaddy54 said:

I just watched a video by Glenn on using the Split shot/ Mojo rig and he explained when learning to detect bites with soft plastics and when the bite gets tough this is a good rig to use. Stupid question, WHY??

 

This summer go to Piney Run Reservoir and throw a green pumkin finesse worm using this rig. Hit all the points and weedlines then come back here and post your results.

 

Allen 

[mattkenzer]

Although I use a Finesse Worm often, a split shot up the line of a T-Rig Fluke has convinced many bass as well.

[MIbassyaker]

2 hours ago, fishwizzard said:

I've never found a bobber stop that will actually hold even an 1/8oz weight on thin (5-8lb) mono or floro. The Carolina Keepers work ok, but they have sharp edges that pick up muck more then a cylinder weight seems too. 

Really?  I use Cabela's bobber stops on #8 line with no problem. They have one rated 4-8, and another rated 8-12.  The 4-8 really should work.

[fishwizzard]

Huh,  I've never seen one specific size line listed, just small, medium, or large. I will pick some of the Cabelas ones up, thanks!

[hoosierbass07]

When I started bass fishing about five or six years ago all I did was Texas rig.  Then in the second or third year I discovered split-shot rig and I loved it!  I caught a lot of bass from my kayak/bank fishing.  The last few years I have not used the split-shot and my catch numbers went down.  I should probably use split-shot this year.  I usually fish on very clear deep strip pits.