Rigging up the Carolina Rig and too baits for it

[James Niggemeyer]

Hey BR,

 

This video discusses how I tie a Carolina rig, the components I use and top 5 baits in my opinion.    Hope you all like it and thanks for watching?

 

 

[Mike L]

Thanks James!

Keep ‘em coming. 
 

Years ago when I first started getting serious about a Carolina Rig, I used an egg shaped lead weight which worked fine. 
When I was a Marshal at an B.A.S.S Elite event, my pro and I talked a lot about everything ( which surprised me a little as most of them aren’t very talkative). 
 

Anyway, he told me he uses a round weight as it will skip and slide better as it won’t lend itself to dig in and get hung up, which the egg shape did tend to do. 
I told him that made sense but wouldn’t a egg or more pointed weight cut through submerged grass better?

He told he wouldn’t be throwing a Carolina rig in any type of grass. 
Which kinda surprised me. 
 

Given the shape of the weight in your video, even with the bead, do you use the same setup in submerged grassy areas, which looks like it would work just fine, or just not use it through grass at all. 

 

Just wondering

Thanks

 

 

Mike
 

[Jermination]

8 minutes ago, Mike L said:

Thanks James!

Keep ‘em coming. 
 

Years ago when I first started getting serious about a Carolina Rig, I used an egg shaped lead weight which worked fine. 
When I was a Marshal at an B.A.S.S Elite event, my pro and I talked a lot about everything ( which surprised me a little as most of them aren’t very talkative). 
 

Anyway, he told me he uses a round weight as it will skip and slide better as it won’t lend itself to dig in and get hung up, which the egg shape did tend to do. 
I told him that made sense but wouldn’t a egg or more pointed weight cut through submerged grass better?

He told he wouldn’t be throwing a Carolina rig in any type of grass. 
Which kinda surprised me. 
 

Given the shape of the weight in your video, even with the bead, do you use the same setup in submerged grassy areas, which looks like it would work just fine, or just not use it through grass at all. 

 

Just wondering

Thanks

 

 

Mike
 

Throw a snagproof frog on a carolina rig on guntersville, it works

 

[Smells like fish]

I'd like the hear about the mojo rig. When and why you would use it and how it compares to a Carolina rig.