A rig what I like, what I don't

[king fisher]

I caught my first fish on an A rig a couple days ago.  I bought one a few months ago, tried it once and put it away.  Tried it again and here are my thoughts.

 

What I don't like

1--  Takes a long time to rig

2--- Takes up way to much space in my kayak

3--  Expensive, I fear snagging and loosing $40 on one cast ( must have been invented by Bait Monkey)

4--  Way to heavy

5--  Difficult to cast

6--  Need specialized rod, my flipping stick worked, kind of.

7--  May need expensive surgery on shoulder from bass trying to rip my arm off.

 

What I like

 

1-- Catches big bass

2-- Bass try to rip my arm off

3-- Sore shoulder

 

Way more good than bad.  I am hooked.  I will bring a salmon rod down from AK later this summer to see if it will cast the monstrosity better.  If not, Bait Monkey got me again.

 

 

[Jig Man]

I use 7’ heavy rods for my Arigs.  I make my own flash mob style.  I use 1/16 oz heads with 4/0 hooks to keep the weight down.  I use flukes and swimbaits on them.  Around here they are ineffective after March.

[Capriceragtop]

Just looked at one of these. I now understand your points. Tempted to try one, as I can see it mimicking a school.

 

What do you rig on there? Grubs, flukes, etc?

[king fisher]

1 minute ago, Capriceragtop said:

Just looked at one of these. I now understand your points. Tempted to try one, as I can see it mimicking a school.

 

What do you rig on there? Grubs, flukes, etc?

I have next to zero experience with these just getting started so please don't think I know what I'm talking about.  Bass in Mexico can be less than smart, and at times, will hit improperly rigged junk.   I used a full size model from Hog Farmer.  It had 5 arms, with 4 willow blades.  I put 5 Skinny Dippers on.  The top two Dippers were nose hooked with hooks only, the bottom three had 1/4 ounce jig heads with the Dippers.  I am going to try and find lighter jig heads, with bigger hooks to try next time.  I'm trying to keep the cost down so haven't bought any special swim jig heads yet, but I'm sure I will be going down that road some time.

[roadwarrior]

I don't like casting them either. My solution is trolling The Rig.

[king fisher]

4 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

I don't like casting them either. My solution is trolling The Rig.

That is what I was thinking.  I normally troll a crankbait while I travel between spots in my kayak.  I  catch a surprising number of small bass and have found new spots doing this.  Next time I'm going to switch to an A rig.

[Boomstick]

I would think a frog rod like the Tatula 7'4" H/F might work well for this since it has a fairly heavy lure rating. Maybe it's a little too stuff, not sure.

[Biglittle8]

I like the Flash Mob Jr, I use it solely for throwing into baitfish that are being brutalized by schools of bass. It's less heavy than some, but still a bit of a pain. At about $20 with rig, jig heads and baits, I really hate to lose it! But that's the chance we take when we throw any lure or rig.

[Deleted account]

2 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

I don't like casting them either. My solution is trolling The Rig.

Trolling an umbrella? Brilliant!...