Free Rig Bite Detection Confusion...???

[ITO_ZILLION]

Kind of confused. I know the concept and philosophy behind the Free Rig and all of its advantages. The part I am confused about is the bite detection on a Free Rig.

 

Depending on how deep your fishing, the amount of weight your using, the type of bait your using and how long it takes your bait to get to the bottom, wouldn't there be issues and/or delayed bite detection on a Free Rig? Correct me if I'm wrong but since the Free Rig uses a sliding weight and the weight sinks faster than the bait, there could be a lot of line and/or 'slack' between the weight and the bait. And if a fish hits the bait 'mid fall' and also swims towards the bottom, before the weight has a chance to hit the bottom, wouldn't bite detection suffer or is delayed since there is so much 'slack' in the line between the weight and the bait? 

 

I don't know if my train of thought or theory is correct and so I am confused since I have been thinking a lot about this rig and how it falls through the water column and it kind of dawned on me that it might have a potential flaw or setback with bite detection.

[islandbass]

I would agree there is some truth to what you described. However, You’ll know as soon as the line is taut enough to transmit feedback through the line and not a millisecond sooner, lol. 

 

I haven’t used this rig yet myself, but what I stated should be a universal tenet regardless of the technique. 
 

I wouldn’t worry about your concern for most “deep” bass scenarios. Those vibrations travel fairly quickly through the line so unless you are fishing like 1000’ deep, any delay if any is probably negligible.

 

Just MHO and initial thoughts. 

[Catt]

Like with the texas Rig separation between the lure & weight has been over exaggerated.

 

Think about when the rig hits the water a certain amount of separation takes place but at some point the weight pulling down causes a "V" to form in your line. One end of the "V" leads to your rod, the other end is your lure, & the weight at the bottom of the "V". Once the "V" is tight enough (the two ends close together) it stops the weight from sliding & ends the separation.

 

Once on the bottom & you take up slack to either hop it or drag it that separation is gone.

 

The amount of separation is in inches not feet.

[NHBull]

^^^^^this. The only time I have an issue is if the weight is on one side of log or rock and the bait on the other.  That feeling always has me swinging for the fences? and I get some great hook sets on intimate objects