carolina rig

Don · Post by **Don** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:10 pm

what's the best set-up for a c-rig? never have thrown one and I see it recommended for shasta which I will be fishing at in march. Would a loomis 843 work? what line, weight, leader size etc. I'll be fishing from the back of the boat.

Don

bassindon69 · Post by **bassindon69** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:12 am

There are many ways to use it. Brass add glass, Bullet weight, Mojo weight. Swivel and slide weight, with the weight pegged or carolina keeper and so on. Plus you have the distance from the weight to the bait. 8" to 3'+ and that too can make a big difference. Hook size and gage for more floating or dragging. There is a wide range to chose from with this rig. You will just have to find what you like to use and catch fish with. I tend to think the distance from weight to bait is most important. With this rig you will have a lot of mush or sponge bites also. Because you are feeling the weight mostly and the bait is floating behind more free. Go with lighter line. For the rod as long as you feel what the bait or weight is doing it is fine.
Good luck!

Don.

rmcollins3 · Post by **rmcollins3** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:19 am

Which 843 do you have? CBR, WCBR, etc? If I'm not mistaken, I think the 843 is more of a crankbait rod.

It's not necessarily a bad choice though, since you want a rod that has enough backbone to do a long sweeping hookset (instead of the shorter hookset done with Texas rigged worms).

I agree with the previous poster that the distance from weight to hook is the most important (besides being able to feel the bottom). Be sure to go with a big enough weight that allows you to maintain constant bottom contact. I usually go with 8-10lb Maxima Ultragreen, but I have been experimenting with using flourocarbon recently (and I don't like Berkely Vanish!).

I usually use the Carolina keeper setup, since it allows me to get very similar results without having to tie three knots.

gt5bass · Post by **gt5bass** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:17 pm

Loomis makes an 843 MBR. It works good for lighter Carolina Riggin'

bassindon69 · Post by **bassindon69** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:13 pm

I am not sure it fluorocarbon is the right thing to do here. That line sinks more then Copolymer and the idea is to have the bait float more as it is being dragged.

Don.

fishnfool · Post by **fishnfool** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:45 pm

Go with the Mojo weight system. It hangs up less, and is easily adjustable for the length of the leader without having to re-rig the leader. If you go with Brass and glass or Swivel and slide weight, make a few different length leaders so you have them ready. You can keep the leaders wrapped around a piece of cardboard or styrofoam so your not spending time re-rigging rather than fishing. Good Fishing!

rmcollins3 · Post by **rmcollins3** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:50 pm

bassindon69 wrote:I am not sure it fluorocarbon is the right thing to do here. That line sinks more then Copolymer and the idea is to have the bait float more as it is being dragged.

Don.

Good point. And come to think of it, I have yet to catch a fish while fishing a carolina rig that had flourocarbon tied on.