Harrison Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Anybody give the Rig a shot this fall yet? I was thinking this may be a good time of year to give it a go when the bass turn to baitfish and school up. It will be a couple weeks til I get out to give it a go. Haven't heard to much going on with it. Edited October 12, 2012 by Harrison
myot Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 Used it to find some schooling bass on the weekend then fished them with a dropshoot rig and did quite well on Georgain Bay Dan
Harrison Posted October 12, 2012 Author Report Posted October 12, 2012 Used it to find some schooling bass on the weekend then fished them with a dropshoot rig and did quite well on Georgain Bay Dan Cool Dan. So used it as a search bait. Did you find they cooled off the rig or did you switch to the drop shot once you got bit?
aplumma Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 I use it to cast in the calm evenings to pods of minnows and let it sink thru the school and get the fish down below. Art
BucktownAngler Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 ive thrown it maybe twice this year. (no catches) wasnt very high on my to-do list
myot Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 Cool Dan. So used it as a search bait. Did you find they cooled off the rig or did you switch to the drop shot once you got bit? I was using the A-rig and my Brother was using a 1 1/2oz spinnerbait we double off the hop caught one more each then 5 or 6 cast with nothing then switched to the dropshot and laid a beating on them for the next 2h Dan
EC1 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 Threw it a grand total of once...Didn't get anything on it. My conclusions about it - When it lands in the water, it sounds like a 2# bass jumping. Very hard to get feedback of what your baits are doing and when they are tangled. I do want to give it another shot, but I don't know when that will be.
manitoubass2 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 Threw it a grand total of once...Didn't get anything on it. My conclusions about it - When it lands in the water, it sounds like a 2# bass jumping. Very hard to get feedback of what your baits are doing and when they are tangled. I do want to give it another shot, but I don't know when that will be. Musky bait!!!!!
Stoty Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 I'm def going to throw them in the next few weekends.... looking forward to it!
Cudz Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 Was thinking of dragging it this fall for a short period of time.
Christopheraaron Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 ridiculously overpriced if you ask me, anyone tried making them?
BucktownAngler Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 ridiculously overpriced if you ask me, anyone tried making them? i bought a couple at sail around $8-$9 during their tax free sale
Handlebarz Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 Etackle had them for a good price if I did more bass fishing I would try them. They were a lot less then the $20 I usually see them for that is pricy for 1/2oz lead and thin wire.
Cudz Posted October 13, 2012 Report Posted October 13, 2012 I saw a bunch at sail the other day for under $10
Stoty Posted October 13, 2012 Report Posted October 13, 2012 I carry a couple models as well.... $9.79 - $14.49 and have them in stock
Harrison Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) For those going to try them out please post how you do. I've used them for pike in the spring and was impressed, but not for bass as of yet. Edited October 13, 2012 by Harrison
EC1 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) BTW, here's a link from Matt Allen and he's great at sharing his tactics with Swimbaits and now the a-rig. He's from the west coast, and the stuff that he does to his rig seems pretty interesting. EDIT: Added link. A-rig: Tips, tricks, tweaks Edited October 14, 2012 by EC1
chrismarkz Posted October 14, 2012 Report Posted October 14, 2012 I picked up a few of these rigs this summer and wantedto troll them for GB skis this fall. The 32" rig I removed all the hooksand put a release clip to the back line, so I can use a larger bait on the backstraight to my rod. the 22" one I troll directly to my heaviest trollingrod removing hooks so I only have 4 hooks on the rig. I only used it for 2hours for the first time last weekend with no results, but next weekend I willput in a solid shift with it.
Familyfisherman Posted October 14, 2012 Report Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) I've thrown one on couch and Simcoe in the last couple of weeks...landed decent fish, no brutes. I found they hooked the fish multiple times...good news is they don't come off, bad news is they hook fish in the eyes, fins, etc...not great. I also lost one on a cast as it broke at the knot and just kept going...to the bottom in 20 fow... I think they have a place for fish schooling on minnows for sure...but they aren't simple to store, damage fish, and are not cheap to buy and use... For what it's worth... For a tournament if you're sponsored you likely need to have one available, especially since they're newer and fish haven't seen them as much...they do work. If you aren't and you're recreational...I'm mixed on it. A couple of times I've had fish follow it to the boat, swimming right along beside it...that was interesting...seemingly no intention of hitting it... Edited October 14, 2012 by Familyfisherman
Christopheraaron Posted October 14, 2012 Report Posted October 14, 2012 I picked up a few of these rigs this summer and wantedto troll them for GB skis this fall. The 32" rig I removed all the hooksand put a release clip to the back line, so I can use a larger bait on the backstraight to my rod. the 22" one I troll directly to my heaviest trollingrod removing hooks so I only have 4 hooks on the rig. I only used it for 2hours for the first time last weekend with no results, but next weekend I willput in a solid shift with it. they look cool but only 4 hooks/baits up here.
Roy Posted October 14, 2012 Report Posted October 14, 2012 since they're newer and fish haven't seen them as much...they do work. They're certainly not new. They were around 60 years ago when I stated fishing. They'll drop out of the limelight and return as "NEW, Never before seen, banned in 34 States" bait in another 20 years. they look cool but only 4 hooks/baits up here. Four hooks is all that one has, Chris.
Christopheraaron Posted October 14, 2012 Report Posted October 14, 2012 Four hooks is all that one has, Chris. not the other.
Christopheraaron Posted October 14, 2012 Report Posted October 14, 2012 Did you read his post? Don't know how I missed that, sorry to the OP
ch312 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Posted October 15, 2012 i'm still chuckling at these silly thing's. they're just another example of a lure that catches more fishermen than fish
fishindevil Posted October 15, 2012 Report Posted October 15, 2012 like roy said they are not new by any means !!! same as a dropshot rig,i have been using them for 30years,and some of the guys are saying the tangle,and do lots of damage to the fish as well...i will stick to my confidence baits,i do very well on mine...but i think they do have promise,for other species with some modification....
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