Carolina Rig Tips?

[DJD]

Sounds like your doing it perfect. The retrieve can vary and trying different ones until you find one that works that day is kinds how it goes. I have been out there and found that the slow almost dead retrieve works and then other times that fast retrieve works but I have found that 99% of the time I'm really hunting for something on the bottom when I'm dragging the weight around. So when you feel that rock pile or wood or drop just get ready because that's usually the sweet spot.

[Cobra190]

Most of the components for the c-rig are personal preference. The one thing i do is pre rig. I keep a bunch of rigs with a barrel swivel on each end, 1/2 and 3/4 ounce egg weights, bead on each side of the sinker to protect both knots. Total length about 7-8 inches. Then when I'm in a situation to throw it, I tie one end onto my line, tie onto the second swivel for my leader and adjust my leader length as I tie onto the hook and I'm ready. I like to use flukes, floating worms, creature baits, but my favorite would have to be a 4" watermelon candy Zoom lizard.

[R.BRUGH]

I use a 7' MH rod with 12-14lb mono or Braid and 8-12lb flourocarbon leader bearing swivel Tru-Tungsten flippin or xcliber barrel shaped tungsten weights anywhere from 3/16 to 1oz depending on water cond. depth size of bait etc and Tru-tungsten 6 and 8mm beads with Gamakatsu or Mustad hooks Has anyone ever tried crankbaits on a carolina rig ?

[DJD]

I use a 7' MH rod with 12-14lb mono or Braid and 8-12lb flourocarbon leader bearing swivel Tru-Tungsten flippin or xcliber barrel shaped tungsten weights anywhere from 3/16 to 1oz depending on water cond. depth size of bait etc and Tru-tungsten 6 and 8mm beads with Gamakatsu or Mustad hooks Has anyone ever tried crankbaits on a carolina rig ?

Are you talking about those force beads? Do you stack them to get more noise?
Yeah I tried the crankbait thing years ago until I lost one but several guys loved it. We were fishing in some current and it makes alot of sense if you think about it. Have you tried it?

[Trophyhunter8]

Dave
don't give all the secrets away. and to everybody else, he is not kidding about the big smallmouth taking a rod away. The day after I went with Dave back in may. I almost put a rod in the drink but somehow caught it again right before falling in myself. I am hooked on c-rig now

[Trophyhunter8]

I didn't fall in but it was close