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Rigs and Bait

Ideas rigs with some available for convenience if you need them.
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Feathers 1/0
Feathers Sz 6
With quality Swivel and American Snap Link. 1/0 hooks
enable easy unhooking, size 6 better for the small bait fish. A great value rig.
Species - 1/0 - Mackerel, Scad, Bass and Pollock
Species - Size 6 - Launces, Sandeels, Mackerel |
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2 Down Flatty Rig 2/0
7' long quality trace, two 2/0 hooks, for Plaice over over Mussels
beds.
Species - Plaice, and whatever likes your cocktail bait. |
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Three
Down Flatty Rig Size 2
Lightweight multi species rig, for bouncingback in light tide
flow for small species of anything. Just vary
the bait or cocktail on each hook to attract a different species. Better during
small tides. A small hook can still catch big fish.
Species - Bream, Flounders, Pout, Wrasse, Dogs, Gars,
Mackerel, Scad, Bass, Pollock, Triggers, Soles, Dabs, Plaice, Whiting,
Silver Eels, etc, etc |
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Two up and one Down Rig size
1
Another light weight multi species rig and will catch all
sorts by simply varying the baits. Better during small tides and over slack
water, when the fish come up off the bottom. A small hook will
catch big fish.
Species - Bream, Flounders, Pout, Wrasse, Dogs, Gars,
Mackerel, Scad, Bass, Pollock, Triggers, Soles, Dabs, Plaice, Whiting,
Silver Eels, etc, etc |
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Three down multi
species 5' Long
trace 3 off size 2 Black Aberdeen Hooks to swivel. Another light
weight multi species rig and will catch all sorts by simply varying
the baits. Better during small tides and over slack water, when the
fish come up off the bottom. A small hook will
catch big fish.
Species - Bream, Flounders, Pout, Wrasse, Dogs, Gars,
Mackerel, Scad, Bass, Pollock, Triggers, Soles, Dabs, Plaice, Whiting,
Silver Eels, etc, etc |
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1 hook down Hound rig (2 in pack) 6' long, 50lb nylon, single 5/0
Black Aberdeen for King Rag worm baits, with lumi bead and quality
swivel. Ideal for
big Hounds but will catch small smuts too.
Species - Hounds at Anchor. |
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Three Hook Flapper 1/0
The red sharp Aberdeen hooks will catch anything, but better
at slack water or when uptiding. Just vary
the bait, create a cocktail on each hook to attract a different species.
Modified from typical, with quality swivel and American snap link.
Species - Bream, Flounders, Pout, Wrasse, Dogs, Gars,
Mackerel, Scad, Bass, Pollock, Triggers, Soles, Dabs, Plaice, Whiting,
Silver Eels, etc, etc |
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2 Up Breaming
rig
Improve your chances when they are shy and hard to
hook.
Species - Bream plus Wrasse, Pout, Bass, Mackerel, Scad,
Whiting, Triggers |
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2 up 8/0
hooks Modified Fladden rig with orange tube
attractor, and quality swivel.
Species - Ling, Spurdog, bigger Whiting, jammy
Cod, |
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8/0
Rocky Bottom Big Stuff
6/0 Rocky Bottom Big Stuff200lb short traces for anchoring
in and around rocky marks. The 'weak link' get of jail free clip'
allows a stuck lead to break off but you keep
your fish.
Species - Huss, Skate, Conger, Bass. |
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Fladden
Spoon Lots of Colour and flashy, 75lb
trace.
Anchored big tides or work on the drift, these are
ideal for Cod, Huss and Spurs.
Conger in particular but mid-Oct to end-Feb when they roam open
ground in the Wight area, they take these too. |
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3
hooks down (8/0), greedy rig With 8/0
Pennel plus single 8/0
on additional snood, 6' of 150lb nylon with lumi beads and lumi
muppet. Ideal for
bigger species. Allows for two good bait options to be tried at the
same time.
Species - Blondes, Cod, Congers, Spurs, Tope etc at
anchor to avoid the dogs hanging on.
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3 hooks down
(3/0+4/0), greedy rig With
3/0 + 4/0 Pennel plus single 3/0
on additional snood, 7' of 50lb nylon with lumi beads. Ideal for
mid size species general fishing at anchor with tide running. Allows
for two good bait options to be tried at the same time.
Species - Rays, Hounds, Bass, Congers, Cod, Tope,
Spurs etc at Anchor.
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8/0 Pennell, allowing for big quality baits Two 8/0 Pennell, 6' of 150lb nylon with lumi beads and lumi
muppet. Ideal for
larger species.
Species - Cod, Congers, Spurrs at Anchor.
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Zip sliders, Breakaway fast links and lumi beads for preparing
your leader end on 2 lines ready for action and for quick change speed fishing. |
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Storm Hokeye 3/0
Storm Hokeye 6/0
3/0 hooks enable easy unhooking. A great value Hokkai type
rig.
Species - 3/0 - Whiting, Mackerel, Scad, Bass, Pout and Pollock
Species - 6/0 - Same but when fussy for the bigger fish + Cod. |
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