Has anybody changed their view on rigs when used in conjunction with baitboats, boats and bushwhackers?
I usually only use maybe 3 types of rigs when casting. Combi, Ronnie and Chod. Purely because of the fact they usually don't tangle. If I use a boat I often also use a soft hookling straight through.
Does the use of a boat perhaps tempt anyone to use any of the more complicated rigs like the bunjee or hermit rig? I must say I have never even tied one of these and wouldn't normally bother, especially if casting.
I usually only use maybe 3 types of rigs when casting. Combi, Ronnie and Chod. Purely because of the fact they usually don't tangle. If I use a boat I often also use a soft hookling straight through.
Does the use of a boat perhaps tempt anyone to use any of the more complicated rigs like the bunjee or hermit rig? I must say I have never even tied one of these and wouldn't normally bother, especially if casting.
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I've got a bushwhacker & use it extensively, haven't changed my rigs one jot (aside from shortening based on the bottom I'm fishing over). Might be a confidence thing, but I personally can't see the need to change or adjust more than the bottom I'm fishing over.
I've got a bushwhacker & use it extensively, haven't changed my rigs one jot (aside from shortening based on the bottom I'm fishing over). Might be a confidence thing, but I personally can't see the need to change or adjust more than the bottom I'm fishing over.
Same as Loch, use a baiting spoon pretty much exclusively and still have a short stiff-ish hook link regardless of the bottom [ which is usually pretty firm ].
Nothing wrong with experimenting if you feel your usual rigs are not as effective.
Nothing wrong with experimenting if you feel your usual rigs are not as effective.
Only thing I've changed is sometimes using bigger leads. 5s and 6s where I usually use a 3 or 4.
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By being able to drop rigs by hand from a boat you suddenly open up a whole host of presentation scenarios that weren't available to you previously when you had to cast out, not only rigs but also bait and how you bait an area. Im moving onto a water shortly that you can use a boat on and having previously used boats a little im looking forward to tying out a few new things that werent previously possible apart from when fishing the margins but fish behave differently in the margins to how they do when out in deeper water.
By being able to drop rigs by hand from a boat you suddenly open up a whole host of presentation scenarios that weren't available to you previously when you had to cast out, not only rigs but also bait and how you bait an area. Im moving onto a water shortly that you can use a boat on and having previously used boats a little im looking forward to tying out a few new things that werent previously possible apart from when fishing the margins but fish behave differently in the margins to how they do when out in deeper water.
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I definitely like the idea of using different types of rigs. I have only ever used a boat on rivers before and always preferred simple rigs for casting. Now I fish a water that allows boats (not that all parts of the lake aren't castable) and I'm definitely going to fish a more complex rig on one rod. There is a nice mirror that hasn't been out for 4 years.
I definitely like the idea of using different types of rigs. I have only ever used a boat on rivers before and always preferred simple rigs for casting. Now I fish a water that allows boats (not that all parts of the lake aren't castable) and I'm definitely going to fish a more complex rig on one rod. There is a nice mirror that hasn't been out for 4 years.