Show Us Your Rigs!

[prawn*]

hay guys have been fishing for a while now and i seem to have come across alot of different rigs from random people i have fished with and seen whilest fishing

thought i would start up this thread to sort of give some people a chance to share what works for them as i am always trying out something different i have come up with couple to start us off

i'll start with

*King fish rig for livie has worked for me alot

= size 4 ball sinker 80lb swivel 1.5m 80lb jinkai leader with 6/0 hoodlum livie hook and drop over side to depth chosen

*for catching livies as such like yakka's and slimeys

14lb line 5x 2/0 hooks, rig lumo beads padernoster style on bait runner 3500 series.

Edited May 28, 2009 by mc fishn

[slinkymalinky]

New rig that Jewhunter and I put together at a pinch... a swimming Long Tom.

4 x 8/0 Tarpon hooks ganged together with the trailing hook facing down instead of in line with the rest. The Long Tom was pinned on the 3 upward facing hooks from underneath with the eye of the leading hook aligned beneath the point of the head. An ever trusty #16 rubber band is then wound around the head, up the beak, and back to the hook to hold the LT in place.

Swims like a real live fish and the only time we used it, it lasted 45 seconds before it was nailed by a spaniard.

Cheers, Slinky

[Jewhunter]

An easy beach rig I use & avoids alot of line twists & leader tangles in the surge.

Star sinker or snapper lead run in between two swivels. Line length about 20cm's long.

Short main trace, no longer than 50cm's, around 50-80lb with a two hook fixed snood rig. Size of hooks & length of gap between hooks depends on bait.

I've recommended this rig to other beach fishos that have problems with mainline & trace twisting on each other in a surge & it has fixed their problems as well.

Cheers,

Grant.

[Ray R]

I use this rig off the rocks when you need to get out and over the close in reef and on to the gravel and sand.

It is a basic Paternoster rig..

Cheers..

[Jewdreamer]

Hey Ray,

Couldn't agree more! Used the same rig in my rock fishing days in the 80s, but with a MT8144 and triton mag OH (rings instaed of swivels) or FSU 5162 with a 700E Brand not mentioned sidecast. Cast for miles, just have to get it up quick on the retrieve!

One hint though, make the dropper to the sinker out of slightly weaker line than your main line and if you get a snag in reefy bottom you only lose the lead and not the whole rig.

LOL

Chris

[prawn*]

I use this rig off the rocks when you need to get out and over the close in reef and on to the gravel and sand.

It is a basic Paternoster rig..

Cheers..

nice work love the drawing!!! keep it up people love the variety in beach rigs will give people a few more options when u are out there giving it ago!

[slinkymalinky]

I use this rig off the rocks when you need to get out and over the close in reef and on to the gravel and sand.

It is a basic Paternoster rig..

Cheers..

Great reply post Ray... love the diagram. Next time I do any post about rigs I'll try to do the same as it makes it heaps easier to understand what you mean.

Cheers, Slinky