Carolina Rig - help needed

[Rebbasser]

Originally Posted by aikenyounggun

How are you fishing the c-rig? Its different than a texas rig in its motion. I fish a c-rig quite a bit and have caught a bunch of fish on it.

If you aren't doing this already, do a sidearm sweep sort of motion. Sometimes you can do the sweeps fairly quickly, but often the slow presentation (time between sweeps) will catch more or sluggish fish.

And I would recommend even throwing a finesse worm or a baby-brush hog/lizard.

It is going to take some practice though. And remember the fish can swim three feet before even moving the sinker, so don't be afraid if you see your line move to be ready to put the hammer down. (DO NOT shorten your leader though, should be making 2 splashes)

I agree. Remember that a T-rig is more of a vertical presentation and a C-rig is more of a horizontal presentation.

One thing I do is with the sinker. I fish a lot of real rocky lakes and the traditional egg or barrel sinker tend to get hung up-a lot. Several years back I started using a Lindy No-Snagg or Rattling No-Snagg sinker. They are banana shaped(Yeah, I know, but I'm not superstitious when it comes to that) that just flat come through the junk without getting hung up or collecting a bunch of snot moss. worth a try if you spend more time removing vegetation than you do fishing.