06-11-12, 02:04 PM | #1 |
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A-Rig setup
What is everyone using for their A-Rigs? I've got a 7ft med heavy 12lb fluro with a diawa fast retrieve bait caster.
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06-11-12, 04:25 PM | #2 |
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Most guys that throw those dang 5 bait rigs are using swim bait rods, H/m or mf action, in 7'6" - 8'0". If you're in one of the states that require no more than 3 hooked baits you might get away with a MH/m like a rod designed for deep diving cranks. This is advice I've read from other sources as I wouldn't throw an A-rig whether it was a 5 or 3 bait rig, I just don't find it "sporting". Other guys feel the need to throw it, I don't have a problem, but they don't get thrown on my boat. That shouldn't be a problem as I am not a tournament fisherman so I would not be compromising a co-angler and a guest on my boat that pulls one out will be asked to put it away - don't ask what happens if they refuse. But what other guys do, is not a concern of mine as long as it's legal gear in the state being fished (BTW the 5 bait A-rig is illegal in PA & MD where I do most of my fishing).
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06-11-12, 05:18 PM | #3 |
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I don't throw the a-rig either but if I did, I would use equipment meant to handle the weight of the rig. I would be using a swimbait set up of at least 7'6", rated for baits in the 2-5 oz range. What you're talking about using sounds like the exact opposite of what you should be using. The line is too light, the reel is too fast, the rod is too short and too light. Don't even bother.
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06-11-12, 06:16 PM | #4 |
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A-Rig
Thanks for the info. Looks like Im in the market for a big rod.
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06-11-12, 07:36 PM | #5 |
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Just for giggles I weighed a 1/4oz swimbait head with a 4" paddle tail swimbait. It came in at 3/4 of an ounce. 5 of those is 3.75 ounces and that isn't including the a-rig itself. A standard MH bass rod is rated to 3/4oz. Chances are, you wouldn't be throwing all 1/4oz heads with 4" swimbaits, it only gets heavier from here.
This is a Buckeye 1/4oz J-Will swimbait head and a 4" Bass Magic paddle tail. [IMG][/IMG]
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06-11-12, 08:08 PM | #6 |
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7'11" Mattlures H, swimbait rod, and Cardiff 301 handles it nicely, and it's not a broomstick.
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06-12-12, 12:10 AM | #7 |
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Yep, I'd use a swimbait rod, too.
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06-19-12, 07:58 PM | #8 |
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You need a lot more than 12 lb floro. My dad tied one on my jig rod that had 30 or 40 lb braid on it and snapped the line when he casted it. The recommendation I recieved was something in the 60 to 80 lb range.
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