Carolina rig

What power rod do you guys like for C-rig. Gonna get myself a designated c-rig set up but haven't thrown it before. Also, what line to do you use as the main line?

Every answer you get will be different. But for me a 7' med/heavy rod with 40-50 lb braid, then mono leader. I use McCoys Mean Green 15lb leader so I can break it off if I get hung. If there is a lot of nasty cover I use 17lb McCoys. But you get hung with 17lb McCoys and its hard to break. I like the braid because I can feel every bite. You have to be careful because it don't stretch so a low, firm, sweeping hookset is you best bet. Good luck.

I agree, I use the same but with 15lb Big Game. Plus with a tungsten weight and the braid you can feel everything.

My designated pole is a Falcon Low Rider 7'MH. I use 20 lb flouroclear and 15 big game leader. I broke off 5 fish in one day setting the hook with braid, so I went back to the aforementioned setup and haven't had any issues since.

G. Loomis GLX Jig & Worm

I use the 894C JWR for my Carolina Rigs. I like it because it's super sensitive and can easily feel a bite in 30 feet of water. It also has the perfect backbone and tip for a Carolina rig. Another thing that's great about the GLX 894C JWR is it balances well with any reel you put on there. Great rod for Carolina rigs!

Sunline Structure FC

I know it's expensive but trust me, if you fish offshore rock piles and other deep structure, you're really missing out by not using this line. It's the greatest line I've ever used for offshore fishing. This line is SUPER impact resistant. You can bang your bait off of rocks, timber, concrete, steel, whatever, and this line will not stretch, break, or even get a nick in it. You get superior knot strength with this line as well. I'm telling you, this line is super tough; but it's also easily manageable and doesn't kink up bad. Trust me and a get a few spools of this line. You won't regret it!

I wouldn't buy a dedicated anything for anything unless you've tried it. I personally hate using a c rig. I very seldom do. I'm sure it's cost me a few places in a tourney once or twice.....but ONLY once or twice.

I like a 7'6 heavy or even 7'9. Always atleast 20lb fluorocarbon mainline

I use a mike "Ike" 7'6" med heavy fast. 40lb braid to 15lb big game

I also want to add that Carolina rigs can be thrown shallow as well as deep. I have done very, very well throwing them on mid lake humps that were less than 3' of water. They make it easier to feel the bites in the wind since you can use a heavier weight and still have your bait weightless at the end of your leader.

C-rig is one of my favorite techniques. G.Loomis BCR 875 GLX 50# Power Pro mainline, 15-25 pound P Line CXX leader. If I were buying new I'd go with an NRX in a 5 power but the GLX as served me well.

Great idea but try this approach instead...

Take your longest, stiffest available rod and set up a Carolina rig with either braid or fluorocarbon main line and either mono or fluorocarbon leader. Try it. Get a feel for it. Try the other line options. THEN, when you have a feel for it, get yourself a designated c-rig set up.

You may discover that your c-rig rod can double-duty as a frog rod, a flipping rod, a jig rod or a tx-rig rod.

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7 ft MH is about all you need. I use 15lb with 12 lb for leader. I like a reel with a low gear ratio so I wont move the bait too fast.

7'-3" MH with straight 15# Big Game. And don't use one of those boulder sized brass weights with beads, use the lightest tungsten worm weight you can get away with ahead of a swivel and 24" leader. For fairly clear to clear water, use a 1/0 with a robo worm or Zoom swamp crawler....dip 1/4" of the tail in some garlic.

Power Tackles PG104 7'6 or the new Keith Combs KCJ76MH-7’6” both work great as a C-rig rod but both work great as jig and worm rods as well. Sunline's new structure fc is awesome and a mono leader from 12-15 lb is what I found that worked the best for me I just use sunline's super natural

I use several rods. If I have a long leader I want a longer rod (7'6" or 7'10") heavy action fast tip ... just easier for me to throw for distance.(I got alligator arms). If I am fishing shallow, light weight, short leaders ... sorta finesse CR if you will, I'll use a 6'10" MH fast with 15 fluoro leader always. Main line is 50 lb braid.

X2.....If you already have a frog rod, or a heavy action rod with a fast tip, you are already in the game for using it as a C-Rig rod

I have a Veritas 7'6" frog series with 50# braid. It doubles as a C rig and frog rod. It's a MH rod with a little more tip and a bit more parabolic bend than the standard 7'6" MH. It's only $100 and your getting double duty out of it. If you want to through a lighter Crig then use your standard worm rod with a mojo rig. It's basically a c rig but instead of a swivel and leader you peg a smaller cylindrical weight a foot or two above your worm. Still lighter you can use your shakey head/finesse rod with a split shot rig. Pinch a small split shot a few inches to a foot or so above your worm and drag it along slow.