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 Re: Carolina Rig
[Re: NoWeighers]
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07/01/19 11:19 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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I fish the 7" fluke all the time on a C-rig.. Been doing it on Falcon for years. Best hook I have found is the Gamakatsu Offset EWG 5/0 thin wire.. (Stock # 58415) It is very sticky and light enough to not affect the bait too much, but strong enough to hold any fish with the drag set right.. You need a wide gap hook to give that big piece of plastic somewhere to go and not ball up inside the hook gap when you set the hook..
Least it works for me... THIS IS YOUR ANSWER.
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Re: Carolina Rig
[Re: K. Kidd]
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07/02/19 08:14 PM
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Mark C
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Wide gap wire hook for sure.
You are not a good or nice person.
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Re: Carolina Rig
[Re: K. Kidd]
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07/06/19 12:51 AM
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SL1
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Green Horn
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I went to circle hook on c- rigs a few years back. I use a 7 ft med action so the rod can load when a fish takes. Just start reeling once the rod has a good bend. My catch rate went way up. Its hard as heck not to set the hook though and jerk it out of their mouth. Same rig works great on cats too, btw.
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Re: Carolina Rig
[Re: K. Kidd]
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07/06/19 02:49 AM
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V-Bottom
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Im using a 73 heavy action rod with 30 lb braid and a 17lb fluorocarbon leader. I am using a heavy hook. Why a HEAVY action rod?
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Re: Carolina Rig
[Re: V-Bottom]
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07/10/19 05:53 PM
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jackwabbit
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Im using a 73 heavy action rod with 30 lb braid and a 17lb fluorocarbon leader. I am using a heavy hook. Why a HEAVY action rod? I use a heavy action rod with 3/4 oz tungsten.
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Re: Carolina Rig
[Re: K. Kidd]
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07/10/19 06:13 PM
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fouzman
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This time of year on Fork, you will get a lot of sandbass and yellow bass hitting your weight. Let it be until you feel the fish swim off with your bait. Bass will come to investigate what the other fish are pecking at, inhale your bait and take off. Otherwise, do what No Weighers said.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Carolina Rig
[Re: K. Kidd]
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07/12/19 06:38 PM
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Txduckhunter
Extreme Angler
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I am looking for help. For years I was a bank beater but on lake fork if you’re going to catch fish you’ve to go to deep water. I get bit on my Carolina rig but I very seldom get the fish stuck. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong? I would appreciate any advise I can get
Thanks
KKidd First thing your doing wrong is believing that you have to go to deep water to catch fish on Fork in the summer.
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