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Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 06:07 PM
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KHEV
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What type of line, weight and lure do you all suggest for carolina rigging at Falcon lake??
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
[Re: KHEV]
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04/08/14 06:37 PM
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Fork-LegendV21
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 06:51 PM
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JPost
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It depends where you'll be dragging. If you're deep in rocks, gravel and shell, I'd go with a 1.5 tungsten, with 20 lb fluro leader. If you're fishing shallower through trees and bushes drop down to maybe .5 weight.
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 07:00 PM
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Nutman
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If you are going to use a 20# "leader",,,,why leader at all ? why wouldn't you just use 20# line, or use 20-30# braid and just peg the weight ?
How about 50lb or 60lb braid with a 17# mono leader and a 1oz tungsten weight with a 10 inch black n blue fleck worm. or put a 7 inch watermelon red fleck Senko on.
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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#9892100
04/08/14 07:58 PM
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BanjoMinnow
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1 ounce tungsten, glass bead, swivel, 17# mono leader, mag fluke
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 07:59 PM
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TCB
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1 ounce tungsten, glass bead, swivel, 17# mono leader, mag fluke The only change I'd make to this is 20# Big Game and if they don't bite the fluke put on a Brush Hog.
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 08:07 PM
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Allison1
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Is tungsten an advantage? A lead weight being bigger is probably better for not getting hung up in the rocks. You can make noise with more noisemakers.
A tungsten 1 ounce weight costs 7 bucks. A lead one costs 50 cents. Easy answer to that question for me.
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 08:12 PM
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Jobie99
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My standard Falcon Rig is 25 flouro with a 20 lb flouro leader with 3/4 oz brass sinker with a brass clacker, glass bead and a 30" leader. You can go tungsten but the areas you'll be dragging a rig are normally really hard bottom and you'll spend a lot of "$7 a pop" on tungsten breaking off. that said, I use tungsten for texas rig 100% of the time.
Last edited by Jobie99; 04/08/14 08:14 PM.
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
[Re: Nutman]
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04/08/14 08:13 PM
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LittleGazoo
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How about 50lb or 60lb braid with a 17# mono leader and a 1oz tungsten weight +1 This method saves me that $7 Tungsten when I hang. . .
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 08:14 PM
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JPost
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Is tungsten an advantage? A lead weight being bigger is probably better for not getting hung up in the rocks. You can make noise with more noisemakers.
A tungsten 1 ounce weight costs 7 bucks. A lead one costs 50 cents. Easy answer to that question for me.
The biggest advantage is feeling the bottom better. Tungsten with braid is awesome. You'll feel every pebble. It's expensive no doubt though.
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 08:19 PM
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Nutman
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I switched to a Tungsten weight and I thought "dang, what is all that I am feeling down there". I had to change my whole way of thinking when fishing with a TR or Car. rigged worm. I could "feel" a lot more than what I could with lead.
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 09:31 PM
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Falcon Native
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1oz tungsten, red glass bead and a 30 inch leader on 30#braid 6/0 gama ewg hook with a watermelon red mag fluke
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 09:38 PM
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Nutman
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1oz tungsten, red glass bead and a 30 inch leader on 30#braid 6/0 gama ewg hook with a watermelon red mag fluke You left out the most important part......... 30 inch leader of WHAT ???
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Re: Carolina rig leader at Falcon Lake
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04/08/14 11:04 PM
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OldChamp
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When we fished with a local Falcon guide he recommended a 1 1/2oz C-Rig weight. It worked better for us than anything lighter. More noise and better feel for the bottom with the heavy weight. Extra Heavy action rod. 65# Power Pro main line and 20-25# mono leader. Magnum Fluke, 7" Senko, etc.
Last edited by OldChamp; 04/08/14 11:07 PM.
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