Post by drooper on Mar 24, 2014 8:44:18 GMT
Now all of them had rod rests ( bad idea for fishing because by the time you see the bite you have missed it, far better to hold your rod) but allowing for that, they all had different 'Rigs' to catch the fish they were after.
They really believed that by putting these concoctions of beads ,plastic,bits of metal and swivels that it would enhance their chance of catching a fish!
Hello!!! Where are you lot coming from on this rig issue?
Fact, the water is thicker than a Ghurkrs foreskin at the moment after the storms, so how the hell can the fish see what type of Rig is on the bottom?
I have always fished with a hook ,swivel, and weight running up the line,what do they call it ? A running ledger or some such ,and that is all you will ever need.
Fish trace their food by smell or movement, it doesn't matter a Tinkers Cuss what 'Rig' you have out.
At the end of the day it's a worm, or bit of fish on a hook.
Most anglers fish at night, and off the beach .
Most of them agree that a dark night is better, so how can a rig make a difference?
To me it's like the 'Emperors Clothes , your told it works so you buy into it.
All this rig for that fish, rig for this fish, your all sucked into it! It's just to pump up the pages of the Angling Monthly's and keep the tackle shops in business .
I will guarantee that you will catch as much with a running ledger as. You will with any other type of rig.
Big hooks with heavy line for big fish, small hooks with light line for the Sole etc.
Its not Rocket science , work it out!
I would really appreciate it if anyone could reply to this thread and put forward a LOGICAL argument, as to why different Rigs will give you a better chance of catching fish on a dark night in murky water!
Prove me wrong, but I doubt you can.
And saying that 'I caught 20 Bass on such a rig' doesn't count, because if you had used a 'Running ledger' you would have caught 21.
TOF
maybe you should vary your rigs TOF ,you might improve even your catches ?
a running leger is a great rig for certain situations but a next to useless one in other situations !
a paternoster type rig isnt complicated, or doesnt need to be covered in bling and beads but it does offer the ability to cast a big bait a decent distance and with the addition of a bait clip offers decent bait presentation when it reaches the other end ! its nice to know the hook points are showing and quite important to actually hook a fish ............
the areas you fish TOF do lend themselves to catching fish close in so for you , the running leger works , you mention your prentice george caught a few bass recently useing a running leger ? there were loads caught in that area for a few weeks - it was more to do with the conditions of the sea than the rig ! as the biggest one caught by a "nipper" called liam was on a paternoster , just shy of 8lb as well so a decent one for early season and a nipper useing a "modern"rig really shouldnt be catching .................
if i fished yarmouth-freshwater bay etc i would use a running leger to fish close in for bass , but if i was ray fishing at sandown safe to say a clipdown would be sent as far as i could cast it .............
100% not all fish are caught at distance but 100% not all fish are caught close in so better to be able to pick what you do rather than be stuck with one .............
as most people know fort vic / norton wall the bass come in very close over the high water period but on a small neap tide at norton wall around 4 hours after high water on the run off the tide eases and if you smack a bait right.............................................................................................................................................................................................
