Carolina Rig For Fishing

What is a Carolina Rig? A Carolina rig consists of a weight or sinker, a bead or spinnerbait type blade and a swivel. The main objective of the Carolina rig system is to get your bait down to where the fish are holding at certain times of the year. The biggest benefit of using this type of rigging system is it allows you to fish at different depths in the water column without having to change your rig set-up.



I use this technique mostly when fishing for bass around structure or cover, but I've also caught some nice speckled trout on it when they are holding tight to grass lines and oyster shell flats. The Carolina rig is just about the easiest way I know of to rig your line and it's also one of my favorite techniques.


Here is a step-by-step breaking down how I fish this technique...


Step 1: First, you'll need to attach some type of weight to your main line. For the featherweight presentation, I use a 1/16 ounce, 3/8oz. and a 1/4oz. weight for various depths and current conditions and the corresponding line diameter needed to cast each size weight.


Step 2: Then attach your swivel to the end of your main line with about 18-24 inches of monofilament or fluorocarbon leader material. I use 20-30lb. test leader material depending on the size swivel used and line diameter needed to cast each type of weight.


Step 3: Next, attach a bead or spinnerbait blade to your swivel using another 18-24 inches of monofilament or fluorocarbon leader material.


Step 4: Add a hook to your leader material section that has been run through the eye of your bead or spinner blade. I like to use 40-60lb. test with an Aberdeen bend for this application, but you can choose any hook style you'd like as long as it is a decent size and appropriate for the type of bait you are using.


Step 5: Tie your Carolina rig to the end of the mainline and cast it out into the water away from any snags or structure. Most of the time, I will fish this set-up at least 20ft. deep but I have caught them as shallow as 12ft. It just depends on the time of the year and whether it's a pre-spawn, spawn or post-spawn hunt.


Step 6: Once your rig hits bottom, give the line some slack and drop your bait to the desired depth. If you are using a weight that is too light or heavy for current conditions, I will let it drag free on the ground if the fish aren't biting.


Step 7: Then, I'll either shake my rod tip up and down or reel it in with a very slow retrieve to mimic an injured bait fish crawling across the bottom. This technique works just like it sounds... you're pretty much shaking your bait around in one spot until the bass picks it off.


Well, that's the basics of how I fish a Carolina rig. There are many different options you can use when you're fishing this presentation, but those will have to be another article. Just remember that whenever you're buck tail jig fishing for bass around cover and structure, give the Carolina rig a try and see if it doesn't catch you some big fish.


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