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 Need help with floats and rigs for freshwaterMiles writes: I've just started to get into freshwater fishing (apart from Murray River) with my 11yo son. This web site has given me a lot of info for the lakes around the Geelong area. Hopefully, a few big trout, redfin, etc., are on our way! Do you have a section on the best ways to use floats, and different rig set-ups, or have I had one too many reds! (8 January 2003) Karl Fedke replies (see Karl's regular report here): G'day Miles, no you haven't had to many reds (Lindemans Bin 44, very nice drop). If you're fishing from a boat or bank both these rigs work equally as well, firstly to a trout rig: you'll need some 3kg line (4kg max.), a couple of bubble floats (clear ones are the best but coloured ones are easier to see), some cork (that's where the reds come in handy). Cut the cork into 5mm cross cuts then 1/4 cuts, some small split shot and finally some nice small hooks and some line grease. It's worth noting that you should buy a couple of different brands with different coloured hooks to match the bait. Black Bug & Gamagatzu are black and bronzed coloured, so a good start. As for the size 6 and 8 are good for minnows while 10, 12 and 14 are good for mudeyes. A little trick I use is to match the size and colour of the hook to the size and color of the bait, this way it looks natural to the trout. Now to set up your trout rig. 1 - Insert your line through the bubble float. 2 - Tie on your hook, have a good look at your bait before you do, as the hook can be too big for the bait, remember make it a close match. 3 - Depending on the depth you want to fish at (bait to surface) get a piece of cork and cut a couple of slits into the corners so you can wrap your line into it (one or two wraps are plenty), now place and wrap the cork at whatever depth you want to fish at, 1 to 1.5 metres is a good start. 4 - About 12 to 15 inches above your bait get a split shot and clamp it to your line, the split shot needs to be small enough so not to hinder the swimming action of your bait but big enough to get your bait down. 5 - Finally before you castout or even rig up (this is best done on land), strip off a 100 feet of line and reel it back onto your reel, as you're doing this get some line grease and run your line through it (a good dollop on your thumb and finger with the line sandwiched between will do the trick). The grease helps the line float on the surface of the water, thus resists a belly in the water. Hook your bait and cast out. You can use an open bail arm with a tin can alarm or you can close you bail arm with a loose drag. Redfin rig: A paternoster rig or a running rig will do. If you use a paternoster rig make your leader twice as long as your sinker line. To build this rig you simply tie on a swivel then tie on a 1 to 1.5 metre leader to a bait keeper hook - size 6, 8 or 10 will do - then get about 1/2 metre length of line and tie on a sinker then tie it to the back loop of your swivel and your ready to go. As for a running sinker rig, thread your line through a small No 1 or 2 bean sinker, tie on a small swivel, get about 1 to 1.5metres of leader and tie it to your swivel, then tie on your hook. There are more rigs but these will get you into the action so cheers and all the best, Karl. (8 January 2003) DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR NEW ONLINE FORUMS |
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