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| whiting rig Does anyone know the best rig for whiting and the best hook size. |
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| Re: whiting rig i use a 2 or 3 hook flapper as never seem to have to cast far for them size 1/0 but sure others may have better ![]() dave __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day,coincidence or good planning I have the body of a God, Pity its Buddha :-0 |
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| Re: whiting rig What i use is the same really, a two hook flapper rig with size 1 to 1/0 hooks. You dont need to go any smaller than a size 1 because those little scavangers got a big mouth. All the best hope i've helped a little. Huw __________________ __________________________ Happiness is a rod in your hand. |
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| Re: whiting rig I hesitated to answer this one .... there's no such beast really. Beach, I take it? Long distance clipped etc; close in - 'flapper'. Hook size depends on bait and possibility of other species. Why limit yourself to whiting or pout on a 1/0 or 1 when you might be better off on 2s or 4s for soles AND still catch the whiting. Conversely, I might fish two size 1s above a 2/0 stuffed with lug for a codling and still hope to take whiting on it. For a non-match trace I'd probably go with a two hooks, clipped down, B980 size 1s. One or two worms tipped with squid or mackerel. For distance, a wishbone 1/0 behind an impact shield. For numbers of fish or as a match-type trace .... ![]() ![]() |
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| Re: whiting rig Flappers,very very short traces. __________________ Come on you HULL! |
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| Re: whiting rig Thank you for the help ![]() |
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| Re: whiting rig i used too use a wishbone for them, as soon as i put the rig on dropped it down this little jetty had a whiting in less than 10 mins and whiting are uncommon down there. although i recon if the whiting are hungry they will eat anything in there sight. __________________ Fishing for a living |
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| Re: whiting rig found wish bone rigs tangled up __________________ forced too work born too fish |
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| Re: whiting rig Quote:
40 lbs snood down to 25lbs hook lengths for me and very rare to tangle. They're not exactly 'match rigs', so I can't see the point in using 15lbs snoods which will tangle! This is what I mean, but I'd step it up to the snoods suggested above and maybe shorten the 40lbs section to 2ft ..... ![]() |
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| Re: whiting rig i was using the mustad wishbone rigs which i think usually have a snood around 20-30lb i think. __________________ Fishing for a living |