Carolina Rig, what is your line set-up

[Otay Michael]

I've heard conflicting reasons on use for Carolina rigging / mono vs Fluoro for both main and leader lines, and trying to find the overall concensus of thought.

Your main line is? Brand (Mono, Fluoro or Braid) and test.
Why?

Leader is? Brand (Mono, Fluoro or Braid) and test.
Why?

Thanks
Happy New Year.

[gofish42189]

Main line: Flouro because of it's sensativity and better hook-ups
on long casts

Leader: Flouro because of it's low vis quality

I'm not the most avid carolina rigger out there, but that's my preference. I don't have anything against mono, but braid doesn't do well for me around rock.

[big_limits]

I hate using leaders. I just use flouro with one knot at the hook. I just peg a bead up the line, under the weight, and eliminate 2 unneeded knots. Works for me

[leachman90]

20lb Power Pro with 10lb P-Line flo. I like the braid because I fish a lot of deep water for Columbia R smallies and I think it gives me a better and more solid hook-set. I would like to give Toray flo a try, just haven't been able to order it yet. Rocks don't bother me to much as long as I have at least a 4" leader or so.

[Otay Michael]

I hate using leaders. I just use flouro with one knot at the hook. I just peg a bead up the line, under the weight, and eliminate 2 unneeded knots. Works for me

That's thinking out of the box.

[MT]

Makes sense but I'm wondering how you peg that bead well enough so that it doesn't slide and how heavy of a weight are you able to use on this rig? Just curious. I hate breaking off a c'rig as it's time consuming to re-rig it.

[big_limits]

I use the mojo pegs. it takes a few of them, but holds really well. I will use anywhere from an 1/8 to 3/4 oz weight depending on situation. It usually stays until you get hung on something good and that's when you would probably be breaking off a traditional or at least reeling in to check ur line anyways.

[Levy]

I use a Carolina keeper and it works like a champ. I just put my weight and bead then thread this up the line and this setup only requires 1 knot at the hook.

See link for a similar product. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpage-MCS.html

[Melones_IS_Mine]

I've heard of those McCoy stoppers. I need to check them out.

I've been getting by with using those Top Brass Peg-Its.

[FinesseKid]

I fish braid on everything. My carolina rig consists of 25lb braid with a leader of 8lb MONO.

I love flouro but flouro sinks which, to me, defeats the purpose of the carolina rig.

I use a mono leader because mono is more buoyant and will allow the bait to stay up off the bottom farther and fall slower and softer when I come to a pause.

Hope that helps!

[ash]

I also use 15lb CXX main (cause that is what is spooled on) and depending upon the time of year I will increase or decrease my leader. Right now I am using 10lb big game for the winter fishing the mono allows the bait to float up just a bit more. In the spring I will go to 12-14lb flurocarbon leader.

For me there are advantages to carolina rigging with a swivle vs the mojo weights. For 1/4oz and under the mojo or peg its work great but to me this is really heavy split shotting. The heavy weight with the line freely running through allows the fish to pick up the line without much resistance, it also helps in my hook set I reel down to the sinker then slam the hook home.

Pegging and Carolina rigging are both good techniques but for me they are seperate tools.

[elfish16]

i personally really like to use Maxima Ultra Green 15 # on my main line and then usually use either 12# Sugoi or 10# Ultra green depending on if I want the bait to float more or be on the bottom.

Sinker wise, I use a heavy bullet sinker as I can determine the bottom structure better than with a mojo weight. Generally I use the 1/2 to 3/4 ounce sinkers and that keeps the bait in the zone.

I use the C-Rig A LOT...its one of my personal favorite techniques. its a big fish technique and a great fish locating rig.

I use a swivel on the rig everytime as I like the fish to be able to pull the line on a bite and not feel the weight resistance. I will use the mojo pegged when split shotting.

my .02

Eric

[Oldschool]

Slip shot rig; Top Brass Pro-Jo black weight, Glass bead, Peg-It II to hold the bead and worm hook. Line, weight and hook size depending on size of worm or creature and depth fishing. FC line for this application. 1 knot is a lot more reliable than 3 knots.
Tom

[Johnny C]

Carolina keeper with heavy c-rig..Pegged bead with light c-rig..If I used a 8 lb. leader with a 25 lb. main line I would break off on every hook set.

[ryan accardo]

i like 20 pound p-line mono with 15 flurocarbon and weight size 3/4 rock hopper with a glass bead

[big_limits]

For me there are advantages to carolina rigging with a swivle vs the mojo weights. For 1/4oz and under the mojo or peg its work great but to me this is really heavy split shotting. The heavy weight with the line freely running through allows the fish to pick up the line without much resistance, it also helps in my hook set I reel down to the sinker then slam the hook home.

Pegging and Carolina rigging are both good techniques but for me they are seperate tools.

hey that's why i peg a bead below the weight. still allows the weight to slip freely just like the swivel method just less work and knots

[BMX Bassin]

Power Pro Braid weight,beed and swivel, then 10-12lb mono. The Braid mainline so you can rip out snags(alot of times they hit on snag release) and the mono leader because the purpose of the carolina is to float off bottom.

[Otay Michael]

Wow, looks like almost anything goes overall. Guess I should have stated for 'fishing clear, highly pressured waters' in an average of 35' of water. I'm thinking the fluoro leader might have been mentioned more.

I can see where stained water would not have played too much of a role in the leader choice.

And seeing the mention of all three as the main line, briad a little less mentioned, I can see where that variable may not matter as much as I would have figured.

[Oldschool]

The slip shot or finesse C-rig is simple an adoption of the split shot rig, the difference being the line is free to slide through the weight. Carolina rigging requires a sliding sinker, bead, swival with leader and hook; popular with weights over 1/2 oz. Braid with a C-rig is popular in northern CA and anywhere east of the Colorado river. The finesse C-rig is gaining popularity everywhere and dates back to 80's in SoCal.
FC verses mono; FC sinks, mono floats; sometimes one works better than the other under identicle conditions, try both.
Tom

[ash]

My issue with braid is that it does not hold up well in the rocks. For leader again From Mono to FC depends on the time of year and what you want from the bait. Both have + -