Does anybody throw the carolina rig.............

[D.B.COOPER]

anymore? Seems like a lot of us have gotten away from it. Never hear about it anymore. Last week at Clear Lake it was such a funky bite I wish I had the carolina rig with me the way they were picking up the jig. Fishing was tough. Seems like some of the fish were bedding offshore. Bloody tails. I'm almost certain the carolina would have gotten me a few more quality bites. Any input appreciated. D.B.COOPER

[Steve Reed]

One of my favorite on clear lake with a custom double brushhog

[g-man]

c-rig is a great set up, still use it all the time!

[Skeeterman]

Yep I still use it its one of my faverite ways to fish.

[gt5bass]

Nah...Absolutely worthless technique

[XMAN]

you never hear about it cause it works so good--sshhhh----xman

[BassinFever]

Would someone tell me what a hit feels like with a CR?

[XMAN]

just hang on baby---xman

[g-man]

Would someone tell me what a hit feels like with a CR?

same as anything else, could be a couple taps, one thump, or even just pressure. Hook sets are free, just swing at will! LOL

[ash]

yup been using it a lot more this year then previous years. Gots me three fish on clear Lake last weekend So yeah I am still C-riggin

[g-man]

So who's c-rigging what?

Can't beat a 6 inch Zoom punkin green lizard!!

[big bass beckstrom]

8" zoom lizards in sapphire blue

[ppickerell]

From Wed of next week thru Sunday, on Oroville, with 6 inch Morning dawn robo worms.

[aNNieNsaLTIE]

D>B>
I do not as much as i throw a slip shot! I can't tell you how many trips saved me on the delta throwing a simple ole split shot!

saLTIE-

[upriverLMB]

Love em in our Sierra Reservoirs, 3/8 to 3/4 oz weight, and 15 to 20# FC line with an 8 to 12# FC leader. Anything you can imagine will catch fish with this rig, I prefer a Yamamoto 5â€

[Greg_Cornish]

Is it me or are c-rigs hard to cast. Having the sinker 3 ft up the line from the bait makes it uncomfortable for me. How much line between the tip of the rod and the sinker should there be before casting? How much distance between swivel and hook?

[TomAtkeson]

I still use em I love the C-Rig some of my best fish have been on a C rig I do it every where I go from lakes to the delta to cypress lakes down here in louisiana!

[ash]

So who's c-rigging what?

Can't beat a 6 inch Zoom punkin green lizard!!

My go to bait is the Zipper 3.5" Grub. My standards are senko, Chompers lizard, and Sweetbeaver.

Greg, I use to have the same issue, the Citica Reel that I purchased took care of this for me no more overruns and I can cast a mile.

[Joedaddy]

Here's a quote for yeah coop-
Peter Thliveros says the drop shot has become a go-to technique for a lot of pros who used to throw carolina rigs. He used both to win the Bassmaster Memorial at Oneida Lake, NY.
"Both techniques are designed to catch finicky fish and work in many of the same areas," he offers. "You get ore bites on the drop shot, although there are days the carolina rig will perform better."
Me personally i use carolina rigs a lot fishing lack oroville-slow dragging small worms for spots- a lot of guys use a split shot-which is basically the same presentation with a smaller sinker-for large mouths the carolina rig can also work when the fish wants a slow presentation or you need to "hide" your sinker from the fish-otherwise i will often use texas rigged worms depending on cover/structure-
either way i would say use what your comfortable with but the carolina rig gets bites when everything else fails-

[Jerry]

Is it me or are c-rigs hard to cast. Having the sinker 3 ft up the line from the bait makes it uncomfortable for me. How much line between the tip of the rod and the sinker should there be before casting? How much distance between swivel and hook?

It can be tough to cast, but I start out with 12'' to 18'' from the sinker to the rod tip to cast. That seems to be my comfort zone.

Jerry