Stump Flats and the Recoil Rig

My team partner came up with this idea for using Recoil Rigs during a tournament on large reservoir here in Mississippi, and we have been using it for two years now with great success.

Use the Rig as a variation of the Carolina Rig. Double the cord up and use a heavy pencil sinker — one that is cylindrical in shape. The shorter, stronger SpecTastic cord works best when pulling a Rig through the stumps. Feed one glass bead on your fishing main line, and then pass the line through the round eye of the line-lock swivel supplied in the pack. Attach the SpecTastic cord and weight to the line-lock swivel. Add two more beads to your fishing line below the line-lock swivel, and tie on a regular barrel swivel with a leader down to the hook for your favorite bait.

It resembles a Carolina Rig, but instead of a barrel weight above your swivel and bead, you have two beads and a line-lock swivel with the SpecTastic cord and your weight hanging down.

As you drag the lure through the area, the SpecTastic cord gives it erratic action. Pause it frequently. During the stops, just twitch the rod tip a few times before the next pull, you will soon find out what we have: there is no better way to work a Carolina Rig.

[Tomorrow: The Dancing Jig]

Tags: drop shot, drop shotting, Fishing stump fields, Lee Smith, recoil rig, wiggle rig

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