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What's the best rig to catch bluefish?
Based on the video context provided, it seems like you're asking about the most effective rig for catching bluefish. Bluefish are a different species from bass, but I can still provide some general information that might be helpful.
Bluefish are known for their aggressive feeding habits and strong fighting ability. One popular rig for targeting bluefish is the "chopper rig" or "bluefish rig." This rig typically consists of a wire leader, a swivel, a weight, and a hook. The wire leader is used to prevent the bluefish's sharp teeth from cutting through the line. The weight helps to keep the bait or lure at the desired depth.
In terms of bait, bluefish are known to be voracious eaters and will go after a variety of offerings. Some popular baits for bluefish include live bait such as mullet, bunker, or menhaden, as well as artificial lures like spoons, plugs, or soft plastics.
It's important to note that the information provided is based on general knowledge of bluefish fishing. Bluefish behavior and preferred rigs may vary depending on the location and specific conditions. If you have more specific information or if you're looking for advice on a particular fishing spot, please provide more details so I can give you a more accurate answer.
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THIS Secret Rig will CATCH You MORE FISH! by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → hey everybody mike iaconelli back out here in the shop on a windy day and i'm about to give you the goods on this one um we're going to talk about a technique that is still really new and it's still what i would call a hot trending technique especially here in the united states in other parts of the country in japan this technique has caught and on a lot quicker but in the states people are still trying to figure this one out and today we're going to talk about a technique that presents the lore in a different and unique way and the bottom line is this one's going to get you bites when normal texas rigged stuff will not get you bites and today we're going to be talking about a modification of a technique called the free rig and this one is called you ready the floating free rig the floating free rig and let me tell you this is a special one um this is a slight modification on the traditional flea free rig that's going to present the bait in a very unique nose-down tail up semi-floating way and it's something the fish don't see this technique i'm going to talk about works in every situation you could imagine muddy stained clear crystal clear water it works for small mouth large mouth spotted bass it works winter spring summer and fall and it is a killer sh killer technique on fish
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THIS Secret Rig will CATCH You MORE FISH! by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → with a 20 or 30 size spinning reel i'm using abu garcia ike revo stuff seven foot medium action spinning rod if that weight's less than a quarter of an ounce if that weights more than a quarter of an ounce a lot of times i'll use 3 8 a half ounce deeper water i like it on a 7 foot medium heavy action casting rod uh pair it with a low profile seven to one eight to one something higher gear ratio casting reel and it's perfect in either case the floating free rig performs best when you're using fluorocarbon or monofilament i really really like lighter fluorocarbon especially for the floating free rig on a spinning when i'm using say a sixteenth or an eighth ounce weight i like eight or ten pound one hundred percent berkeley fluorocarbon when i'm using those heavier weights three eighths half ounce five sixteenths heavier weights on a casting rod i love 12 and 15 pound fluorocarbon on that free rig berkeley 100 trillion fluorocarbon um man this one is a sleeper if you're looking to add a technique to your arsenal that's different than everything you're throwing try this floating free rig if you're fishing in stained dirty clear crystal clear it doesn't matter give this a try and last but not least if you see the fish if you're bed fishing or sight fishing or you see them swimming around and you can't get them to bite
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Fishing a Dropshot Rig for Big Bluegill from Kayak by Flukemaster → is a prime example of what i'm talking is a deep bluegill bed it's about eight to ten feet deep it's just easier to fish it this way than with a bobber and just get it down in the bed hold it still see what happens oh and then set the hook on a big one oh my gosh this is a bass and you catch yourself a bass on a cricket out of a bluegill bed not a bad one see I can't even get away from blue bass when I'm fishing for bluegill I got a problem come here we're going to try that again but the old fluke master can't get away from a bass even when he's bluegill fishing find me another creek you just get it down in there and they'll eventually bite it and you just feel for the lightest of bites oh gosh it's pulling good I'm using four pound test fluorocarbon this is a nice one give me in that Bush whoa get back here yes I'm Lynette blue you'll hit this fish guys oh my gosh oh look at this freakin bluegill he's at least a pound maybe a pound on a quarter look at him son of a gun man I get the hook out of him kind of went all the way through him awesome awesome awesome he's about a pound maybe a pound and a couple ounces not much bigger than that but look at
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Fishing a Dropshot Rig for Big Bluegill from Kayak by Flukemaster → here we go your get out of the log keys this is a good one man oh man oh man that fish guys hey today I want to talk to you about a method that I love to use for fish to fish for big bluegill not only when they're on the bed but when they're deep to deep beds even better it's kind of like a drop shot rig all right so let me show you this rig real quick basically all this is a drop shot rig but I do what's called a dropper on there learn this when I was crappie fishing but it's a drop shot wait at the bottom some type of a sinker or something tied on to the bottom of the end of the line a hook you know 10 15 20 inches up line depending on how the bluegill want it and and then it's tied on with a dropper a little there's a way of tying it let me show you that real quick all right now what first thing you do is you take the hook this is an Aberdeen hook I like a size 4 or size 10 is what I like and you just runt you tie what's called a Palomar knot I've got a video that shows how to do that okay you tie a Palomar knot with a large tag in or a long tag in all right and then once you have that Palomar knot
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