looking to fish suspending jerk/crankbaits on carolina rig.
fishing speckled trout and reds in south Louisiana.
not many rocks or structure, but heavy bottoms of oyster shells.
feel like if i can drag weight slowly over shells with bait off the bottom might catch
read about adding rubber ear plugs in front of bait to raise off the ground, anybody with any experience with this set up let me know.
thanks
john
This might help. I often use a three way swivel on a C-rig.
Tie your mainline to one ring, on another ring tie a leader to a swivel casting weight, tie your normal leader to your lure and your set.
It works really well especially around zebra mussels and rock. Plus I can use a braid mainline with it and it won't get destroyed.
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Crusher Lures has a C Rig system that involves a small floating bead.
Back in my PNW steelhead fishing days, there were some guys that ran foam earplugs on their drift rigs to float egg clusters. If you're using bait, it should work.
I used these (Corkies).
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Look up walleye fishing with a 3-way rig. It sounds exactly like what you're wanting to do, and is very much in line with what Sharpcard mentions. I'd probably go for a floating crankbait or jerkbait as opposed to a suspending one though; use the weight to get it down and it will still dive as you work it, but suspending models are likely to dig into the bottom and stay there. (And maybe that's your plan? Your title suggests a floating bait, but your post said suspending).
A good writeup on the technique:
https://www.rapala.com/rapala-Three-...eye-video.html
They also often use floating jigheads for this. It's essentially a normal looking jighead with foam molded around the hook instead of lead. If you're using live bait at all, I think that'd be a really good thing to look into for your application. The only wild card is that the hooks on jigheads built for walleye may not be up to snuff for mean saltwater fish.
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You can add buoyancy. Tackle warehouse carries the product...is pre-cut & adhesive neoprene that sticks on your lure...the opposite of suspend dots. Works great Zappu Floating Board!
We call that a Wolf River Rig, used to use it all the time when I'd go fishing with my dad haven't used one in a while...great rig for slow trolling for walleye and white bass (really anything will hit it) usually have a floating jighead with a minnow. We'd occasionally put a floating rapala on it in Canada when we'd run out of live bait.Originally Posted by Sharpcard
Thanks okie2,looked at zappu and think i might try that for some of my sinking crankbaits.
john
You can get sheets of foam different thickness and colors with adhesive backing at craft stores
If you can find them... Ragetail shrimp float and are elaztec. Shhhhh
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As webertime noted above, Z Man's Elaztech baits will float. Instead of a 3-way swivel, take a piece of clear IV tubing 4"-6" long and put it on your main line before tying on your c-rig. It will keep your main line from fraying in the rocks and zebra mussels.
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Why not just carolina rig a floating rapala? Ive done it for years and it works fine.
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