C-Rig Crankbaits

-Joe- · August 20, 2008, 07:00:13 PM

Last night I heard of something totally new to me,C-rigging a crankbait. It actually sounds pretty good for getting it down to the deeper depths and they say that with the weight 3-4' in front of the lure that it helps to prevent snags. Anyone ever use this method? What are some of the details?

Ron Fogelson · August 20, 2008, 08:15:52 PM

Hey Ranger Joe, this has been around for years, not sure how many but at least 9, thats when I 1st started bass fishing and heard about it back then. It was also in this months Bassmaster again but I can't tell you I've had any luck with it. It should produce but then I'm not much of a c-rig angler to began with so I could be way off in my selected areas to try it.

pawpaw · August 20, 2008, 08:17:34 PM

There is an article in this months Bassmaster about it. Kelly Jordan uses it. I don't have it with me but I know it said use the longest leader you can cast. Also you can remove the front treble to keep from getting snagged too much I don't see how the sinker can keep you from getting snagged
Oh I see now, the sinker being 4ft in front of the crankbait is supposed to keep you from hanging up.

-Joe- · August 20, 2008, 08:24:35 PM

Quote from: pawpaw on August 20, 2008, 08:17:34 PM
I don't see how the sinker can keep you from getting snagged. That is the reason I don't like to fish carolina rigs anyway, I am allways hung up.

As I understood it that fishing say a rapala DD22 which will float, will run higher than the sinker. Also the sinker will give tell-tale sign of what is there before you reel into it. Like I said this is new to me so I don't really know.
Fogy, I guess living this far down in south ga news sure does travel slow for us.

callmeKVD · August 20, 2008, 08:46:28 PM

ok there is no such thing as a rapala DD22. it's either a rapala DT-16 or a norman DD22.... as far as catching fish with this rig I haven't and it is pretty hard to cast as well.

-Joe- · August 20, 2008, 08:53:16 PM

Quote from: callmeKVD on August 20, 2008, 08:46:28 PM
ok there is no such thing as a rapala DD22. it's either a rapala DT-16 or a norman DD22.... as far as catching fish with this rig I haven't and it is pretty hard to cast as well.

My mistake, it is a DT-16
I left the two in my tackle box to close to each other one night and they cross-bred.

tmiller2 · August 25, 2008, 09:03:09 PM

Quote from: Ranger Joe on August 20, 2008, 08:53:16 PM
My mistake, it is a DT-16
I left the two in my tackle box to close to each other one night and they cross-bred.

Baron49 · August 26, 2008, 08:53:09 AM

Quote from: Ranger Joe on August 20, 2008, 08:53:16 PM
My mistake, it is a DT-16
I left the two in my tackle box to close to each other one night and they cross-bred.

Baron49 · August 26, 2008, 08:59:17 AM

Never tried this with a diving crankbait, but have used this rig with a floating Rapala. Actually worked better for catching Walleyes then it did for Smallmouths. After a lot of problems trying to cast this rig went to simply drifting a flat or ledge area and slowly working the weight and not the lure like you would with a c-rig.