The standard Carolina rig is made up of quite a few components, but I’d be willing to bet you already have the tackle you need in your terminal box. For starters, to prevent line twist, you’ll need a ...

The swivel rig is made by attaching a small barrel swivel that matches the outside diameter of your circle hooks to a piece of rigging wire, passing the wire down through the bait’s upper lip and ...

To begin, Texas-rig (see below) a worm or lizard but leave the hook eye exposed. Tie about 18 inches of clear leader between the rigged hook and a small barrel swivel. On your main line ...

Some are cup-faced while others are flat-faced, so the choice is up to the angler or deckhand. One benefit of using a swivel in this rig rather than simply tying the bait to the hook with rigging ...

The weight gets the lure to the bottom, and the swivel and leader keep ... Bullet weights, egg weights, or barrel weights are best for Carolina rigging, and the amount of weight you use should ...

The more rubble or high weeds on bottom, the longer the dropper line. The barrel swivel in the rig helps prevent line-leader twist. In fact, some anglers tie the dropper line to the barrel swivel to ...

Fish-finder rigs made from barrel swivels, egg sinkers and kahle hooks are lost by the score. So when I started flounder fishing one day with Booger Harris I was a little amused. His rig ...

This rig allows for enhanced bait movement while maintaining proximity to the bottom. It comprises a sliding bullet sinker, a bead, a barrel swivel, a fluorocarbon leader and a hook. A tanduk or ...

For starters, to prevent line twist, you’ll need a barrel swivel to tie your main line to. You’ll also need some glass beads, some bobber stoppers, a Carolina rig weight, and a 3/0 or 4/0 EWG ...