Sea Fishing Rigs

Basically a cod rig, though it also takes bass, whiting, dabs, rays and most other bottom feeding species. These are most efficient when the hook trace swivel is mounted tight behind the lead. This means that when the fish takes the bait and turns back downtide, it is brought up hard against the...

A paternoster is a term used to describe a rig that has the hook length or lengths working at right angles to the rig body. A rig to use for close to medium range fishing using combinations of baits when fish are few and far between, or to maximize catches when fish such as whiting are feeding...

A wishbone rig uses a hook length off the rig body as normal, but this then ends in a swivel. A second length of line slides through the free eye of this swivel with a hook on each end. Stops or secondary small swivels are used to restrict the slidingmovement and to leave some hook length for...

A good rig for rough ground work targeting sizeable fish like bass, codling, dogfish and huss. The main rig body line passes through the lower eye of a swivel with a beadeither side. A swivel is then tied to the free end which takes the hook length. When a fish takes the bait, the hook length...

A favourite with the competition anglers. Similar to a standard two hook rig, but uses a long hook length at the top and a short hook length at the bass, but both hooks pull tight into a single Impact Shield to maximize casting range. Excellent for medium to long range and targets most species...

Designed to cast a decent sized bait to long range and fish a long hook length tied in close behind the lead. Uses a standard bait clip at the base below the anchored hook swivel and an inverted bait clip higher up the rig body to hold the long hook lengthduring the cast. Does well with rays...

A pennel rig is not a main rig body designed to support separate hook lengths. It refers to a system of tying two hooks close together at the end of a normal hook trace. This allows you to present one hook at the base of bait and another towards the middle or top of the bait. This secondary...