A step by step guide to building a plaice drifting rig.
There are many varied rigs for plaice, but keeping it simple is the best approach. A simple sliding ledger rig often being the most effective.
1. On to the leader, slide on a Zip slider boom, followed by a 5mm bead.
2. To the end of the leader, tie on a size 4 rolling swivel.
3. To the other end of the swivel tie on 4 to 6-feet of 12 to 20lb Fluorocarbon.
4. Slide on 5 or 6 coloured beads. Good combinations are green and black, and yellow and red.
5. To finish tie on a size 1 Kamasan Aberdeen B940.
Although clear monofilament is ok to use as a hook trace, experienced plaice anglers prefer Fluorocarbon, not just because it is less easy for the fish to see, but more because it has a slightly stiffer nature than mono and is more resistant to abrasion when drifting over single and broken shell.
There are many varied rigs for plaice, but keeping it simple is the best approach. A simple sliding ledger rig often being the most effective.
1. On to the leader, slide on a Zip slider boom, followed by a 5mm bead.
2. To the end of the leader, tie on a size 4 rolling swivel.
3. To the other end of the swivel tie on 4 to 6-feet of 12 to 20lb Fluorocarbon.
4. Slide on 5 or 6 coloured beads. Good combinations are green and black, and yellow and red.
5. To finish tie on a size 1 Kamasan Aberdeen B940.
Although clear monofilament is ok to use as a hook trace, experienced plaice anglers prefer Fluorocarbon, not just because it is less easy for the fish to see, but more because it has a slightly stiffer nature than mono and is more resistant to abrasion when drifting over single and broken shell.
