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Rigs, labelled.
Surf and saltwater
01 · 1 hook
Running ledger
Bait fishing in gullies and along the back line when fish are bite-shy.
02 · 1 hook
Pulley rig
Casting distance in rough surf with bigger baits.
03 · 1 hook
Clipped-down pulley rig
Long casts into a headwind, or when you need to reach the second gully.
04 · 2 hooks
Flapper rig
Smaller fish with small baits, like grunter, blacktail and white steenbras in the shorebreak.
05 · 2 hooks
Paternoster rig
Fishing over reef or weed, and for general bottom fishing with small to medium baits.
06 · 1 hook
Float rig
Fishing over reef or rocky ground, or for fish feeding higher in the water.
07 · 1 hook
Wire shark trace
Bronze whaler and raggie from the beach, with big baits.
08 · 1 hook
Short-trace rock and surf rig
Rock and surf fishing in white water for galjoen and blacktail.
09 · 1 hook
Spoon lure rig
Casting and retrieving for elf and leervis when fish are feeding on baitfish.
Bass, carp and dams
01 · 1 hook
Texas rig
Bass in weed, flooded trees and rocky cover.
02 · 1 hook
Drop-shot rig
Clear, pressured water and fish holding near the bottom or over structure.
03 · 1 hook
Hair rig
Carp over a baited area, and bottom feeders that suck baits in and out.
04 · 1 hook
Method feeder rig
Carp and kurper in a fishery or a dam margin, where you want to bring fish in.
05 · 1 hook
Running leger
Bottom fishing for barbel, yellowfish and carp in dams and slow rivers.
06 · 1 hook
Float rig
Kurper and smallmouth yellowfish from the bank, and anyone learning to fish.