Forum | C'rigging in BassMaster magazine

Funny thing happened on the way to grandma's house…

I'm going to post it here although it's relative to phishing and physics…

I had posted a question on rodbuilding.org. Basically the question was "How important is rod sensitivity if someone uses a line touch method when fishing". The answer was – it's still paramount that a rod be sensitive. Then the physicst got involved and the question evolved. I have come to find out that as a signal(bite) moves from a less dense carrier to a carrier to carrier having more density – the signal increases in both amplitude and frequency. What I do not know is if only the mass changes if using a material of the same compostion but differs in size – 15# vs 17#'s. O'l Marty may be on to something and isn't telling the "why" but it's beginning to make sense(pun intended) why he uses a heavier test on the leader.

I've got a question in to the physics guru's relative to only a mass change and how that impacts the signal. If you are of the belief that it doesn't matter and is of little use… Just remember – a lot of littles added together equal a lot.

In this months BassMaster there is an article on C'rigging with Marty Stone. For anyone interested in this technique it makes for interesting reading. I believe there is at least one misprint in the article when describing the tackle he uses. In the article it says Marty uses 15# Vicious flurocarbon main line and 17# flurocarbon leader. I say "HUH"? Marty also reveals his guide lines relative to weights/depth. 3-10' – 3/4oz., 10-20' – 1 1/4oz and 20'+ 1 1/2oz.

I said "HUH" to the use of 15# flurocarbon main line for two reasons. It's atypical to use a heavier leader than main line when c'rigging. And it's a bit of a stretch(pun intended) to believe he's throwing 1.5oz. weights on 15# flurocarbon.

Marty also said something in that article I wish he's "sudd'up" about.  What's that you ask? You may have already figured it out when you read, with arched eyebrow, depth… 3-10'. Most think that c'rigging is exclusively a deep water technique. Not so li'l grasshopper – I've caught some of my best fish in that 3-10' range. As long as my bait hits water at the end of a cast I have confidence c'riggin' will put fish in the boat.

Just an additional note: My least productive days with a c'rig are during high presssure, cloudless days. I will fish this technique under these conditions but my confidence level and expectations are not near as high as when fishing under partly cloudy to full over cast conditions.