favourite scratching rig?

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favourite scratching rig?

#1 Post by col »

Just wonderng what rigs you all would favour when scratching around for anything that may be there? Bombers,flappers,wishbones or something with booms and bling mabye?
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#2 Post by beachcaster »

three hook boom rig size 4 hooks .
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#3 Post by m.b3 »

usually flappers but boom rigs can be really good on their day. bombers can be good for flounder when targeting them at range at certain times of the year. wishbones can be deadly and come into their own in spring when seeking returning flounder and the first of the plaice. as has been mentioned before the wishbone can work well on the 'one hooked fish often attracts another' principle.
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#4 Post by RobertMcClean »

To pick out fish that just are not feeding and not coming to normal tactics, fish such as Corkwing Wrasse, Blennys, Scorpion fish, Small Dabs, Small Flounders, Silver eels, and other mini species I can't fault a very simple one up one down trace made of purely 15-22lb flurocarbon, no swivels, no attractors or no trapped beads, just standard cut offs no more than 10-14inch snoods, size 2-8 hooks depending on the species and venue. Minor adjustments can be made depending on venue, tide and conditions.

That's what works for me anyways, everyone has there own I am sure.
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#5 Post by m.b3 »

there you go Col- lots too try!! have a similar rig to the one you describe Robert but i'm not tellin!!! :lol: have not used it with fluoro yet. will report back :wink:
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#6 Post by Drew »

Three Hook Flapper (Clipped Down if you want), With 1/0's and a Fluro Pink, and Yellow Bead. 8)

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#7 Post by m.b3 »

K2 Xtreme wrote:With 1/0's



that's a big fish hook round these parts :cry: !!
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#8 Post by Drew »

:shock: A 4oz Codling can take a 1/0 no bother...

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#9 Post by m.b3 »

haha!! i just tried it there and it won't go away :x :cry: ......
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#10 Post by BigPhil »

just try scaling down to 4's k2, your catch rate should go even higher.
personally a 3 hook flapper with 4 s built on flurocarbon body and snoods with 2 way mustad beads instead of swivels, lighter main line/or braid with lighter leads to give more movement.
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#11 Post by IDPearl »

Whilst fishing in France, I tried on of the French rigs for scratching - a 7 hook flapper with size 4 hooks. Each hook had a different bait - shame the fish weren't around!!
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#12 Post by m.b3 »

IDPearl wrote:a 7 hook flapper


that's a lot of bait for 1 session Ian! the speed you need to double-pat with that thing.

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