Bottom Rig
EssentialBeginnerFresh & salt
Weight and hook(s) rigged to sit directly on the bottom, holding bait still in the strike zone for bottom-feeding fish. No retrieve involved — the rig does its job by staying put while you wait for a pull on the line.
Profile
- Depth: 10/10
- Speed: 1/10
- Murky Water: 8/10
- Snag Resist.: 2/10
- Castability: 5/10
- Noise: 1/10
Conditions
RetrieveStill / Drift
DepthBottom
WaterMurky
CoverOpen Water
Works well for
Recommended Knots
Technique tips
- Use just enough weight to hold bottom in the current — too much and you lose feel for a bite, too little and it drifts off the spot.
- Keep a little slack in the line so a fish can pick up the bait without feeling resistance and dropping it.
- Cast to drop-offs, channel edges, or current seams — bottom feeders relate to structure far more than open flat bottom.
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