Coach's Rig

Originally posted by gofish

This is a rig that Coach showed me how to use while drift fishing. I've used it ever since for all tightlining. He rigs his with the tube and also adds a cork (sometimes) to the tube. I prefer to fish it without the straw but in side by side comparisons, the rig with the tube tends to catch more fish.

Trublu, Thats for Catfish in swift water. Cactus bob has worked on perfecting this rig for a few years now. It seems to work just fine.

theres nothing better than someone doing the hard yards for us all and then having the decency to share it ,well done cactus bob
and redbeard for fillin me in mate
trublu

Flatiator, have you ever tried this rig?




I have a fishing buddy that says he is getting 80% hook up with this rig.



I'm dying to try this rig but it's doe season.

Shepherd, I havent ever tried that kind of rig ,, because I think if the weight is tied to hook , the fish will feel the resistance and drop the bait

I have fished a carolina rig for along time until Coach showed me his rig and thats how i rig now except he and me,, actually use 10/0 king kahle hooks,,it works great in the Mississippi River

Thank Ya'all, I'm really impressed with the thought process that created this drift rig! It is so great to find people and a site that really desires to share working techniques for those of us in the learning curve status. I have a question about some modified useages of this rig: 1. Can this rig be modified using lesser weights for slower moving currents in a river and still be effective in catching kitty's? 2. What does the straw or plastic (rubber) tube serve as - an attractant or a cushioner device or both? 3. Will the addition of a "cork" to the tube section (such as Coach uses) help keep the hook & bait out of the bottom structures or is there another methodology going on here that I have missed?

flatiator, you need to take me out and show me how this rig works!!!

Tony, if I take you out and show you how to rod and reel fish,,you will pile those jugs and boxes up and make a good fire out of them,,

reggie , the tube keeps the hook away from the main line so it won't tangle .................. in slower current the cork helps to keep the bait floating ....................if u look close at the set up , all it is is a carolina rig modified ............................ if u keep the line taunt when casting and feel the bottom with the wt , get the slack out quick , u can fish rocks or logs etc and only break off the wt leader , while the bait is still above the cover ................

Thanks, Coach! I tried the rig for a little while on the upper Flint River, above Bainbridge, yesterday morning, fishing with my bro, Gene. It shines, for sure. We didn't catch any cats, but that river sure is pretty the further up it we go - lots of flowing, clear blue/green waters, sand bars, and gobs of big rocks above and below the surface.

At one point we found a 50+ foot hole, out from a huge sand bar and some big rock outcroping. Gene & I worked it over good for over an hour - live bream on slip corks; live bream on the bottom with several different types of rigs; used live shiners around the sand bar edges and drop offs; tried some cut bream down deep and earth worms, too...no body home, it seems.

I think this summer heat has them kitty's somewhere else! We are still trying to solve the "great mystery" = where the hell are the cats?
Put the boat on the trailer about 11:30 (couldn't stand the heat of the blazing sun any longer) and set off "riding and smiling" to find some other up river landings. One landing, in particular, seemed to strike us as most acceptable. It is way up the river in a very remote location (that eliminates 90% of the weekend crowd) that has faster running water and rocky shoals, with deep pocket water behind the rocks - sweet!

Our next trip (next week I pray) will be up there to finally try and find the catfish. One great bonus to all this searching for flatheads has been the discovery that in every part of the river system so far it has not been a problen to catch small bream in about 1/2 hour. We just love that and, get this...the area we are into next has Shoal Bass (a cousin to the smallmouth) everywhere!

all those little bream being so easy to catch could be part of the problem u ain't catching fish ................. hell of note ain't it lol !!!!!!!!!

same problem here, no problem catchin perch, but cant buy a bite from a kitty. We laid out at the lake all night last night, up till about 8am this mornin without one single bump. I just dont understand it at all. Im thinkin of givin up till about september..........

what is the water temp mac? the spawn is about to start here. how deep are you fishing ?try some water under 8ft close to deeper. are there any shad in the lake?

Guys i'm working on getting a pic but deys caught big momma up on the black river last week here.... When i say big momma i's mean BIG MOMMA! The head was the size of a mack truck...... and she tipped the scales at 88 pounds.... BIGGEST DAMN FLATHEAD i've ever saw. I just happened to be getting gas and when those boys stopped in. It was caught on trotline. They put it in the paper so i'll have it digitized in a day or two.

Ol terry would be proud it was caught up where he fished all the time.

Hey, Bob - we sure do have a problem with catching all those little bream and no flatheads! I guess that IS a clue? We are going way up river to fish the "shoals" area next week. Some dude hanging around the landing drinking a big bottle of beer with a nice looking lady friend told us to go fish "the holes behind the rocky shoal areas" up there. I called him "Boozy Bozo" because of all the "windy" tales about fishing that flew out of his pie hole. So, when I get advice from a questionable source like that, I tend to take it with the whole salt shaker - not a "grain of salt".

Mac, I don't feel so bad chasing these kit cats around during the daylight hours now since you have gone fishless during the night time hours. I refuse to wait until September, though...for no other reason, Gene & I are doing research in other areas to find the catfish, as well as Shoal Bass and bigger bream! I will keep you guys posted as to how this turns out - "no guts, no glory".