Our Wired2fish staff was pleasantly surprised when Jacob Wheeler grabbed an old school Carolina rig and started catching the heck out of pressured bass from an offshore school on the Tennessee River. Wheeler has been making good use of classic presentations like deep cranking, Texas rigging and Carolina rigging in recent tournaments with outstanding success. He takes the time to provide a detailed rigging walk-through and explanation of how to fish the Carolina rig to catch bass others are missing.
TACKLE USED (retail links)
• HOOK – VMC Ike Approved Wide Gap Hook, size – 3/0: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3L079xE), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/44xedJ9)
• WEIGHT – VMC Tungsten Slider Weight, size – 3/4-ounce: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/44BfcYx), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://wired2.fish/VMC-SliderWeight)
• SWIVEL – VMC Rolling Swivel, size – 4: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/47TMLrN), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://wired2.fish/VMC-RollingSwivel)
• LINE (mainline) – Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon, 17-20 pound: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3Z2QvmP), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3s5w6RK)
• LINE (leader) – Sufix Advance Monofilament, 14lb: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3KZJqh7), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3YXVRj2)
• BEAD – Eagle Claw Faceted Glass Bead: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3syPs1X), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://wired2.fish/EagleClaw-GlassBead)
• CREATURE BAIT – Googan Baits Trench Hawg 6”, color – Blue Baby: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/48663un), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3R0m8vb)
• WORM – Googan Baits Mondo Worm 10″, color – Plum: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3OUSoNQ), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3sti3FL)
• FINESSE WORM – Googan Baits Slim Shake Worm, color – Green Pumpkin: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3OUSoNQ), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3OZM7jQ)
• ROD – Duckett Pro Series Casting Rod, 7’6” Heavy: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3L65QgD), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://wired2.fish/DuckettProSeriesCastingRods)
• REEL – Duckett Paradigm Casting Reel: Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3OWa9w7)
Wheeler walks through the entire rig from terminal tackle (i.e., hook, weight, swivel and line) to his top 3 soft plastic baits. He spends a good deal of time explaining his preference for light-wire EWG hooks attached to a lighter monofilament leader while using a heavier fluorocarbon mainline. Wheeler goes so far to classify his Carolina rig setup as a finesse rig — the bait glides along in an extremely natural fashion that bass can’t resist. Additionally, Wheeler explains the offshore situations when a Carolina rig excels and how to fish the setup in current.
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This is something I have laying on my front deck 365 days a year. It's the 1st real technique I ever learned and without a doubt I've caught more fish including big fish on a Carolina rig then any other technique.
At 8:20 what is the brand and model of the fishing rod behind you?
He can't pronounce or read "slider" lol wtf😊
I honestly like the design of the googan baits I've been bit on just about every googan plastic I've thrown, my only complaint is they have the durability of wet toilet paper, I get that good business is to get me to buy more but I'm honestly looking for more durable alternatives
Pickwick ! Lord I love that lake.
I've never used a Carolina rig. I've used drop shots, mostly when im wanting a soft plastic to stay in the strike zone. But I also fish a lot of muddy bottoms, so i really haven't had the opportunity to do so, but i plan on trying it soon. Thanks for sharing these videos 🤘
Based on your video the monofilament leader line was not floating your bait above the bottom. Mono doesn't even have the floating capability of floating your 3/0 hook off the bottom.
I am a new fisherman! I just started a couple weeks ago. I have tried a lot of rigs now, and C rig seems to work great! Where I fish, I catch lots of panfish. But today, I caught two bass at local city park. A 12inch bass and a small 4inch baby bass. I fish with earth worms. This rig is great at finding fish! I found one spot today and was pulling them one after another. One thing I hate though, that sometimes I gut hook the fish and can’t get the hook out! Im not a pro by any means, still learning how to properly use this rig, but I do catch quite a bit of fish once I find where they are
Still my go-to rig when I'm on a new body of water, or an area I'm not as familiar with. Its "safe" than hurling a $10+ dollar crankbait, and on spinning tackle you can cast it a country mile, and cover a MASSIVE amount of territory. Glad we're seeing pro's revisit this technique. My only complain is that the people who don't fish it can kill fish not realizing the bite, and setting the hook quickly enough. Short of that, on many days it's the first rod I pick up, if the morning top water has shut down, or not working at all.
THANK YOU soooo much I have moved to Alabama and I am trying to figure out how to fish out here and it’s so NICE to see a pretty in-depth explanation about the why
I know that this is an old video, however, during the dog days up here in Illinois fishing is pretty rough. Much like alot of places right now. Looking for something new to present and ran across this with Jacob. Watched it Sunday morning. I have all the ingredients to build this rig. Planning on throwing it next to a weed line outside the main channel of the Mississippi river. Took it out last night in a stump field and I put a 12 inch Yamamoto Curly Tail on it the first cast and drag I caught a 3.5. Crazy…..Good Job Jacob. Love the content.
Ottima canna qualità prezzo, molto resistente e con anello per l'aggancio del mulinello su
Quite literally taking up fishing. So, there are no bad habits or preconceptions. I saw this set up on a different video, but he just went through it without taking the time to show you how to do it. Thank you, I'm looking forward to trying it out. How does it do on a river or best on a lake?
I haven't gone out for a couple years, but just got a Mastiff puppy and decided to look into something he can participate in for work, couldn't remember my old set up… Just wanted to say your video brought waves of nastalgia and familiarity. It's clear to see you really understand rod and line mechanics, and also fish behavior, and i agree once i learned about this rig, its worked for me every where From Texas to Alabama and even Colorado. I think ots just too easy to get snagged running a sinker too low to the bottom, giving yourself just the right amount of weight to get an accurate cast, but not too much so you can have some fluidity and get your bait and or lure to move appropriately in the current, almost makes it impossible to not get a good pull. Thank you so much for this i Appreciate it!
It's damn near impossible to cast a Carolina Rig. Easy to fish hard to cast.
I have been fishing for 25 years of my life and one thing that makes me cringe every time is when people are trying to catch something other than Bass and I recommend using a Carolina rig and they think the Carolina rig is only for Bass fishing. And I have to literally sit there and explain to them that the Carolina rig is actually a multi-species rig just like the long forgotten split shot rig was back in the day. I mean for crying out loud I'm not even a bass angler and I have used the Carolina rig for Catfish, Panfish, Trout, and even saltwater Red Snapper.
One thing that has always concerned me was fishing the Carolina rigg too slowly and end up hooking fish too deeply. Obviously not an issue if you're keeping the fish to eat.
Thanks for the tips and that underwater footage is stellar!
You'll feel the pull better if you don't peg the weight. Just sayin
on the tva? these guys make me feel stupid
Does that hook that you’re using not have a barb?
My favorite way to fish is carolina rigs even with catfish bass…
Wouldn’t a bottom bouncer work the same?
“Mono so the bait will float and move around.”
shows bait in water just DRAGGING across the bottom
I thought carolina rig was eith the weight below the hook. Hmm. The more you know.
EDIT; i guess the one i use is called a drop rig.. damn
You may not know this, but during the Walleye run here in northwest Ohio, we use a modified version of the Carolina Rig. It's insanely popular in March and April. We use an inline sinker, a leader, and a floating jig with a twister tail at the end.
Is it like a Ned rig in regards to success?
Thank you for your explanation!!
I've always wanted to stick with the Carolina rig in a lake I fish loaded with giant bass, walleye and big healthy stocked trout that live for many years with great habitat for all three species. The problem I have is the heavy wieght picks up a huge clump of dead decaying aquatic vegatation in the spring time from last years plant die off . I have always assumed fish will be turned off by this does anybody know if it makes the C- rig ineffective?
Awesome illustration, thank you!
Something about this guy just don't seem to line up..
I'm new to fishing, can you put a jig hook on this or is that for something different?
Guys if you don’t have a bead. Just use one of those small lego pieces as a bead
He looks like Lil Dicky
Funny how the bait isn't floating as he described. Myth #1
Needed more explanation of Carolina rig and appreciate getting from an expert like Wheeler. Thanks
Good co angler technique as well.. if the boat owner isn’t putting you on a lot of fish😂😂 bomb that ball and chain and give it a drag
Thoughts on braid as your main line?
Can I throw this on braid with a mono leader
Can some genius make Carolina Floaters again?