is this the easiest rig for beginers

ive been looking at pike rigs and this to me looks the simpleist without complicating things for me but is it afective and safe

yes its just a running ledger rig verry simple but verry effective

its safe as long as its got an uptrace above the trace

kevin

tackle tart wrote:its safe as long as its got an uptrace above the trace

kevin

i said simple i am but a yorkshire man lol
so does that meen i connect another trace to the swivel thats got the trebles on then my line with all stuff on ledger bead or does it meen i put a bead and ledger on the 2nd trace (that cant be right can it)

i never use a up trace when using a running rig ive never have had problems how could the pike go through the main line

i like to use a long trace, that way it makes it harder for the pike to get hold of.....

one thing id like to add is you should put a snap swivvel on the end of the main line instead of just tieing the trace straight on to make changing traces easier and less hastle.

like nidge i use long traces so dont feel the need for an uptrace on that rig (unless im using livebaits but then i normaly use a different rig) and ive never had a pike bite through my line but its all about what your happy and confident with, i dont want to dissmiss kevs advice tho as he does know his stuff

I don't fish for Pike much but when I do, that's the rig I use. As Nidge, I use a long trace and have not had any trouble. Only had a couple of small Pike though so can't really comment!

Although I dont use an uptrace (Unless using live baits) Kev is actually correct, Its easy for your bait to fall back on your mainline, especially when fishing in deep water, so an uptrace is reccomended

If you want to avoid tangles & keep the line up use these

i use this rig for 90% of my stillwater piking.

joel wrote:If you want to avoid tangles & keep the line up use these

i use this rig for 90% of my stillwater piking.

yeah we used them while fishing for Zander for minimum resistance

i got some of them on my mad shopping spree i just gotta find them now lol

craigpix2000 wrote:i got some of them on my mad shopping spree i just gotta find them now lol

don't use the prologic savagear ones.they are crap.the fox ones are best.all 4 prologic i tried snapped at the eye on the cast.dangerous :evil:

yes i got the fox 1's

couldn,t agree more joel them prologics ain,t a lot of cop

kevin

i like to use heavy flat grip leads to anchor the stems down & to stop lead drag on a take,Usually i'm using 4oz & these stems were'nt havin it.they snapped at 2oz...junk...i've emailed a complaint.Purely cause of how dangerous it is & this usa news story says it all.

LI man struck and killed by lead fishing weight
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- A man fishing off Long Island is dead after a 3-ounce lead fishing weight attached to his pole struck him in the face and dug into his brain.

Relatives and a physician say Roosevelt resident Jaime (Hai-MEH) Chicas (CHEEK-ahs) died Tuesday from severe head trauma and herniation.

A neurologist at Nassau University Medical Center says the lead weight from Chicas' fishing pole hit with "so much force that it kept going" and lodged in the back of his head.

Relatives say the 21-year-old was fishing with his brother-in-law and cousin at the west end of Jones Beach Friday when the accident happened.

Lead sinkers are commonly used by fishermen to sink lures more rapidly

The Fox ones also have problems with the lead attachment coming off on the cast, I have put a dab of super glue on mine which seems to have sorted them out

rite so il get sum super glue now then (its gunna end in tears fingers stuck together)
we need a social for us newbies please before i end up at casualty with glue wounds or a ledger stuck in my head

craigpix2000 wrote:i got some of them on my mad shopping spree i just gotta find them now lol

i personally don't use them all that often i have them but don't consider them an essential pike item

Mind a weak link between the lead and run ring just incase ya lead snags up and you can break it off easy enuff.


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Thats almost identicle to what I use Chris.

im liking the paper clip idea :Fishing: