|
Big riggie fan Rick. Haven't fished them this year, primarily due to time restraints. I ain't got any!
For reasons already listed above, I prefer riggies over live eels. Honestly, I get bored fishing live eels. Riggies are heavier, cast better, last longer, hookup better (no bowing to the cow), and store easily.
Like you, there have been nights when I would fish plugs for an hour or so without a touch, and hook up as soon as switching over to the riggie. There is no mistaking when you get hit, and you can setup immediately on the fish. You can also work more of the water column with a riggie. I typically cast them out, let them sink for a varying time depending on water depth, and retrieve at a moderate pace while lifting and dropping the rod slowly with an occasional twitch.
Time to rig is the only negative I can see with riggies, but the more you do, the easier it gets. They don't have to be pretty to catch either.
|