Some thoughts on Riggies

[Stewie]

Rick, you asked about the effectiveness of skins on a needle. Friday night I was fishing with a friend. he was using a skinned needle and I was throwing plugs, dannys darters and needles. he kept hooking and landing decent fish, while the only thing I was getting was an occasional bump when my plugs hit a rock. could have been that I suck at fishing, but i think the skin was definitely giving him an advantage. After a while, I tied on a very large riggie and got a few major hits but didn't hook up.

So, at least where and when we were, the skinned needle worked batter than the plain one, and if your riggie and it's hooks are too big, you might miss a few.

[john kokoszka]

What happens with the tie offs on the riggies is when you freeze them the ice pulls the knots loose. Never seems to happen fresh rigged ones.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Stewie

Rick, you asked about the effectiveness of skins on a needle. Friday night I was fishing with a friend. he was using a skinned needle and I was throwing plugs, dannys darters and needles. he kept hooking and landing decent fish, while the only thing I was getting was an occasional bump when my plugs hit a rock........
..........So, at least where and when we were, the skinned needle worked batter than the plain one

Not unusual on a big moon particularly in the dead of summer, and even more so if calm. When it gets darker, windier, and colder things change. I have had many nights where a darter or a plain needle outfished a skinned needle....and vice versa. All I can say is that it is a mistake to put too much faith in one method.

[rickhern]

Originally Posted by Stewie

Rick, you asked about the effectiveness of skins on a needle. Friday night I was fishing with a friend. he was using a skinned needle and I was throwing plugs, dannys darters and needles. he kept hooking and landing decent fish, while the only thing I was getting was an occasional bump when my plugs hit a rock. could have been that I suck at fishing, but i think the skin was definitely giving him an advantage. After a while, I tied on a very large riggie and got a few major hits but didn't hook up.

So, at least where and when we were, the skinned needle worked batter than the plain one, and if your riggie and it's hooks are too big, you might miss a few.

Thanks Stewie, that's the stuff I like hearing about.

[DonLBI]

Just spent about an hour and a half on 3 using the floss/needle method. Time to investigate the zip tie.