Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
How to rig your poppers with hooks
Brandon Khoo:
Travis, you've hit onto a very important point re the assist rig. Like yourself, I found that on some poppers, it really killed the action of the popper. I won't use this rig on a stickbait as it really seems to retard the action of some stickbaits. I'm so familiar with the action of my favourite sticbaits I can almost feel it isn't right just when retrieving the lure without seeing it.
I actually posted this hoping I wouldn't get so many PMs or e-mails on the topic. If anything, I've failed! ;D
Greg Burt:
One lure I found the Assist Rig helped in it's action is the Heru Ulua, the drag on the nose imparted a bit more action in the stickbait and holding it in the water a bit more.
NathanMcNiece:
hey brandon, what would you use on small poppers like r2s dumbell pop 150's and roosta 135's?
Brandon Khoo:
On snaller poppers, I just tend to go with trebles generally. I tend to change to Owner ST-66s on most but relaistically, I'm not sure how necessary that is on small poppers. It is more a case that I can't be bothered making up Bakers of this size. I have use some of the opposite eye Owner and Decoy hooks and found these to be good too as singles. On the last serious barra trip I did, I fished quite a bit with singles and found these to work reasonably well. I'd actually like to rig some barra lures with hooks attached with assists to see how they go.
Warwick Joyce:
I am keen to try singles and twin hooks on smaller gear as well brandon. I got my hands on one of those dogtooth 40 from nomad and want to try it out on barra. I was thinking how I should rig it, it will be trial and error to get the right weight and action. It will be either baker rig or twins, I dont use trebles much anymore ;) Personal pref......
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