Hey I have a quick question for yall. I just bought a Shakespeare Ugly Stick, I think it's about 5 ft long, and I'm going to be fishing for Catfish and Bash, in freshwater (lakes, one resevoir).
I bought some blue worms to fish with, and some hooks and weight. I can tie the hook on fine I'm sure but how do I get the weight to just stay on the line instead of slide around? Do I need to loop through it?
Thanks a lot!
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Use a swivel up about 18" from your hook.
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as said, a swivel is usually your best bet for a sinker stop. other options would be a tiny splitshot, a bobber stop, pegging the sinker with a toothpick and things like that. the swivel gives you the added benefit of minimizing line twist, though.
also, the sinker being free allows fish to take the bait and run without feeling big resistance, which is especially good for catfish. you don't want them feeling the weight until you set the hook and begin reeling. a simple rig like you're talking about with lunkerhunter's swivel suggestion will work, but they will run out of free line very quickly and feel the weight unless you're free spooled. being free-spooled means you have to either watch your line closely or use one of the alarms that are popular with catfish and carp anglers in europe.
in any case - g'luck!
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Hey Pal,
Here is a diagram of some basic rigs for fishing.
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If you google "fishing rigs" and select images you will find more and hopefully this will help. I know it is frustrating not knowing what works where and then you ask at the local bait shop and they tell you to use a senco carolina rigged with a half-ounce bullet andyou are thinking, "Is this guy speaking english?" LOL...
Get familiar with different kinds of rigs and setups and read, read, read. Of course none of that will do you any good if you do not get out on the water and try what you have learned over and over again.
By the way, when I put a sliding weight behind a swivel I will put a small plastic bead between the weight and swivel to protect the knot.
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