Double D's - No, make it triple!

[fishnislife]

I have used this technique before and caught bass on it. But this is not something I would use to fish for bass all day with. Each technique has it's purpose and this "rig" would be more of a search bait to find where the bass are in the water column. Wether they are feeding straight off the bottom or suspended just off the bottom. The major problem that I have discomfort with using this technique is the fact that you compromise your line. No problem if your fishing for small bass or your occasional 3lber. But that is the line that I would draw when using this rig. What if a large bass hits that jig and now you are fighting that fish on a knot (at you D-shot hook) with added stress pulling at it both ways. I wouldn't trust it no matter how good the line is. I would hate to loose a good fish because of this. Let me put it another way, throw a bait on like a T-rigged senko or just a jig and take your line 2-3ft up and tie a knot in it. How comfortable do you feel with that line now? Small fish, shouldn't be a problem for awhile anyways, one big bass and you have a greater chance of loosing that fish. I think this technique is best suited for finding a bite then switching up to that technique that you have caught that bass on.





fishnislife

[Bigbass Dez]

I haven't tried this rig with a jig and dropshot . However I have tied up a suspending jerk bait and attached a 10'inch leader on the back loop and added a fluke .. That rig was good too me in nashville fishing in a school of spotted bass , I would do that to get a quick limit of 12" keepers .. I have heard of the rig but it doesn't Do any for me .. I Always tie a jig and is use two dropshot poles , different weights and different baits .. I agree with Fishn as to tension on your line , and if you snag that rig it can be costly..I wouldn't go as far as calling this rig a search bait by any means, there not much difference within a foot or so and the jig on the bottom (That statement Doesnt apply to crappie ) in that case there is difference .. Jigs will always catch fish and when the Drop Shot is working well (need i go any further) ..lol .. I will always promote being versatile and try different techniques and baits , so if it works for the guy doing it "HATS OFF MAN" ..BBD :bounce:

[Anglinarcher]

Im 99% sure the regs are 3 hooks to a line.

And I am 75% sure that this does not mean I can't use a large lure with 4 hooks on it. I think the interpretation is three lures, or three hooks if each represent a lure (such as bait fishing). That would be a good question for the F & W, but ask more than one person, each may give you a different answer.

Yes, 3 Individual hooks/lures along the line, if that wasn't clear enough for ya.

Actually, no, it's not clear enough for me. (LOL)

It can be interpreted as meaning that you cannot use two lures, each with two hooks, for a total of 4 hooks. This is more than "3 hooks per line". Grammatically, it can be read and interpreted each way. I submitted the question via e-mail, and F&W did not respond. I called, and one person said one way, another the other.

I keep trying to get the interpretation in writing (probably why they won't e-mail me), even if I don't really have a need.

[bpm2000]

lol - yea i thought in reference to the drop-shot thread it would be interpreted just as a single hook jig on bottom, single hook DS baits on top - but i see what you're saying. And they NEVER seem to respond to emails in my experience

[Gone Fishin]

Anybody used the carolina rig with a jig as weight in front of a senko, worm or other soft plastic?

[tnj8222]

lol - yea i thought in reference to the drop-shot thread it would be interpreted just as a single hook jig on bottom, single hook DS baits on top - but i see what you're saying. And they NEVER seem to respond to emails in my experience

they have never responded to a email from me. best just to call but then you get transfered around and get different answers. its best to just carefully study the rules yourself

[HillbillyGeek]

Anybody used the carolina rig with a jig as weight in front of a senko, worm or other soft plastic?

Sounds interesting. How would you rig that?

[fishaholictaz]

I'm just wondering if anyone has ever experimented with rigging up a double dropshot or even triple. Sorry in advance if this thread has already been posted before. But it seems like you could put a couple/few different kinds of plastics on there and find out more quickly what the little bassholios are keying in on, on any given day.

Could you take this another step further and rig up a double jig set up the way you can rig up dropper flys for fly fishing? With a bigger jig running in front of a smaller one? Or what about a floating crank behind a jig?

I can see line foul-ups and snags being a definite possiblity. Skipping docks and the like also kind of goes out the window with this rig.

But then the possiblity of getting two fish at the same time comes into play. Would that be legal in a tourney? Can you imagine a double hookup with two behemoths on a double swim bait rig? Oh dag, I might have just pooped my pants!

Here's to trying out some double D's this summer!

Did you ever do this ? If so how did it work?:-"