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Have you ever wondered what the most common and productive fishing rigs are used to fish with live bait? Well we would like to discuss four simple fishing rigs that are very simple and very inexpensive to make such as a slip sinker rig, a fixed bobber rig, and a slip bobber rig. It’s no wonder that many fisherman use living bait fishing rigs when they go fishing.  Statistics suggest that about three fourths of all game fish caught on a hook that are caught in freshwater or saltwater are caught using a fishing rig tipped with live bait. There are even some of the pros who are die hard artificial bait fisherman who will tip there artificial lures, spinners and jigs with some type of living bait. To be successful at live bait fishing you need to know how to rig your living bait presentations correctly. In our article today we would like to talk about 4 simple live bait fishing rigs you can use to catch any game fish in freshwater or saltwater with only a few simple modifications.

For example you can use a slip bobber rig to catch fish species from bluegill from small ponds on wax worms or red worms , to catching monster catfish or northern pike using baits 12 inches long or bigger! Al you have to do is change the size of the components used to make up a slip bobber rig and you are in business to catch any size fish. You still have to learn your baits for very special applications but the majority of natural baits will work well with the fishing rig systems we have listed.

Fixed Sinker Fishing Rig

A fixed sinker rig is designed to not be able to slip when a fish swims away with your bait. This type of rig is used for large fish that are not effected by a little line resistance. When you detect a bite with the fixed sinker rig set the hook immediately. There are a number of different fixed sinker fishing rigs that are used to catch fish in different fishing situations. Most different fishing situations use a different type of sinker.

Slip Sinker Fishing Rig

One of the most universal fishing rigs you will ever use is the slip sinker fishing rig. This rig has so many variations and can used to a variety of game fish species. The fundamentals of a slip sinker rig are vary simple. The rig is designed for game fish species that are very line sensitive and spook easily. When a fish picks up your live bait presentation they actually can mouth it and start moving away with you bait without detecting any live Resistance. When you see you line start to move, pick up your pole and real in the slack and get ready to set the hook. If the line starts to move, or continues to move set the hook. You can fish this rig in any water conditions with a few fishing tackle modifications designed specifically for the water condition you are fishing in.

fixed bobber Fishing Rig
A fixed bobber rig is designed so that the fish taking your bait feels very little resistance when they take your bait. The key to having a correctly balanced fixed bobber rig is to match a proper size split shot or jig size with the size of the bobber you use. You want the weight of your bait and the weight of the jig or split shot to be enough to just barely keep your bobber a float. When a fish takes your bait it feels no resistance from the bobber . Fixed bobber rigs are used alot when fishing for panfish and any gamefish that can be caught at shallow depths. The disadvantage of fixed bobber rigs is that you can only set the depth as deep as the length of pole you are using.

Slip bobber Fishing Rig

Slip bobber rigs are designed specially for fishing depths that are much deeper then the length of you fishing rod. They are also designed so you can cast longer distances away from your boat or shoreline. A Slip bobber rig is designed to drop your live bait presentation strait down to the bottom in a vertical line from the point of where your cast landed. These rigs are great for fishing drop offs and deep weed bed areas where you want to target suspended game fish or game fish that are hiding in thick weed cover. The concept of a slip bobber rig is very simple. you slide what is called a bobber stop on you line first before you tie on any additional fishing tackle. The bobber stop can slide up and down on your line and can be reeled up into your fishing reel spool if you are fish very deep depths. Your fishing line will slip through your hollow slip bobber until it is stopped by the bobber stop at the depth you have selected. You can use this fishing rig to catch small panfish or very large gamefish as as flathead catfish, blue catfish, channel catfish, Northern Pike, Walleye or even small mouth or large mouth bass.

Well folks that concludes our article about fishing rigs We sincerely hope you use our fishing information on your next fishing trip Good Luck!

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