04-06-2011, 02:59 AM
On any rig, for myself, prefer less weight than more. The less weight the more likely you are to feel the bite, less likely to get snagged, and less likely for a fish to feel the line tension when biting. That being said, you want to be in the zone so, which may well be on the bottom so depending on the type of fishing you are doing, you need enough weight to get it there. When fishing in rivers, I usually compensate for using less weight by casting upstream a bit. This can be snag city if you are using too much weight though, so it takes a bit of trial and error.
The real trick is to know when you are feeling the end of your line, and the bottom. If you can feel what is going on (which is usually lightly bumping the bottom every now and then) then you will be much less likely to have fish swallow the hook too. I rarely ever have fish swallow the hook when I use bait in rivers, simply because I know when the fish is biting and can set the hook quickly.
Don't know if any of this is helpful, but thought I'd throw a couple thoughts out there.
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The real trick is to know when you are feeling the end of your line, and the bottom. If you can feel what is going on (which is usually lightly bumping the bottom every now and then) then you will be much less likely to have fish swallow the hook too. I rarely ever have fish swallow the hook when I use bait in rivers, simply because I know when the fish is biting and can set the hook quickly.
Don't know if any of this is helpful, but thought I'd throw a couple thoughts out there.
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