Reedy’s Running Rig – Snelled 5/0 187 Hook on 40lb – 2 Pack

Description

Reedy’s Running Rig — Snelled 5/0 187 Hook on 40lb — 2 Pack

A strong, hand-tied running rig built to put more fish in the boat. Each rig is a 5/0 Reedy’s Rigs 187 hook snelled onto 40lb leader, with a quality swivel and a green bead, so it’s ready to tie straight on and fish. Two rigs to a pack.

The running rig is one of the most popular rigs in Port Phillip Bay come snapper season, and for good reason: it’s simple, it’s strong, and it lets a snapper take the bait without feeling the sinker.

What’s on it

• 2 hand-tied rigs per pack
• 5/0 187 hook from the Reedy’s Rigs Outlaw Series, made from Japanese steel and snelled for a straight, strong hook-set
• 40lb leader with the abrasion resistance to handle reef, rubble and teeth
• Swivel to tie your main line to and stop line twist
• Green bead above the swivel to protect your knot

What you’ll catch on it

If it takes a 5/0, this rig will catch it. It’s built for snapper first, and it’s just as good on:

• Gummy shark
• Yellowtail kingfish
• Mulloway
• Big flathead
• Silver trevally
• Australian salmon
• Morwong, nannygai and other reef species

Where to fish it

Anywhere bottom-feeding fish live. Fish it on the reefs, mud and broken ground of Port Phillip Bay and Western Port, in the channels and drop-offs, or take it offshore onto deeper reef. It works from the boat, the kayak or off the land.

How to rig it

1. Pick your sinker. Use a ball or bean sinker. The size depends on the current and depth where you’re fishing: go light on a slack tide or in shallow water, and go heavier when the tide’s running hard or you’re out deep. The aim is the lightest sinker that still holds the bottom, so the bait sits still and the fish feels less weight.
2. Thread the sinker onto your main line. Run the end of your main line through the sinker.
3. Tie your main line to the swivel. Use a uni knot or an improved clinch knot, wet it before you pull it tight, and trim the tag. The sinker now slides freely on your main line and runs down to sit against the swivel and bead.
4. Bait the hook. Pilchard, squid, salted tuna, fresh fillet, or whatever the fish are eating on the day.

How to fish it

1. Drop it to the bottom and take up the slack until you can just feel the sinker.
2. Let the fish run. Because the sinker slides on your main line, a fish can pick up the bait and swim off without feeling the weight. When the line starts peeling or the rod loads up, let it go for a second.
3. Wind into it. Wind tight and lift the rod steadily rather than ripping it. The 5/0 187 hook does the work.
4. Change your sinker as the tide changes. If the bait is rolling along the bottom, go heavier. If it’s slack water, drop down a size.

Why Reedy’s Rigs

Reedy’s Rigs is a professional Australian tackle brand, stocked in tackle stores nationally. Every product is built on one thing: catching more fish. Every rig is made to be simple and strong, so you spend less time tying on a rocking boat and more time with a bait in the water while the bite is on. Good things come to those who bait.

Watch Reedy’s Rigs Tips & Tricks on YouTube for more on rigging and fishing it.

Reedy’s Rigs — results. Not hype.