On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 05:30:55 +0000, Calif Bill wrote:

Texas rigged is a weight right against the hook. The hook is buried in a
plastic worm, so the worm is straight and the hook comes out of the worm and
then is hooked back in to the skin of the worm, making it weedless. The
Carolina rig is same hook, but a geavy weight, then a swivel and then 15-20"
leader to the hook. Carolina rig is probably not great in BC, as it is for
muddy, silted in bottoms.
Bill


Ahhhh!

I used a "Carolina rig" when I was a kid, fishing for cutts (just didn't
call it that!). We also use a variation where the weight is on the end
of the line and the hook is 20-50cm up (called a "bar rig"). But I like
the idea of hooking the hook back into the worm - we DO have lots of stuff
on the bottom to snag!

I also have some flies that are weighted on the "back" so they sink
hook-up. I should give them a try.

Lloyd