Does anyone know how to rig one of these? I did an internet search with no luck. I understand the basic concept, but I don’t know what to do with the white plastic ring and the “sinker stops”. The drawings at the bottom don’t help.
Roach Rig for walleye
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RatherBeFishing1
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Check out a Lindy Rig. Looks pretty similar
Coho975
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Boudreaux, the "sinker stops" replace the bead that would be used in a normal Lindy rig to prevent the sinker from hammering your knot, while allowing leader length to be adjusted.
1. Cut the wires holding the stops to the white ring, then throw the ring in the trash.
2. Grab a stop and run the tag end of your mono through the white loop of string, leave a couple inches of line poking out. Slide the stop down to the end of the white loop and continue on down your mono, the mono will double over, when the tag end pops free you'll be able to slide it up your mainline.
3. Attach swivel, then tie on leader / hook
4. These particular sinkers have a very soft eye that you can bend with your fingers allowing weight changes without re-rigging. So when you get ready to fish just pinch your lead on above the stop. If you are using traditional walking sinkers, you would need to thread the lead on first prior to putting the stop on.
Hope that makes sense, Good Luck!
1. Cut the wires holding the stops to the white ring, then throw the ring in the trash.
2. Grab a stop and run the tag end of your mono through the white loop of string, leave a couple inches of line poking out. Slide the stop down to the end of the white loop and continue on down your mono, the mono will double over, when the tag end pops free you'll be able to slide it up your mainline.
3. Attach swivel, then tie on leader / hook
4. These particular sinkers have a very soft eye that you can bend with your fingers allowing weight changes without re-rigging. So when you get ready to fish just pinch your lead on above the stop. If you are using traditional walking sinkers, you would need to thread the lead on first prior to putting the stop on.
Hope that makes sense, Good Luck!
capt-capsaicin
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The other thing I would do with that is throw away those weights and replace them with a bottom bouncer. Those tab weights fit right in between rocks and snag. A lot of my walleye fishing at Powell is very slow trolling (with electric trolling motor) and bouncing on and around humps and drops and having that long wire on a bottom bouncer helps to keep the rig from snagging the bottom.
Good to know, thank you. I have had good luck with bottom bouncers since using them the past 2years, and just this week went to buy some more. I wondered about how those tab weights work in the rocky environment of Powell. I’ll save them for sandstone drop offs.
Question: what weight bottom bouncer do you use? I’m using 3/4 oz. Seems like most of them
I see in the stores are heavier. Maybe the lighter ones are out of stock because everyone buys those?
catchnabuzz
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2 and 3 ounce bouncers work best for me at depths out to 40’. Anything lighter makes it hard to maintain bottom contact especially when they want it a bit faster. And I’m talking about trolling spinners, never tried the roach
capt-capsaicin
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1.2-2oz for me. Seems like I am usually fishing 20-40 ft water.
Quite possibly! I probably bought this when I was trying to catch my first walleye (succeeded at Deer Creek Reservoir at night). Powell is much more fun, though.
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