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Boat Rigs
Baited Spoon Rig
This popular rig is used predominantly when fishing for bottom dwelling species such as flatfish and gurnards however it will also catch many other species.
The idea is that fish are attracted by the flashing spoon and then see the bait as they approach. It usually fishes best when the boat is drifting but will also fish well when the boat is at anchor.
The Gilling Rig
This rig is very important when targeting pollack, coalfish and cod on Wrecks and reefs. It is a method of fishing artificial lures at different speeds to represent escaping food items.
Lures can be redgill / Eddystone eels, rubber shads or jelly worms. These lures are designed work at different retrieval rates so it would be important to vary the retrieve from slow to fast to find the optimum speed.
Three Hook Paternoster rig
This is one of the most versatile rigs available to the boat angler as it covers both the bottom dwelling species as well as those that live and hunt off the bottom. It also allows a variety of baits to be used at the one time and its attractiveness can be enhanced by adding small lures to the hooks. It works equally well on the drift or at anchor.
The Leger Rig
This rig and the many variations of it is used usually when targeting a particular species as it can focus its one hook and one bait by varying the size of hook, bait or snood according to the species being sought. It also concentrates its focus on bottom dwelling species. Particularily usefull when wreck fishing as one hook has less tendancy to get caught in the wreck than three hooks. Good for targeting Tope, Skate, and Conger Eels
