BEST Carolina Rig Lure NOBODY Uses - Watch it Underwater

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This is the best Carolina rig lure I have used. Soft plastic lures often do not behave under the water like we think they do. I tested twenty-one different body styles and types of lure material. This Carolina rig lure tops the list. Links below.
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@omelettedufromage11 10 месяцев назад

The underwater footage was incredibly helpful, thank you for your effort in capturing it!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

It was quite the process. Lol. I need to hire some help for sure.

@omelettedufromage11 9 месяцев назад

@@SteveRogersOutdoorssee if there are any universities nearby doing freshwater studies, I'm sure there would be some students happy to help depending on their research topics

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

@@omelettedufromage11 that is a terrific idea!

@1965JB 7 дней назад

I have enough plastic baits to last me 300 years, but I’m adding this to the collection because it’s you that’s recommending it. Please don’t tell my wife, I’ve sworn not to buy any more plastic baits.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 6 дней назад

Lol. I understand. I remember having very length discussions with my wife over the years about soft plastics.

@tobybobo6539 9 месяцев назад

Your attention to detail on all your under water videos is very impressive. Thanks for your hard work Steve

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@williamcowperthwaite5775 9 месяцев назад

Using actual video really got me thinking. I use to use my swimming pool to watch lure actions! Seeing lure presentations under real water conditions WOW! puts a whole new twist on what really is happening under the surface. Thanks Steve!!! Your Videos are tops!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! It is sure interesting to watch. I’m always surprised by what I think is happening vs what is happening. So fun to figure out.

@itllkeal 2 месяца назад

Thank you for doing what you do. I think you're a great teacher so stick with it.

@562handsomemike 7 месяцев назад

I love sharing your videos to our fishing group in my area! Keep up the great work!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 7 месяцев назад

Will do! Thank you.

@johnhill2298 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Steve! I really appreciate all the time and effort you put into helping us out!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

You're welcome! I hope it was helpful.

@mattkraemer471 9 месяцев назад

Great video Steve. I definitely learned something!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

I’m glad it was helpful!

@Paul_T82 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for another great video! It was very helpful, as usual.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! It was a lot of tinkering around but I really enjoyed seeing what was going on.

@rickyreynolds9056 9 месяцев назад

Love the under water video’s!! Love the fact that you run a positive channel!! I am trying to pull the ole ball and chain more here lately and I will try this! Thank you!!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good luck and thank you for watching!

@user-pm5cj7ql4k 9 месяцев назад

I have so been looking for something different to put on my c rig. cant wait to try this. thank you again and again for all you do Steve.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! I have really loved using it.

@bradr.7249 9 месяцев назад

Really eye opening video Steve! I have never even considered a fluke style bait on a Carolina Rig! I know what I'm buying next time I go tackle shopping. Thanks for all the hard work making this video!!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! I was really surprised too.

@davidewing6394 10 месяцев назад

Steve, this channel is money! So glad I found it. Best one out there.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! That means a lot to me.

@Notorious_Nate 10 месяцев назад

I can appreciate how much work went into this. Nicely done! ❤️👊🔥

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

I sat on the dock for so long that my legs were going numb! Lol.

@redbeard6606 9 месяцев назад

Great underwater video, Steve. It’s interesting to see how different baits react. Thanks for all your hard work creating these videos for us.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! It was a fun process.

@_Lt__Dan_ 10 месяцев назад

I really like your content. Very informational even for a veteran fisherman.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! And thank you for watching!

@davidwilliams1805 10 месяцев назад

Great video! Appreciate this information, because I throw a caroling-rig quite often. I've got to get some of those and try them out. Thanks for sharing Steve. As always, #SteveRogersOutdoors rocks!!!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

Good luck! Let me know how it goes for you.

@J-Burgerz 2 месяца назад

👍 Can attest that the buoyant fluke on a Carolina rig can slam them. Make sure not to go too heavy on the hook gauge though or it’ll defeat the purpose. This is also great if you’re out with the kids and want to put them on fish while also avoiding untangling birds nests from their casting. Just set them up on a nice drift and watch them have fun. 👍

@mattpotts110 9 месяцев назад

This channel is incredible

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@beavisbrowne3497 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic video

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! And thank you for watching.

@rickvann3489 Месяц назад

Great conclusion

@SteveRogersOutdoors Месяц назад

Thank you!

@markhogquist2000 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for all your hard work and dedication Steve. If you haven't already, you should definitely try some of these flat baits, such as the Jackall Honey Nugget, OSP Dolive Gill, and Deps Bull Flat. These soft baits slowly glide unlike any other soft plastic style I've ever used. A lot of people use them with the free rig as well for that exact reason. Grab a pack or two and give em a try.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

I will do that! Thank you. They are going on my list.

@kevinbeaudean704 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Steve. I really enjoy your videos. I understand you have sponsors to satisfy but you don't go overboard. Carolina rigs are not used much in my area but I am going to give light carolina rigs a go.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Good luck!

@vinnylivoti9567 9 месяцев назад

Great video Steve, 21 baits must have taken some to to test. Thanks for putting in the work and time to do this for us. Have you ever tried Gamakatsu G-Finesse Hybrid worm hook for a Carolina rig? I find these hooks to be amazing. Especialy fishing a Carolina rig you some times have to make a long hookset. These hooks excell at this.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

I have not tried that one yet. I need to put a hook order together for sure. Thank you!

@vinnylivoti9567 9 месяцев назад

@@SteveRogersOutdoors If you are putting an order in I will take a few packs please. Hahaha. IF you are placing an order another great hook they make that I have been using this season is the Gamakatsu Offset G-Lock Worm Hooks. Steve keep in mind these hooks run a bit smaller than a standarded hook. I don't know if it because of the wide bend that somehow is part of th sizing and not the length. So if you wanted a 2/0 you would use a 3/0 on this hook. The hook to land ratio, on both these Gamakatsu are amazing. I have yet to loose a fish that I have hooked with these. I have been mostly using them to make my own Jika Rigs.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

@@vinnylivoti9567 thank you!

@CS-wp5dz 9 месяцев назад

Great video as always. When you said the smaller Jerk Shadz size you like I am guessing the 4” and not the 3 1/2? Appreciate your work as always.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! The one I used for the smaller one was a 3 1/2” Baby Z Too. The 4” would be perfect as well!

@CS-wp5dz 9 месяцев назад

So teach me lol. If I want to order so you get some credit or 💰 from my order do I just tap below on the bait I want or do I need to add a code? I’ve never tried to do that. I usually just go to the website. I spend thousands on stuff. And if it helps I’m game. Do you have a code or way for me to type it in? Or just click the link on a specific bait from your videos? Sorry to bug. Just want to make sure I do it correctly.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

@@CS-wp5dz Just click on any of the links below in the description and then shop away. No code needed. Thank you! I appreciate it!

@shannonkirby9295 10 месяцев назад

Hey, Steve. Pray all is well. Live this video. Be well

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

You too! It was in the 60s this morning here. Couldn’t believe it. Boy did it feel great! Have a terrific week!

@shannonkirby9295 10 месяцев назад

@@SteveRogersOutdoors sounds wonderful

@toddlester8063 9 месяцев назад

For those looking for a good hook to use with these 5" elaztech fluke style baits, I recommend checking out the Mustad Grip Pin style hooks.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

I have heard a lot of great things about those. I keep forgetting to buy them. Thank you!

@daveprost2336 9 месяцев назад

Saw a little video about that hook, ordered some, they just arrived, they look good. Mustard Grip Pin KVD Ref # 38101NP-BN I got the 4/0.

@SMC4117 Месяц назад

Just an observation not pertaining to C rigs … I’m putting together a tackle box for Mexico and I started researching Acme Kastmasters. We all know that they work for trout but after watching some larger versions in underwater videos… the action is incredible and I am seriously considering throwing one in late Fall for bass…🎣

@SteveRogersOutdoors Месяц назад

That is excellent. I will have to look that up. Thank you!

@comfortablynumb9342 10 месяцев назад

I never thought about it but a Z Man soft plastic on a Carolina rig could be awesome for the saltwater around grass flats. And with a short leader it could catch flounder, we use it with live bait for them. Just today I bought some 4" scented Z Man EZ shrimp because little fish destroy Berkley Gulp tails. Gulp is pretty awesome for flounder but it gets eaten by croakers and little bluefish or other little fish. Z Man doesn't get as many bites but it works and it doesn't get chewed up. The ribbon fish here are especially bad, with barracuda type teeth. Anyway a Carolina rig might be better than a jig head for the flats. Weedless jugs aren't very weedless and the action could be better on that rig. I'll have to try it.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

Very interesting! Let me know how that goes.

@walterwest7457 9 месяцев назад

Steve, I really like the idea of the salt impregnated Elaztech. Is this 3X BABY Z-TOO SOFT JERKBAIT the bait you mentioned?

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

It is. Both the baby and the full size 5”.

@LowBrowFishing 10 месяцев назад

I always liked to use my own open-pour worms that had no salt so that tail floats up in the water. But after seeing this, I'm thinking I might try that soft jerkbait. The fish will very quickly tell you what they like or don't like, and that certainly looked as though the bass were attracted to it!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

They had a good time with it for sure. I was a mess trying to film, run the rod, and watch those little guys. Lol.

@fermiticus4034 2 месяца назад

In shallow-ish water (up to 6-7')...Banjo Minnow!!! I get "poo-pooed"a lot for it...but I'd put that bait up against any other soft plastic(and just about anything else!), in most situations. I don't bother with the goofy corkscrew hooks...I Carolina rig it, an rarely use a weight(if I do, it's a tiny split shot). I found some on Ebay (25 pack), that are just the baits, without all the extra crap...totally worth it!!!! I've caught L/M, S/M, white and rock bass, pike, musky, walleye, king and coho salmon, steelhead, browns, and some monster crappie with the 6" Banjo. Don't let the "as seen on tv" gimmick fool ya!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 2 месяца назад

When that minnow first came out I bought a bunch as well, and I agree with you, I caught an absolute pile of fish on that thing. Those corkscrews were a pain. Lol. I didn't even realize they still made them.

@jdock32778 Месяц назад

Try CPF Lures. Amazing products!

@SteveRogersOutdoors Месяц назад

I will have to look them up. Thank you!

@bxcloud104 10 месяцев назад

Can you do a Free Rig vs unpegged Texas Rig underwater comparison? I want to know if the glide time is longer on the Free Rig.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

That is an excellent idea. I will put it on my list of topics right now. Thank you!

@timwilliams632 9 месяцев назад

Reading through the description, maybe I missed it,I am trying to figure out which was the salt impregnated soft bait on the end of your Carolina Rig that glided so well

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

They are either the Z Man Scented Jerk Shadz or the Strike King Z Too. Thanks for watching!

@garyong2499 10 месяцев назад

I'm guessing you didn't test my favorite c-rig or splitshot bait, the hand poured Reaper. Don Iovino seems like they just got discontinued, but the 4" and 6" will do "the glide" very well.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

I will have to look for some! Thank you for sharing that.

@RCSTILE 9 месяцев назад

Ten years ago Z-Man made an 8" lizard called the Iguana. It would float a 5/0 heavy wire worm hook. Fabulous C rig bait.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

I have some! They are. Thank you for sharing this.

@alessioghiraldelli1295 5 месяцев назад

Steve what hooks do you use for floating elaztech soft plastic lures? With classic Texas hooks my lures sink

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 месяцев назад

Great question. I like to use a light wire offset worm hook. I try to get away with the smallest I can.

@alessioghiraldelli1295 5 месяцев назад

Thx😊

@562handsomemike 7 месяцев назад

Specifically which salt impregnated the last tech 5 inch product did you find you like the best? Thank you in advance. Sorry for the talk to text.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 7 месяцев назад

The Z man scented jerk shadz and the Strike King Z too are basically identical and work really well. The one in the video was the Z too.

@562handsomemike 7 месяцев назад

@@SteveRogersOutdoors Awesome, thank you so much!

@darthjar9117 3 месяца назад

I would think the zman stuff would stay off the bottom a little better.

@burrmcconnell4332 3 месяца назад

Have you tried the M-Pack Shad?

@SteveRogersOutdoors 3 месяца назад

I have not. I will have to for sure!

@Steve16346 10 месяцев назад

Ok so who makes the bait? Either strike king or z-man?

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

I have the links for them in the drop-down of the video description. They will either be the Z Man Scented Jerk Shadz or the Strike King Z Too. Thank you for watching!

@rickvann3489 3 месяца назад

I split shot rig all my fluke style baits and floating ones with slow sink work best.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 3 месяца назад

I'm so glad you mentioned this. Split shot rigs are something I always forget about and it works so well.

@rickvann3489 3 месяца назад

@SteveRogersOutdoors for 6 feet or less water anyway. Showed a few Yankees and things or two on the lower part of Lake Champlain, they got schooled.

@comfortablynumb9342 10 месяцев назад

Do fish taste or smell the salt in a soft plastic bait?

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

There has been a lot of debated research on that one. And it seems pretty split on the effectiveness of holding onto the lure, but it definitely helps with sink rate and lure density. Personally, I have always had a lot of confidence with salt-impregnated lures.

@thatfamousguy 3 месяца назад

Interesting. How does salt impregnated go in salt water?

@SteveRogersOutdoors 3 месяца назад

That is a great question. I live in the Midwest so I don't fish salt water a lot. It is pretty heavy, so I would sure guess it would sink.

@seatee4770 Месяц назад

Strike king too soft?

@robertbrost7777 9 месяцев назад

Steve, the C Rig is something I don't use but, that 5" Elaztech soft jerkbait fluke may be something I want to try when using a Zoom Super Fluke. Lately my bass have shut off to my usual tricks of the Drop Shot and Finesse TRD Ned Rig but, I have discovered something they really like. The swim jig with a Rage Menace Twin Tail Grub has been slamming them and, big ones! I toss it out, let it fall and then snap it two times off the bottom the way you would snap a lure up when setting the hook. It's a workout on my right arm but, boy has it been working. Most times they hit it on the way back down and, sometimes they get off half way back to the shore but, I'm so happy to have found something. The bass aren't hungry but, this presentation sure does draw reaction strikes!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

That is awesome! Thank you for sharing all this for everyone. That grub is my favorite swim jig trailer. Just love it.

@seatee4770 Месяц назад

is that a Z-man bait?

@SteveRogersOutdoors Месяц назад

It is the Strike King version, but Zman makes it for them.

@seatee4770 Месяц назад

@@SteveRogersOutdoors Oh ok. That floating action is kind of like hoverstrolling.

@sonnygreen9698 9 месяцев назад

DUDE !! 😳 😂😂

@tonyb-50 10 месяцев назад

👍

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@kenneth9874 9 месяцев назад

Unfortunately it's so hot here that elastec melts

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

That is a definite downside. My brother had that happen to a box of his Ned lures last year.

@machoman5928 10 месяцев назад

Who makes salt impregnated elastic bauts?

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

Both Z Man and Strike King have them. The Z Man is the Scented Jerk Shadz and the Strike King is the Z Too. I have links down below so people can look at them. Thanks for watching!

@leepao6302 9 месяцев назад

Fish and worm shape bait floating. Creature and craw shape to sink. Simple as that

@SteveRogersOutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@neek2384 6 месяцев назад

I run fluke 80% of time on c rig

@SteveRogersOutdoors 6 месяцев назад

It’s a good one!

@lenclark6099 10 месяцев назад

Steve, just wanted to enterject a suggestion on lures for the Carolina rig! This is a lure that has been unbelievable here in Southeast and "east TEXAS foe years and still is!!! It known by its former name[ BUBBLE FRY] by its original manufacturer, but they went out of business severalthese lures and sells them years ago. Now, so many fishermen relied on this bait to fill a limit of good fish that some of the better known 😂Fishermen in this area of TEXAS that one Game Warden contacted the old mfg.people and bought the remaining stock that they had and also bought their molds!!! He now makes and sells these baits under a new name, SMASH TECH!!! I would love for you to try some of these BUBBLE FRIES and let me know,what you think!!! These baits have many appendages and holes,placed to the body that trap air and makes them more buoyant and they sink very slowly!!!most o Popular color is the chartreuse, excuse my spelling, pepper bubble fry. They come in a variety of colors!!! Try them, I think you will be very happy you did!!! Thanks STEVE!!!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 10 месяцев назад

That is great! I will definitely have to try that. Thank you so much for sharing all this.