Haha good idea. I've had one in my backpack for about a year waiting for a good opportunity to use it but when it is a good time, I forget its in there.
Put the center jig on a fluoro leader that trails the rest of the rig by about a foot. That should solve a lot of the short strike and hesitation to strike problems.
@alansteinle7632 is correct. I would extend all three of your hooks on the A-Rig back further than your non-hook baits. This will almost guarantee a hook-up on any of the 3 hooks. I am pretty sure they are hitting the dummy baits first.
Lawson whatever you do don't stop thinking outside the box. I love your videos when you takes freshwater lures and all kinds of crazy laws and go fishing with it. I'm laughing my ass off you are a peso
If you put one bigger swimbait on the rig and bend the wire so that it sets slightly further back than the rest they will eat that bigger bait 90% of the time. Gives them something to focus on and eat vs just slashing at the rig.
Spent all last week up in daytona throwing a 3/4 once swimbait with a 4 in largo shad as a trailer around, with NO luck. I did the same thing last year and just had a ton of followers is all but it wqas cool. I only get one week a year down there and sure I catch a bunch of small fish and shark fishing with live bait at night. However I throw that swim bait around thinking if I do get bit on it the fish will be worth the wait? I use a spinning real with this of course , I think next year I will be rigging up an A-rig for next years trip after watching this footage. I say a different day and you will CRUSH it! Just wasnt that day for the big fish this day. Good luck next time......
Try pulsing the rig next time…. steady retrieve , rip,rip… steady retrieve … repeat! With a high gear ratio reel you can just use the reel for the action or just give the rig a couple of twitches similar to a jerk bait. High speed 7:1 would be perfect for either applications. Predatory fish get very triggered when they their prospective food darts away. Hope this tip helps 🏄🏼♂️🎣🤙🏻
I think it REALLY shows that a freshwater fish that attacks the weakest bait like that bait is designed for is different than the saltwater fish that just seem to smash it on the ones with no hook just as often or more. very interesting.
Bro. same challenge, but switch bait them. Turn them with the A rig then switch bait on a second setup with a slightly larger single soft plastic to get the bite. Would be interesting to see if you get more hookups
It looks like your running the same size baits on the teaser as the ones with hooks you supposed to run larger baits on your jig heads so they stick back a little further wich increases your chances of a hook up
The A-rig looks quite effective. I think they'd work quite well being slow-trolled behind a boat. Not quite sure how they'd hold up to prolonged and repeated use in saltwater with all that metal and moving parts with those spinners. Those rigs aren't exactly cheap.
Fish strike the lures without the hooks because they can see hooks, and hooks don't look natural. A spook without hooks gets 10x the hits. Some fishing guides use a hookless spook to draw in fish for their fly fishing customers. Fish can see hooks.
Why not put hooks on all of the A rig baits? Seems like smaller jig heads in all the baits would catch more fish. Having hooks in half the baits obviously causes bites on baits without hooks.
