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Best Carolina Rig Rod

Omnia collects thousands of detailed fishing reports from anglers across the country to power our local recommendations. Here are the top Rods recommendations for using the Carolina Rigs technique mentioned in fishing reports from anglers near you.

Duckett Fishing Incite Casting Rods - EOL

$159.00

Reported by
Ben Hutchins

Lake James (NC)

Ben Hutchins reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Duckett Fishing Incite Casting Rods - EOL on Lake James. Additional comments from this report: "When the a-rig quit working I picked up the Carolina rig and was able to catch a few more from each spot. I drug it under the bait very slowly in order to catch fish."

Dobyns Rods Champion XP Full Cork Casting Rods

$289.99

Reported by
Bmorris07

Richard B Russell Lake (GA, SC)

Bmorris07 reported catching Spotted Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Dobyns Rods Champion XP Full Cork Casting Rods on Richard B Russell Lake. Additional comments from this report: "The weather was rough with wind and rain all day, but the bite was good on main lake points with the Carolina rig in about 15-20 feet deep. "

Reported by
Lance Pemble

Lake Eufaula (Walter F George) (AL, GA)

Lance Pemble reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Dobyns Rods Champion XP Full Cork Casting Rods on Lake Eufaula (Walter F George). Additional comments from this report: "Fished Lake Eufala for a week and had a really interesting practice. This day I found this 6.74 offshore on a ledge in 24-27 ft. Smoked the Carolina Rigged Zoom Trick worm. Idled the ledge and saw a rock pile that looked pretty good plus could make out a few fish on the ledge as well. Couldn't see many... But saw just enough to whip around and fire on them... FIRST CAST caught her! Was able to replicate this pattern on a couple other really similar areas."

Reported by
Dicky D

Lake Tarpon (FL)

Dicky D reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Dobyns Rods Champion XP Full Cork Casting Rods on Lake Tarpon. Additional comments from this report: "Our nights have started to cool off over the last week. Water temps have been fluctuating between 80 and 85 degrees. This temperature fluctuation has the fish pretty messed up. Tournament weights have been way down. This past weekend only took 15 pounds and two weeks ago it only took 10 pounds. The fish are still grouped up in some places but they aren't in as tight of schools as they were. ou have to fan cast around a lot more now but when you get it in front of one they are still biting it pretty aggressively. One of the most efficient ways to find these fish is with a Humminbird Helix Side Imaging unit. Rather than fishing a bunch of dead water, we are marking fish on areas and then turning around to catch them. One of the best ways to cover water, but not move your bait too quickly is to use a Carolina rig. I am sweeping it pretty quickly and not pausing very often. The goal is to get it near a fish, but not swim it away from it really fast. The Zoom Trick worm has been a great bait lately. The fish seem to be turned off by a bigger profile bait. I am rigging it on a 4/0 Gamakatsu EWG tied to 15lb Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon. I have gone up to a 3/4oz weight to keep the bait down while I am doing these quicker sweeps. Im throwing it on a Dobyns Champion 765 with a Daiwa Zillion 8.5:1 gear ratio. The fish are starting to act like they want to come shallow, but I think we are still a little while away from that happening. It is supposed to warm back up again this week, so we will see if that groups them back up or makes them even harder to catch. Thanks, Dicky D "

St. Croix Victory Casting Rods

$200.00 – $210.00

Reported by
Owen Waddell

Pickwick Lake

Owen Waddell reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and St. Croix Victory Casting Rods on Pickwick Lake. Additional comments from this report: "This was one of the best days I have had on the water. We were fishing main lake points and humps at the mouths of creeks. A Carolina rig was the hot technique for the day."

Reported by
Jered Grooms

Lake Texoma (OK, TX)

Jered Grooms reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and St. Croix Victory Casting Rods on Lake Texoma. Additional comments from this report: "Smallmouth were set up on main lake rocky points. Water was still in the low 70"s. "

Reported by
Giles McDaniel

Chickamauga Lake (TN)

Giles McDaniel reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and St. Croix Victory Casting Rods on Chickamauga Lake. Additional comments from this report: "The key today seemed to be bottom contact on the ole c rig. "

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