Right And Wrong Way To Rig A Brush Hog

#1 airborne_angler

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Posted April 01 2012 - 11:13 AM

Was watching a vid last night and the guy mentioned there's a right and wrong way to rig a brush hog. Not sure if its true,but the explanation made sense.

Try this...take a Brush Hog,and let it hang off the edge of your hand,(the edge you would do a karate chop with) or even form your pointy finger and thumblike a gun and let the bait hang down between the 2.

Now take the Brush hog and drag it slowly over the "edge" of your hand and watch what the "pincher like" appendages do. Then take the bait and flip it on its other side and try again.

Theory is that if its rigged correctly,those "pinchers" should spread open as its coming over cover like rocks and logs.

If its rigged the other way,the pinchers will close when dragged over cover.

Not saying it REALLY matters,but there's a visible difference in how those pinchers act when rigged differently. May help trigger some strikes.

*EDIT* Now that I think of it,this theory may not be correct. In the video demonstration,the guy was dragging the Brush Hog unrigged,no hook or anything. If the bait was rigged correctly,I would think the hook might keep those pinchers from contacting the structure,and the hook is going to cause the bait to ride tilted to one side or the other...

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#2 eyedabassman

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Posted April 01 2012 - 01:03 PM

Was watching a vid last night and the guy mentioned there's a right and wrong way to rig a brush hog. Not sure if its true,but the explanation made sense.

Try this...take a Brush Hog,and let it hang off the edge of your hand,(the edge you would do a karate chop with) or even form your pointy finger and thumblike a gun and let the bait hang down between the 2.

Now take the Brush hog and drag it slowly over the "edge" of your hand and watch what the "pincher like" appendages do. Then take the bait and flip it on its other side and try again.

Theory is that if its rigged correctly,those "pinchers" should spread open as its coming over cover like rocks and logs.

If its rigged the other way,the pinchers will close when dragged over cover.

Not saying it REALLY matters,but there's a visible difference in how those pinchers act when rigged differently. May help trigger some strikes.

*EDIT* Now that I think of it,this theory may not be correct. In the video demonstration,the guy was dragging the Brush Hog unrigged,no hook or anything. If the bait was rigged correctly,I would think the hook might keep those pinchers from contacting the structure,and the hook is going to cause the bait to ride tilted to one side or the other...

I am not sure if it works that way with a hook or not. I am sure, that I catch ALOT of bass on a brush hog and the baby also. Maybe if you have fish tank you could see if that is true or not. I don't worry too much about them things. I think it has to do more with the speed of the bait,color,and motion of the
bait.And where you are putting the bait. JMHO.