The Free Rig has become very popular in the last two years. What does the Free Rig really look like underwater? How do different lures react to the Free Rig setup? This video will help you decide what lures are best for your Free Rig.
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As mentioned elastec seems to work better for this
I think a regular straight tail worm
would require a bobber stop and bead then the weight all slid up the line a foot or so to get a worm to slow fall that distance to the bottom
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Meh…..
What if you tied the weight on and strung the hook thru the line 🤔
Yeah its gonna be a "Free Rig" when you snag it 😂
7 inch weightless Yamamoto…Thats my go too
Good video, thanks for the comparison!
Question: what advantage would this provide over a Carolina rig, which creates separation to free float down at the bottom? thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Thank you for the video Steve. I requested this a few months ago. I've done my own experiments getting the free weightless fall. I've fished with a longer leader Dropshot/PowerShot. The weight will always hit the bottom first and it's dragging the bait down with it. Once it hits the bottom the longer leader dectates the free fall length on slack line. At bottom, I can snap the rod to get the same effect. A Wacky rig with a slow fall worm works great.
I would like to see that underwater footage with a wacky rigged worm and possibly a wacky rigged Ned worm on a free rig. That would be interesting and could use it on a baitcaster.
What color is that filler worm in the thumbnail? Its not fire crawler or red bug.
Seems like it would be much more prone to snag for very small difference in action, probably better off with Carolina rig or drop shot with pressured situation
Your free rig is not complete, the real free rig secret it's about two components, weight and rage tails or copies of that models if you want to know the real secrets tell me and explain it better
I think the biggest thing about the free rig is that the fish doesn’t feel the weight when it picks it up.
Awesome video!! Have never seen any other video explaining what bait to use or not to use. Thanks for sharing that information and will stay away from the slimmer baits & go bulky!!!😀Stay Safe & God Bless!!!! 🤠👍
I bet small swimbaits would be good with free rig also
Definitely a good comparison. I actually been wondering what real differences between the 2 were. Obviously with a creature bait or something with more resistance the free rig will let the bait float slowly. I'm curious what difference would be with a creat bait as well? Would the texas rig also act similar? Hmmm?
Been using this since ive been like 6. So about 35years.who knew, back then raiding my dads tackle box for whatever i could piece together i was creating a craze
Lol
How is the free rig any different than using an unpegged bullet weight? 🤔
How is this any different than a sliding bullet weight?
Great underwater footage Steve. I have just started delving into the free rig. I tried a 6th sense panorama. It looked like a dying baitfish and had a slow glide to it. The Bellows shad and the DoLive craw baits also look good as well. Thanks for another great video.
a wacky rig senko is fire on a free rig
Texas rig looks about the same
Dolive beaver osp. It has a wacky action on a creature bait,and the keitech noisy flapper, i think? Is the other bait that i freerig.
Always on the money Steve! God Bless Brother.
You missed a great opportunity to use floating plastic…
Looks exactly like a texas rig
How can I get one of those Lew’s Jackets
I've never thrown the free rig yet, but creature baits seem to be the best, lizards, hogs, and doliv beaver.