How To Rig Soft Plastics For Shallow Water Inshore Fishing
- By: Tony Acevedo
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99% of the Inshore fish I catch are in water less than 2ft deep, and you can find them there year round.
The way you rig your soft plastics in this type of situation can be the difference in getting a strike, or just spooking everything you cast at (or getting snagged up)
In this video I will be going over the best ways to rig soft plastics for shallow water situations (4ft or less) and some other factors to consider.
Enjoy!
Gear Shown in Video:
- Lure 1: Polk County Tweaker
- Lure 2: Prawn USA Jr.
- Lure 3: 4″ Mulligan Paddletail
- Hook 1: Hoss Helix Hook (No Weight)
- Hook 2: Hoss Helix Weighted Hook
- Weedless Jig Head: Hoss Weedless Round Eye Jig Head
- Reel: Otis 2500 Spinning Reel
- Rod: 7’6 Slot Machine Rod Medium Power
- Mainline: Diawa J-Braid 8 Grand 10lb
- Leader: Ande Mono Leader Material 15lb
What’s your preferred way to rig soft plastics in shallow water? Let us know in the comments down below!
Also, If you haven’t checked out my other video on deep water lure rigging, be sure to check it out!
-Tony
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“In this video I will be going over the best ways to rig soft plastics for shallow water situations (4ft or deeper)”.
Listening, I think you’re saying 4ft or less.
Can you post a link to a video on how to actually rig a soft plastic on the Hoss Weedless Round Eye Jigheads?
Thx!
Hey Paul! I made a video here in the community on this:
https://community.saltstrong.com/post/166641
Thanks Tony, much appreciated!!
I’ve always just used different brand and weight of round headed jig heads. (1/16-1/4 oz.)
Can still work great!
Always good info Tony, thanks! I heard you mention that you always use a loop knot. I have started using loop knots too. But my lack of experience tying them tends to get me different size loops. Some 1/4” size while some end up about a 1/2” size. Do you think this matters? Does a bigger loop allow for more wobble of the lure? Bigger loop for a bigger bait? What do you think is the proper size? Thanks for any advice.
Thanks Mark! A smaller loop is best. I try to keep them about no bigger than a 1/4inch. The size doesn’t affect the action, but if its too big the lure/hook can have the tendency to get caught on the loop.
Thanks for the refresher Tony. Good job
You’re welcome Ron!
Thank you Tony
You’re welcome Richard!
Good tutorial Tony
Thanks David!
Great job, Tony
Thanks Joe!
Thank you for the information, I will watch all your informative videos.
You’re welcome Angel!