Rigs & setups
Rig the water you're fishing.
28 setups for surf, pier, bridge, inlet, Bay, and freshwater fishing in Hampton Roads — each drawn from one kit of parts, with what it's for, when to use it, and what usually goes wrong.
9 rigs
9 rigs
Jigs, lures & trolling
Artificial presentations you work with the rod: jigs, soft plastics, spoons, and trolled lures.
- Sheet 06Lurebeginner
Jig head and soft plastic
For speckled trout, red drum, flounder, striped bass from bay, marsh, inlet, river, lake, bridge.
Speckled TroutRed DrumFlounder - Sheet 07Lureintermediate
Basic trolling setup
Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and open-water searching from a boat.
Inshore boatOffshore - Sheet 10Lureintermediate
Bucktail jigging rig
For striped bass, flounder, bluefish, spanish mackerel from inlet, bridge, bay, offshore.
Striped BassFlounderBluefish - Sheet 17Lureintermediate
Drop-shot rig
For largemouth bass, crappie, white perch from lake, river.
Largemouth BassCrappieWhite Perch - Sheet 18Lureintermediate
Ned rig
For largemouth bass, white perch from lake, river.
Largemouth BassWhite Perch - Sheet 19Lureintermediate
Texas rig
For largemouth bass from lake, river, marsh.
Largemouth Bass - Sheet 20Lureintermediate
Wacky rig
For largemouth bass, bluegill from lake, river, marsh.
Largemouth BassBluegill - Sheet 27Lureintermediate
Spanish mackerel trolling and casting setup
For spanish mackerel from bay, offshore.
Spanish Mackerel - Sheet 28Lureintermediate
Cobia presentation (sight-cast and bottom)
For cobia from bay, offshore.
Cobia