Carolina Rig 101 | How to Rig and Fish with Jacob Wheeler

Our Wired2fish staff was pleasantly surprised when Jacob Wheeler grabbed an old school Carolina rig and started catching the heck out of pressured bass from an offshore school on the Tennessee River. Wheeler has been making good use of classic presentations like deep cranking, Texas rigging and Carolina rigging in recent tournaments with outstanding success. He takes the time to provide a detailed rigging walk-through and explanation of how to fish the Carolina rig to catch bass others are missing.

TACKLE USED (retail links)
• HOOK - VMC Ike Approved Wide Gap Hook, size - 3/0: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3L079xE), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/44xedJ9)
• WEIGHT - VMC Tungsten Slider Weight, size - 3/4-ounce: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/44BfcYx), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://wired2.fish/VMC-SliderWeight)
• SWIVEL - VMC Rolling Swivel, size - 4: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/47TMLrN), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://wired2.fish/VMC-RollingSwivel)
• LINE (mainline) - Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon, 17-20 pound: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3Z2QvmP), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3s5w6RK)
• LINE (leader) - Sufix Advance Monofilament, 14lb: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3KZJqh7), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3YXVRj2)
• BEAD - Eagle Claw Faceted Glass Bead: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3syPs1X), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://wired2.fish/EagleClaw-GlassBead)
• CREATURE BAIT - Googan Baits Trench Hawg 6”, color - Blue Baby: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/48663un), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3R0m8vb)
• WORM - Googan Baits Mondo Worm 10", color - Plum: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3OUSoNQ), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3sti3FL)
• FINESSE WORM - Googan Baits Slim Shake Worm, color - Green Pumpkin: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3OUSoNQ), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3OZM7jQ)
• ROD - Duckett Pro Series Casting Rod, 7’6” Heavy: Buy at Bass Pro Shops (https://bit.ly/3L65QgD), Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://wired2.fish/DuckettProSeriesC...)
• REEL - Duckett Paradigm Casting Reel: Buy at Tackle Warehouse (https://bit.ly/3OWa9w7)

Wheeler walks through the entire rig from terminal tackle (i.e., hook, weight, swivel and line) to his top 3 soft plastic baits. He spends a good deal of time explaining his preference for light-wire EWG hooks attached to a lighter monofilament leader while using a heavier fluorocarbon mainline. Wheeler goes so far to classify his Carolina rig setup as a finesse rig — the bait glides along in an extremely natural fashion that bass can’t resist. Additionally, Wheeler explains the offshore situations when a Carolina rig excels and how to fish the setup in current.


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