Short snood rig
BeginnerAlso called Short trace
A short, stiff hook length for a dumping surf or snaggy ground so the bait does not wrap everything.
Keep a bait fishing in a mess of weed and surf.
One hook, 6–10 in of heavy line, a grip lead. Fewer parts than a flapper. The skill is choosing it, not tying it.
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When to use
A dumping surf, close mixed ground, or a snag where a long flapper snood wraps weed and you still need a bait in the water.
Storm beaches, close mixed ground, wrasse-style snags.
Ground and marks
Beach, Rock mark, Pier. Ground: shingle, rough, mixed, kelp.
A dumping surf, close mixed ground, or a snag where a long flapper snood wraps weed and you still need a bait in the water.
A long-range clean-sand dab session. A bait that cannot move is the point here, and the wrong tool on a gentle beach.
Storm beaches fish a moving, coloured sea. Slack gin-clear water is not why you tied this.
Marks: Beach, Rock mark, Pier. Ground: shingle, rough, mixed, kelp.
One hook, 6–10 in of 50–60 lb, a grip lead. Cast into the dump or the hole. You feel a bite in a big sea because nothing is wrapping.
Hooks 1–4/0. Lead: 4–6 oz.
Short stiff snood 6–10 in of 50–60 lb, one matched hook, grip lead 4–6 oz. Rotten-bottom on mixed ground. Heavy leader.
How to tie it
- 01One hook, 6–10 in of 50–60 lb, a grip lead.