| Many years ago the brothers Al and Ron Linder | | | | part when live bait is used, you want that bait to |
| developed the Lindy rig as one of the first | | | | look as much like is would in nature as possible. |
| commercial live bait rigs. This live bait rig is very | | | | Natural presentation is the key to live bait fishing. |
| effective and used to this day with great success. | | | | The best live bait rig for those of us who target fish |
| The Lindy rig is mainly employed when back trolling | | | | such as trout, smallmouth bass, or even walleye but |
| (trolling very slowly) for Walleye. The key to the | | | | don't have access to a boat and are confined to the |
| Lindy rig is that the fish feel no resistance when they | | | | bank, is called a set of gang hooks. Gang hooks are |
| pick up the bait. | | | | nothing more that a pair of small hooks tied in |
| This rig comes in a variety of configurations and is a | | | | tandem, which enable live bait to be presented in a |
| very effective live bait rig. The only problem with the | | | | totally natural and effective manner. |
| Lindy rig is that it was developed for walleye fishing | | | | If you like to target fish in the flowing waters of |
| from a boat. This is fine, unless you don't have | | | | small rivers and streams, gang hooks very well might |
| access to a boat in which case the Lindy rig is of no | | | | be the most effective live bait rig that can be |
| use to you. | | | | employed. For example, if a live worm is rigged on a |
| Another place that a live bait (or just bait) rig is | | | | set of pre-tied gang hooks and allowed to flow |
| employed is in steelhead and salmon fishing. There | | | | naturally with the current of your favorite river or |
| are many bait rigs available for steelhead and salmon | | | | stream, the results can be dramatic. These hooks are |
| fishing that are very effective. Most of these | | | | even effective when used under a bobber. |
| obviously involve heavy line, swivels, some sort of | | | | Remember, no matter what type of fish you're |
| spinner and a hook because salmon and steelhead | | | | targeting when live bait is employed the key is to |
| are large fish. In the case of Steelhead fishing many | | | | have your bait appear as natural as possible. As |
| times the bait is rigged under a large float. | | | | anglers we want our bait to look as much like it does |
| There probably is no "most effective" way to rig live | | | | in nature as is possible. The more natural your |
| bait, as it comes down to personal preference and | | | | presentation the more bites you will receive, it's as |
| the type of fish that's being targeted. There is | | | | simple as that. At the end of the day just impaling |
| however one thing that is important. For the most | | | | your live bait onto a hook isn't good enough. |