Best Carolina Rig Reel

217 Bassin reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Lew's Speed Spool LFS Casting Reel - EOL on Sangchris Lake. Additional comments from this report: "in the summer at Sangchris you will find the fish on deep points or drop offs because the banks are so shallow the fish move and hold in deeper water. I like to target these main body points and drop offs with a carolina rig. Weight - 1oz egg weight Hook - 5 offset Leader - 18' flourocarbon Lure - Zoom 8" watermelon seed lizard "

Johnny K reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Lew's Speed Spool LFS Casting Reel - EOL on J Percy Priest Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "Took my brother out to Percy Priest lake after the Bass Master Classic to dial in my electronics for an upcoming fishing trip. My brother decided to drag around a black and blue Senko on a carolina rig around rock and got a nice 19 inch smallmouth. With it being spring time he drags and hops around the senko pretty quick to trigger a reaction bite. "

Jered Grooms reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Lew's Speed Spool LFS Casting Reel - EOL on Lake Texoma. Additional comments from this report: "Smallmouth were set up on main lake rocky points. Water was still in the low 70"s. "

Ben Hutchins reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Shimano Curado MGL 150 Casting Reel on Lake James. Additional comments from this report: "I caught fish dragging a carolina rig across humps and points. I started out the morning throwing a walking topwater bait over points with little luck. I then switched to the carolina righ once the sun got up and was able to put some fish in the boat."

Bmorris07 reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Shimano Curado MGL 150 Casting Reel on Clarks Hill Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "The conditions were two days post frontal, 5-7 mph east winds, blue bird skies, and 6-8 foot of visibility. The bigger bites came off of chunkier rock while a few came from some brush piles. I tried the shallow bite around mid day with no luck, so I went back to rock piles in about 15-25 feet if water and continued to get bites. "

The Chub King reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Shimano Curado MGL 150 Casting Reel on Oneida Lake . Additional comments from this report: "Early summer/late post spawn pattern on the first week in July. Sunny and calm day with water about 71. The key was to find some different looking rock structure in that 10-15ft depth. Everybody's favorite ball and chain C-Rig produced the best. The fish were spitting up perch on the way to the boat though and could be caught with jerkbaits, I just couldnt get them as consistently as I could being on bottom."

Owen Waddell reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Pickwick Lake. Additional comments from this report: "This was one of the best days I have had on the water. We were fishing main lake points and humps at the mouths of creeks. A Carolina rig was the hot technique for the day."

Matthew Tomolonis reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Kentucky Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Water temps are getting close to the right temp for smallmouth to start targeting crawfish. Rock is key as is current breaks. Take your time fishing these areas "

Dominic Altavilla reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Carolina Rigs technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Lake Champlain. Additional comments from this report: "Carolina rigged break walls and pilings. Best retrieve was slow and steady. I added chartreuse to the claws early morning or when it was cloudy. I used straight green pumpkin the rest of the time. My leader length was about 30”. Although they were eating a craw bait, a lot of the bass were spitting up perch."