Sturgeon fishing bait rigging
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Sturgeon fishing rigging: Written by pro guide Dennis Hull
There are only a few basic sturgeon rigs and tons of small alterations to the
basics click on the links
top
right to see the basic sturgeon fishing rigs. There
are several misconceptions out there about rigging up for sturgeon fishing. Lets
start with leader length; Most old time When I cant seem to move enough to get out of the bait thieves I
use maline cloth and wrap my baits in it and tie them up with stretchy thread
the sturgeon don't care and the pests cant get it off of the hook. As of late
experienced sturgeon anglers have found that in the coastal estuaries that if
you use 60 lb monofilament leader and turn you bait around with the head facing
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sturgeon fisherman will tell you that
you want your leader as short as possible so that your bait is tight to the
bottom and to this I say NOT TRUE. I have found that by using a longer leader
from 3 feet to as much as 5 feet that I hook just as many fish with less fish
lost due to them cutting my main line. If you want to use rope for your main
line ie 80lb test or bigger then I guess shorter is ok. Oh and if you are going
to use the rope and short leaders you better start lifting weight so that your
arms will be able to handle the big gear and heavy leads that you will need to
hold that rope down on the bottom. I use mostly 50 lb test super braid mainline
and sometime as small as 30 lb test and by using the longer leaders I am able to
get away with much smaller leads and lighter gear. The only thing to remember is
that when you are in heavy current to rig your baits so they don't twirl like a
propeller and that they lay out as straight as possible, this is not an issue
unless you are in heavy current. To help in keeping the twirling to a minimum
always cut the tails and fins off of the bait. Dealing with bait thieves:
Bullheads, Squawfish, Crabs can eat a surprising amount of bait in a very short
period of time. 
put a winged drift bobber and a couple of beads on it that on allot
of days this vibrating slightly suspended bait will kick some butt on the
conventional method. Enough rambling click on the links on the top right side of
the page to see some
illustrations of popular sturgeon rigs. .jpg){kind=link}
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