Best way to rig a Zoom Centipede

[Quillback]

Can't quite figure this poll thing out, for some reason I had to make this post.

[fishinwrench]

I rig them flat side down with a 1/0 gammi and 12# mono leader.   Just a slow steady drag with the reel, and sweep to the side when a fish loads up on it.

I have an old 3.8:1 reel that turned out to be absolutely perfect for C-rigging.  If you've never C-rigged with a slow retrieve reel you should try it.  Just put your rod tip down and drag it with the reel.  Way less hangups than dragging with the rod and alot more bites.

[Hughesy]

I rig them flat side down with a 1/0 gammi and 12# mono leader.   Just a slow steady drag with the reel, and sweep to the side when a fish loads up on it.

I have an old 3.8:1 reel that turned out to be absolutely perfect for C-rigging.  If you've never C-rigged with a slow retrieve reel you should try it.  Just put your rod tip down and drag it with the reel.  Way less hangups than dragging with the rod and alot more bites.

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[Quillback]

Always been a dragger and then reel in the slack, c-rig fisher.  I'll have to try the slow reel deal.

[m&m]

QB, I rig them flat side down.  I also use a slow reel but now based upon what fishinwrench said, I am going to look through my older reels to see if I have a slower one.  Makes sense.

Mike

[Mitch f]

Flat side down, the ridges make good skin hook material 

[merc1997 Bo]

with the flat side down, it makes the fall more erratic.  same reason that the original guido bug worked so well.

bo

[*T*]

Flat side down, the ridges make good skin hook material 

yes, i never push hook through middle of bait but skin hook through side like a splinter barely under your skin.  Yes it twists but if 100% hookups I don't care.  If it twists one way switch hook to other side to un twist. Dr or centip

[gitnby]

I have fished the Zoom Centipede and Fish Doctor for a lot of years.

Usually green pumpkin or gr pumpkin w/red flake.

Most often on a split-shot rig in 20' or less, with the split-shot 12-15" up the line.

I don't disagree with anything that's been said, but I take a different approach.

I'll hook it from the side so that the ridges are on one side of the hook and the flat side on the other.

I rig it Texas style, put the hook (Gammy 1/0 rnd bend) all the way thru the bait and then skin-hook the point on the other side.

The line twist will happen, but I think it actually helps sometimes? As the the bait falls and glides, it will actually turn over from flat side to ridge side, which gives it a nice darting action.

I think on a C-rig with a large sinker and an 18" or longer leader, riggin it flat side down might be better, as it may give it a slower fall?

In the end, I'm not sure if it really matters all that much on which way you hook it?

 

 

[bluebasser86]

On a shakyhead with the flat side down.