Sea Fishing Rigs

Sea fishing rigs are available in a wide range of styles and hook sizes suited to different situations but can be broken down into two main categories, boat fishing rigs and shore rigs. Shore rigs are used for casting from rocks and beaches and often incorporate some form of bait release rig. Clipping the hook and bait down during the cast makes the rig more aerodynamic and allows the angler greater casting distance. Shore rigs designed for fishing at close range, such as flapper rigs, don’t feature bait clips.
Boat fishing rigs are designed to be fished from a boat rather than cast out from shore and often feature booms to help prevent tangles. Hook sizes and numbers of hooks in a rig are normally determined by the species and size of fish being targeted. Rigs with multiple, small hooks are used for targeting smaller fish whilst one, larger hook is used for targeting bigger fish.