Rigging Ballyhoo
This page shows the most basic ballyhoo rig step by step.
The basic sea witch rig. The wire which secures the
ballyhoo can be copper or monel.
Prepare the bait first. Push the eyes out with a dowel, or
other tool.
Work the bait in an "S" pattern, gently breaking the spine.
Also squeeze the belly, purging out any excrement.
Cut the pectoral fins off the bait.
Lay the bait out flat and measure for the exit hole of the
hook.
Use the hook barb to mark the position of the the exit hole.
Lift the gill, work the hook thru the gullet and out the exit
hole.
Cut a 1/4" slit so that the hook can move freely.
Never allow the hook to pull tight against the body.
Wrap the wire, thru the eye socket and around the beak.
Check the action of the bait in the water.
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