I have been throwing a rig that entails a swivel with a heavy mono leader about 3’ long and 4/0 - 6/0 hook. At the swivel i run 6" of line and tie a pyramid sinker on. I really struggle with this rig getting tangled and the pyramid twisting around the leader the hook is on. I typically fish the beach at Seabrook and the current is ripping there most of the time. I have seen the double rigs you buy in a store but didn’t think that they would work that well for large reds and sharks.
Any suggestions on rigs? What are your favorites? Anyone use floats on rigs?
I typically only throw what I can catch in the cast net. Mullet live and chunked and menhaden when I can find them. I also use the occasional Blue Crab.
A clip down rig works well and keeps everything from getting tangled. I also us a pulley rig and have just recently purchased some new sinkers with clips already attached to clip the hook down. but my main rig for shark is now an “up-down” rig. It’s only about 4 foot total casting length but gives me a total of 12 feet of rig. Made from #150 mono, 6" of solid steel haywire twisted onto a 16/0 Owner tournament circle that I ground the barb off of and ground the point straighter. Casts very well but haven’t had any takers.