The first rigs I ever fished offshore with were pinrigs, and that was the way I made all of my rigs until about two years ago… Pin with monel wire. Anymore I have been using rigs without pins, as some more experienced fishing buddies, Captains etc have said the pin will cause fish to let go of the bait, with sailfish being one in particular. I do not seem to have more luck with the monel without the pin, and I’m ready to remake my rigs for this year. Any thoughts from some of you guys experience?
Thanks in advance guys!
IMO use whatever works well for you. I use pin rigs on most of Ilanders and larger lures, but I almost never put pins on my naked baits and small sea witches. Reasoning for not using a pin rig can be that on a drop back there is not a sharp wire poking into the fishes mouth, but also a pin rigged ballyhoo is typically easier to be stripped off IMO