Thread: Kansas Ultra-lite(Kentucky-rig)

Either rigs should be good for relocating brush piles.

Originally Posted by Ronald Meeder

Either rigs should be good for relocating brush piles.

lol :D

Originally Posted by squirrels

So you just hammer the ends of a welding rod flat, drill holes in the ends, and round the edges with a grinder? Looks like the rest is just split rings and swivels. That seems doable.

Exactly. The ends can't be hammered out with one or two blows or they will split. Just tap tap with many lesser taps and it will flatten out OK.

Dang it Ron you shouldn't be divulging such top secret high value techniques for brush relocation. :D:D

When the Chattester gets around to showing his diagrams he probably won't be showing them with the grappling hook components he uses with his rigging. :D

LBM; Thanks I had forgot about welding rod riggin, an old timer turned me onto it years ago....just slipped the mind.

since it seems to be give up your rig secret week here's one of mine....

Use the same type of equip as LBM except use about 3 feet of weld rod and on the bottom tie a jig on with only 4 inches of line between the rod and the jig. Use this rig in 5 foot of water or less on the nastiest brush you can find. It really shines on the stuff that sticks out of the water that you have to use long rods to reach. Remember to use split ring on the weld rod as you drill cuts may not be smooth.

Al

Here is the redneck fail safe deep brush rig. Take a 3 ounce sinker and tie to the end of your line...any test will do. Make a slip knot loop a few inches above the sinker. Put an M-80 firecracker in the loop and snug up. Light the M-80 and quickly lower into the brush pile. As the slabs float to the surface, scoop up with a net. Repeat this process and use on brush piles until you get your limit.

Hey ksfish99 the redneck comes through again, who says they have backward ways!!

If you don't have a redneck fishing pole, you can always just duct tape your M-80 to a rock and toss it overboard when you get to the brush pile.

I like Haugboss' idea of giving up our favorite Summer rigs.:D

What's been working for me is a basic tandem jig rig around brush piles. I've been using a 1/16 oz ball head jig on top and a 1/8 oz roadrunner on the bottom. 1 1/2" tubes or 2" grubs on both jigs. I space them out about 14". For the top jig, I tie a nail knot in the line to give me about a 4" long loop and then use a palomar knot to tie on the jig. The bottom jig is just a standard palomar. I have been using 20# braid for the whole rig.

I like this setup because you don't need any swivels, leaders, etc,. All you need is jigs and line. If I get snagged up, I can usually straighten the hooks at least 6 or 8 times before the line gets worn out enough to break. Whenever I do manage to break off, it doesn't take long to retie. For me, simple = good. Plus, no minnows to keep alive. I can slow-drift this rig around the pile, or set up on top and lift-drop.

Here is another diagram requested by Crappie Chatt "Thank Ship!!! Will you post this on the Kansas board under the sticky 'Kansas ultralite?' <*)}}}><"

Thanks Ship!!! The one I use is the middle picture. As you can see I have :D 'tweeked' :D the measurements a little. <*)}}}><