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By Stan Fagerstrom
Product Review Editor

February 7, 2013

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The guy I had invited to share a day of bass fishing with me on Oregon’s Ten Mile Lake wasn’t happy.

“The hell with it!” I heard him snort.  “I can’t get this damn worm rigged right.  I don’t care if I don’t get fish.  At least I’ll be able to keep my line in the water instead of screwing around trying to get this worm rigged the way you have yours.”

By Mark Fong

January 30, 2013

If I were to tell you there is a technique that is easy to master, catches finicky fish, requires a minimal tackle investment and is just plain fun, what would you say?  Ok, now that I have your attention, the answer is, of course, the venerable split shot technique.

The split shot rig is a minimalist’s dream.  In its most common form, the split shot rigs consists of a small lead shot crimped 12 to 24 inches above a light wire worm hook adorned with a four inch finesse worm.    Split shotting  excels when the bite is difficult.  Post frontal days, blue bird skies and pressured fish are all prime conditions for split shotting.  When properly configured, the split shot rig can be effective in water as shallow as a foot all the way down to depths of fifty feet or more.