Fixed Single Clipped
The traditional Cod Rig, very simple to fish at long range with a big bait.
Ideal for Dungeness, used with a grapple/breakout lead, the fish takes the bait and hooks itself against the lead. A big fish pulls the lead out and gives the classic slack line bite.
Build:
I use a sixty pound body with a forty pound snood ( I use black amnesia) along with a quality 4/0 hook, a viking pattern. I like Sakuma Phantom which is a good strong hook.
Clip down with a Breakaway bait shield or the new"Imps", crimp flat being careful not to damage the main body.
Tactics:
A large black lug or two thread up the snood tipped with a Razorfish (these get washed up after a storm).
Fished on the point at low water on the "back end" of a good South Westerly blow.
Single
fixed clipped down rig
with bait shield
