The Egg Sinker Rig is a popular rig among lake fisherman. This rig is not only easy to tie, it also provides a couple of other benefits:
1) This rig can be fished at all depths including the bottom, with great ease.
2) The rig allows the fish to take the bait without feeling any resistance.
The rig is tied by first taking the end of your line and tying on what ever type of hook you prefer. When I'm fishing for trout or bass using live bait, I prefer a size 10 or 12 treble hook when using live bait. The smaller size hook allows the fish to more easily take the bait without feeling it. Usually letting the fish "run" for a couple of minutes before setting the hook ensures that you will have good hook placement. If you plan to do catch and release, a larger circle hook allows you to hook the fish quickly in the mouth and allows for a better chance of release after the fight and catch.
The second step to tying this rig is to cut about a 12 - 18 inch leader above the hook, leaving you with 12-18 inches of line with a hook tied at the end of it. Set this aside for now.
Now take your egg singer and slip it onto the line attached to the rod/reel. I then usually follow the sinker with a plastic bead to ensure that the sinker does not drop over the barrel swivel. Once the egg sinker and bead (if you choose to use one) are in place you can tie one end of the barrel swivel below the sinker and attach the hook/leader to the other end of the swivel.
The knot you use is up to you but I use the Improved Clinch Knot. The Improved Clinch Knot is very easy and quick to learn and tie. Once you have the rig tied, you can place your bait on the hook and lower the rig into the water. The bait fish are free to swim on their 12-18 inch leash and when a fish grabs them they won't feel an instant resistance. Another point to note here is that if you let your fish run, the egg singer often times falls to the bottom of the lake and the fish can pull line through it freely, however when you go to set your hook ensure that you have any slack in the line tightened otherwise the fish could be straight in front of you and your line is pointing someplace else due to the placement of the sinker.
I hope this gives you some good insight into the Egg Sinker Rig. If you have any questions on the uses or details of tying this rig please let me know.
- Paul Nicolucci
1) This rig can be fished at all depths including the bottom, with great ease.
2) The rig allows the fish to take the bait without feeling any resistance.
The rig is tied by first taking the end of your line and tying on what ever type of hook you prefer. When I'm fishing for trout or bass using live bait, I prefer a size 10 or 12 treble hook when using live bait. The smaller size hook allows the fish to more easily take the bait without feeling it. Usually letting the fish "run" for a couple of minutes before setting the hook ensures that you will have good hook placement. If you plan to do catch and release, a larger circle hook allows you to hook the fish quickly in the mouth and allows for a better chance of release after the fight and catch.
The second step to tying this rig is to cut about a 12 - 18 inch leader above the hook, leaving you with 12-18 inches of line with a hook tied at the end of it. Set this aside for now.
Now take your egg singer and slip it onto the line attached to the rod/reel. I then usually follow the sinker with a plastic bead to ensure that the sinker does not drop over the barrel swivel. Once the egg sinker and bead (if you choose to use one) are in place you can tie one end of the barrel swivel below the sinker and attach the hook/leader to the other end of the swivel.
The knot you use is up to you but I use the Improved Clinch Knot. The Improved Clinch Knot is very easy and quick to learn and tie. Once you have the rig tied, you can place your bait on the hook and lower the rig into the water. The bait fish are free to swim on their 12-18 inch leash and when a fish grabs them they won't feel an instant resistance. Another point to note here is that if you let your fish run, the egg singer often times falls to the bottom of the lake and the fish can pull line through it freely, however when you go to set your hook ensure that you have any slack in the line tightened otherwise the fish could be straight in front of you and your line is pointing someplace else due to the placement of the sinker.
I hope this gives you some good insight into the Egg Sinker Rig. If you have any questions on the uses or details of tying this rig please let me know.
- Paul Nicolucci
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