A Simple Bottom Fishing Rig Might Be the Best

With the clear waters surrounding Key West, Delph believes it helps to reduce your footprint. His bottom fishing techniques have evolved into keeping rigs simple and not overdoing it with too many rods. He has streamlined his best bottom fishing rig using 50-pound braid connected to 5 to 8 feet of 50-pound fluorocarbon with an FG knot. He slides an appropriate egg weight onto the fluorocarbon, then ties on a 180-pound barrel swivel. To that, he connects 10 to 15 feet of 50-pound fluorocarbon and finally the hook. He pins the live bait in the lower jaw and up through the top jaw for bottom fishing.