Fishing techniques varies tremendously across the country. While a hook and line are critical components, the complexities to dupe fishy foe are virtually endless, driven by location tradition, species availability and habitat conditions.
The custom drift rig, aka. Santee drift rig or slinky rig is all that seasoned catfish anglers will use to put loads of Santee Cooper catfish in their coolers.
The Santee Cooper Lakes cover far more than 170,000 acres and are filled with submerged structure of all types: rocks, logs, stumps, brus, and even bridge abutments that were formerly roads now under the lake’s surface. In order for an angler to present his baits in lairs of king catfish, the two feet along the bottom are where all of the entanglements are located.
The Santee rig enables anglers to drag baits within 12 inches of the bottom while dragging through structure with very few hang-ups. The rig consists of a slinky weight, cork and hook. The slinky weight is built out of shoestring or parachute cord loaded with buck shot and crimped on both ends. The float suspends the bait just off the bottom, within reach of bottom-dwelling catfish.
Santee anglers will use the drift-weight system to drift baits across flats, ledges and places where the big catfish live. For anglers that want to spend less time tying rigs and more time with baits in the water, the Santee drift rig proves successful.
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