Many paths to perfect ballyhoo rigging

Proper rigging of a ballyhoo behind a trolling lure like this Pirate Plug can help cut down on breakoffs and missed strikes from wahoo.

Washed-out or twisting ballyhoo baits are some examples of trolling bait failures that can cost fishing time for re-rigging or while dragging useless baits. Many trolling skirts are designed to decrease such problems as well as to increase their attractiveness to gamefish like wahoo.

This Pirate Plug Deep Six trolling skirt encases the head and mouth area of the ballyhoo, helping to protect it against washout. It also has an angled weight that uses water pressure as well as gravity to take it down several feet below the surface, rather than allowing the ballyhoo to skip and jump along the surface.

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Mike Marsh is a freelance outdoor writer in Wilmington, N.C. His latest book, Fishing North Carolina, and other titles, are available at www.mikemarshoutdoors.com.

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