LEARN · RIGS
Five core shore rigs, tied step by step with diagrams. Each one matched to real beach, pier, and rock conditions from Greystones to Arklow. Gear links when you need components, not before you understand the rig.
PICK YOUR RIG
Filter by mark type. Surf beaches need distance and grip; pier walls need flappers and paternosters; rough rock marks call for pulley rigs that protect soft baits on the cast.
A single-hook rig with the bait clipped tight to the lead for maximum casting distance and aerodynamic protection in onshore wind.
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A heavy-duty distance rig that protects large soft baits during the cast. The hooklink slides through a pulley swivel so bait and hooks lift on splash-down while the lead anchors.
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The first rig every shore angler should tie. A lead slides freely on the mainline above a stop swivel, with a hooklink below. Fish pick up the bait without feeling the weight.
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A twin-snood rig with hooks that flare out from the mainline on the drop. Two baits at different positions in the water column for mixed bags of whiting, dab, and dogfish.
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A vertical rig with two dropper hooks on short snoods above a fixed lead. Presents baits at set heights off the bottom for pier pollack, coalfish, and mixed species.
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NEW TO SHORE FISHING?
If you only tie one rig this season, make it the running ledger. It works on almost every Wicklow mark and teaches the fundamentals every other rig builds on.
Running ledger guidePair your rig with a scored mark and today's conditions.