Rig · distance in rough seas
How to tie an up-and-over rig
Released. The rig hits the water, both clips let go and the snood swings out and down. From that moment it fishes like a long flapper on an open east-coast beach.
Targets
- Cod
- Bass
- Rays
Baits. Big worm baits, squid, crab
What it is made of
- 1Rig bodyAbout 1.5 m of 60 to 80 lb mono
- 2Clip-upPulley or impact clip high on the body. Snood loops over it for the cast
- 3Long snoodCan be long. Runs over the upper clip, then down past the lead
- 4Bait clipNear the lead. Holds the hook pointing back up for the cast
- 5HookSingle 2/0 to 4/0, or a pennel of the same size
- 6Lead5 to 6 oz breakaway
Tie it
- Build about 1.5 m of 60 to 80 lb body with a high clip-up (pulley or impact clip).
- Fix a bait clip near the lead.
- Tie a long snood: loop it over the upper clip, then down to the bait clip.
- Clip the hook (or pennel) so it points back up the rig for the cast.
- On splashdown both clips release and the snood swings out to fish.
The snood must be long enough to loop the upper clip and still reach the bait clip. Too short and it will not release, and you retrieve a rig that never fished.
When to fish the up and over
The up and over lets you fish a long snood, which keeps a big bait moving naturally in the surf, while still clipping it up tight for the cast. That makes it a rig for big seas and long casts at cod, bass and rays, where a long trace matters on the seabed but would wreck the cast in flight.
When to leave it in the box
It is complicated to tie and needs a confident caster to work. In calm water, or at short range, the long snood offers little and the rig is harder to manage.
How it goes wrong
- The clip-up set so the snood is still too long in flight and tangles.
- Wrong length snood for the conditions: too short and you lose the point of the rig.
- Rushing the build. This is the rig in the library most worth tying at home.
Other rigs for the same fish
- Pennel
Best for big baits. Also takes cod, bass, rays.
- Pulley
Best for rough ground. Also takes cod, bass, rays.
- Pulley pennel
Best for rough ground. Also takes cod, bass.
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Buy the parts
What you need for the up and over
Tagged Amazon.ie links for the published east-coast parts list. Prefer a pre-tied pack when you want to fish now; otherwise buy the hooks, leads, and terminal below.
Buy on Amazon.ie, Luroad pre-tied pulley rigs (5 pack)Pre-tied · primary
Pre-tied pulley bodies: check hook size against your target.