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Popping Cork Rig (Video Included)

Wade's World Fishing: A popping cork is the main element in a surface-fishing rig designed to make a splashy noise and attract feeding fish by both sound and sight. It is normally used to catch speckled trout and other inshore marine species. However, it is equally effective on white bass, black bass and striped bass in freshwater lakes. Here is how to tie a popping cork rig.

• Use monofilament line, at least 15-pound test. Larger line won’t slip through the pegged cork.
• Peg the cork 18-24 inches above the hook/bait.
• If using live bait, clamp a small split shot onto the line above the hook to keep the bait down in the water as the cork is popped. If using a plastic grub or a fly with a weighted head, extra weight on the line may not be needed.