center rigger.....who else has an issue with it?

[hubris 1]

ok, i admit it. i love the center rigger but, what the ........... i try everything. whats the secret to proper center rigger set-up? wwb.......spreader....in tight.... its got me confused....... i never seem to score on it. whats your take on this position only?

[johnseafood]

I'll chime in here

I run a 6 squid dropper daisy chain on it with squid nation rasta maulers on it with a bally/seawitch combo follwoing it. I run it for the first squid on the dropper is out of the water 75% of the time. We had tunas and whites all year come off of it.

This is just what worked for me i'm sure you can tweak it but i'm not

[BlueH20Boss]

Our center rigger is a whip rigger..... and i almost always run a green machine spreader bar on it way waaaaaaaaaaaaay back, and it usually gets quite a bit of the action. We usually run an 80 off of that because once a fish hits, its already got a 150-200 yard lead on us, and the 80 can eat it back up

[SeaMent]

ok, i admit it. i love the center rigger but, what the ........... i try everything. whats the secret to proper center rigger set-up? wwb.......spreader....in tight.... its got me confused....... i never seem to score on it. whats your take on this position only?

I don't fish the wtfb spread, I use it for Wahoo with a black and red BB "Crooked Island Candy" at 10-12kts. between the short riggers, and it works like a charm!!

[Deep C]

On Reel Delight I had a good run with the bird in shotgun slot. Rather than green machine though I ran a swimming hoo there. That bait also runs well on my right flat so often it moved there and a weighted machine with an eel was sent back there. Most of my bigger tuna pile on that one along with whites leaving the spread.
On Cammys Dad we have no rigger there but I run a clip on a length of mono off the buggy top...

[BlueH20Boss]

On the 38 rampage i run an 80 or 130 in the center rocket launcher on the hardtop........ again usually a bar back there and occasionally i spice it up with a bird in front. It did OK last season.

[Capt. Duane]

Always run blue/pink sea star on long center.....Short Center...Early in the year run a stupid rig(3 pearl squid all w/ hooks) if tuna are feedin on flyers, run a yummy just so its out of the water as much as its in the water....wahoo, we run a red/black witch just behind short rigger on short center

[Russell A. Jost]

Alex I always run a center rigger usually with a bird trailed by a islander and hoo. I also run a short center between the long and middle riggers. this position seems to be as productive as anything in the spread. It is also the focal point for tangles if your cocpit monkeys aren't paying attention or they don't set the distance between the long and middle riggers just right.

[offshore]

I run a Large Blue and White Islander Blue head with a med large hoo way back to the tune of 150-200yds. It was the hot rod this year!! If its a parking lot out I run a bird in front of it. If I dont run a bird I end up catching the Grady's!!!! They are tough to bring to the boat but it can be done!!!...Mark

[tunatamer4]

Pink/blue or blue/white sea star with med./horse hoo 150-200yds back, onan 80. Sometimes farther if conditions permit. All other nine lines tight to the boat.