Mackeral stick bait???

[mad dog bite]

My son has been fishing the northeast this summer and keeps mentioning mackeral stick baits they have been using for BFT,can anyone explain to me how they are rigged.

[mad dog bite]

Anyone have any ideas on what this rig is???

[Bert Rodgers]

It's called a cedar plug

http://www.daybreakfishing.com/Cedar-Plugs.html

Bert

[BTH284]

Bamboo skewer run down the backbone instead of de boning.

[Bert Rodgers]

He could be talking about topwater popping up off of Cape Cod.
www.jignpop.com

[sagamoron]

http://www.oceanlures.com/belowsurfa...gmackerel.html

We've using these for years and they work great.

[WahooKing]

Prob not the same rig your talking about...

However, Gotcha plugs are killer off Fla. for them Macs.

http://www.seastriker.com/gotcha/got.../100series.htm

[Daysatsea]

Why don't you ask your son?

[TunaBully]

Bamboo skewer run down the backbone instead of de boning.

Here is your answer. Mackeral stick baits are rigged with bamboo skewers down the sides, a small weight sewed into the mouth and the hook buried in the back with the line exiting the fish just after the head. This enables the bait to remain straight and facing into the current while sitting on the line. If rigged properly it actually looks like the mackeral is alive and swimming. This is the primary dead bait used for catching giant bluefin at the cape and off of Georges Bank

[dckhd247]

AHHHH!!! The YO-YO rig... Good info TunaBully