Mark Rose is a master at ledge fishing, and he has two setups he likes to use to get to a limit.
One of the things I really like doing when I find myself at a ledge with no luck is set up a Neko Rig.
When I see the fish riding high in the water column but just can’t get them to bite, I really like the 7-inch Strike King Rage Cut-R Worm. You’ll notice the flat Cut-R tail on the end of the worm, which is a really neat set up Strike King has brought out, but if I want to use a straight tail all I do is pull off the flat tail. This leaves you with a perfect straight and fat worm I can use my KVD Worm tool on.
Then I’ll take a tungsten weight and push it in the tail end. It's important to attach it from the bottom up so that when you reel in it pulls from the bottom up.
Next, I attach a weightless wacky hook on the O-Ring. By keeping the weight on the tail and the O-Ring in the middle, it gives the worm a little more action as you reel in. This creates an awfully good Neko Rig: perfect size, good profile, and catches some big fish.
Sometimes ledge fishing is not all about size. With a five fish limit, you need to be throwing big baits, but many times in tournaments the Strike King Shakey Head has worked best for me. It has bailed me out so often, bringing me to the five fish limit within minutes.
I’ll rig a 6.5-inch KVD Finesse worm, 3/16th-ounce Strike King Shakey Head onto 10-pound fluorocarbon line.
In my opinion the Strike King Shakey Head is the best one on the market because the barb on it has such an intense angle it's almost impossible to lose your worm. I’m telling you, this right here is money.
