How to Rig Ballyhoo

Imagine if you will, a well-crafted set of tools, shimmering under the sun's generous light: a file, J-hooks, circle hooks, swivels, O-rings, rigging wire, and floss. Add to this ensemble, lead, a chugger & hooker, a mylar head skirt, fluorocarbon, and the essence of the sea itself—salt or brine. Furthermore, you'd be bereft without Manley Pliers, a deboner or an arrow, a small hand crimper, mono, cutters, needle nose pliers, wire snips or diagonal cutting pliers, a sturdy bait knife, and the silent hero of our tale—a closed-eye rigging needle. Such an array of tools, like a well-practiced orchestra, sets the stage for the grand symphony of rigging ballyhoo.

In the end, the dance of rigging ballyhoo for trolling is not just an act—it's an invitation. An invitation to partake in the symphony of the sea, to understand the language of the ballyhoo fish, and to experience the quiet majesty of the natural world.

Seth