Beginners Guide to the FREE RIG (Better than a NED RIG?)

Today we're taking an in depth look at the free rig! I'll take you through how I set up this rig, some plastics that I like, the gear I fish it on, and finally show you how I fish this!
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Hooks:
Ryugi Hobbit EWG Hook (best for ultralight/BFS) bit.ly/4c9UROH
BKK Chimera (My Favorite Finesse Hook) bit.ly/4dZbhdU
BKK Basilisk (Great for Finesse Worms) bit.ly/4dZbhdU
Hook: Decoy Hyper Mini (Size 4) bit.ly/4glHlKk
Weights:
Picasso Tungsten Free Rig Cylinder - bit.ly/4fe6Z2K
Reigns Free Rig (1/16th) bit.ly/3XAbo9W
WOO Tungsten Cylinder bit.ly/3UK2y7s
Plastics:
Missile Baits Micro D Bomb - bit.ly/4bYCbk5
XZone Stealth Craw - bit.ly/3yNFgGj
XZone Stealth Creature - bit.ly/4fVnQYW
Zoom Micro Ultra Vibe Speed Craw - bit.ly/4ebAXDa
Gary Yamamoto Covert Craw bit.ly/3X1klY6
Rods:
Daiwa Aird X Spinning (7' ML Best Budget Option) bit.ly/3lK4JHn
Daiwa Tatula Elite Spinning (7' 3" Med Ex-Fast This is the rod I used at the end of
this vid. It's a faster action and does great around rock) bit.ly/45cCQN4
Daiwa Tatula XT (7' Med Light Great for smaller baits and only $99) bit.ly/3Xyaj05
Reels:
Daiwa Regal Spinning Reel (2500 Size and great budget pick) bit.ly/496WqKW
Shimano Nexave (great budget option) bit.ly/3iexFEP
Shimano Sedona (The reel I used at the end of this vid) bit.ly/3TnaPwY
Shimano Miravel (great do-it-all reel and more refined) bit.ly/3fxDDTp
Line:
P-Line TCB Braid (10 lb great for all around finesse) bit.ly/3AHwwwm
P-Line Endurex (no fade braid) bit.ly/3wZWyP3
P-Line Tactical (8lb for leader) bit.ly/3gKxBeA
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[@richardblake4777]

Been laid up for 3 months with a healing torn rotator cuff and surgery. I'm stoked to get out and do the free rig. Appreciate your showing us how to rig and use it. Love all of your videos Debo, thank you so much. An 83 year old Arkansas invalid.😂

[@travisla1217]

I broke my collarbone and just getting back to some fishing. I fished the free rig for the first time recently and it caught me some fish

[@Oldbasshole]

Had that surgeon couple times , never any fun !!

[@adwhite804]

I feel you brother. I have both labrum's torn up in the ol' shoulders . Trying to avoid surgery but, may just be a matter of time. Heel up and feel better

[@pacman_17]

I got on a great FREE rig bite once. I like it because you can use a heavy weight 3/8oz to 1/2oz to cast it really far with casting gear. The bait can still move around freely even with a heavy weight.

[@dwightshelford3061]

I’ve been fishing the free rig for over five years now. It’s been my number 1 rig in that time to catch bass. Back then I saw a video of Shin Fukae explaining it which was probably the first video about the rig on KZbin. It’s sort of a combination of a Carolina rig and a free swinging jig. I use it almost year round except for when it ices over here in Nebraska. It’s an awesome rig

[@farrzmd3038]

I love the free rig. Same terminal as a drop shot, so two options with the same hook and weights. I use free rig both on spinning and casting. Spinning is 4-8lb test with 1/16-1/8 weight and light wire hook. Casting is 12-14lb test line with 1/4 weight and medium wire hook. I fish leafy muddy bottoms so the pencil weight doesn’t seem to collect as much gunk as the bullet shaped weight.

[@barrymckinney4347]

Man Debo you have really killed it this year with the freerig and popper... Really appreciate your vids always entertaining.

[@Daiwa_Is_King]

The free rig is amazing it definitely landed the most fish for me this year by far. Thank you Debo for the consistent content your channel is top notch. Tight lines bro

[@davidsagastume3700]

I’ve been using the free rig for a couple of years. My favorite plastic is the geecrack bellows gill.

[@MrJohnB-qs6dp]

Great video!!! Thanks for the helpful tips!! I tried the free rig but wasn't that impressed maybe I was using the wrong setup & not fishing it properly. Will give this ned rig method a try for sure!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!! 🤠👍

[@yo-bass-cat4027]

Just got my first bfs rod can’t wait to try the light free rig on it

[@Tooey005]

Love the free rig, like using the tear drop weight. 👊🎣🎣

[@mikvogel]

Love the free rig, but I go bigger. I use a Thunderhawk Grenade and a 4/0 hook. It’s a floating elastomer, so it really rises the bait off the bottom and gives off the profile of a small gill nosing the bottom to feed.

[@9171drgn]

Since I have been watching your channel I have learned so much. Thanks Debo From Will G . Keep it up. Tight lines

[@TheGellyzoo]

Thank you so much for the video! I have learned so much from you.

[@basslesschap346]

Helpful info. Devon, thanks !

[@raygissendanner1476]

Great information debo thank you I have tried it but have to get more small weights

[@MarcusSpjut]

Im all in with the free rig, but I put two boberstoper on and have the weight in between. So I can use it as a free rig, carolina rig and jika rig by just slinging the stops. I used a small v-snap and a dropshot weight befor I got propper weights so thats a tip if someone just wanna go out and try. Use weight from 1/16 - 1/2 and both floting (like flukes/stick/worm) to salty lumps. Oh, and I run my free rig on 0.61fc leader becuse of pikes. :)

[@rickgabrielli8095]

Just wondering Deebo if you have a fluorocarbon leader or just straight braid?

[@orangef3802]

Great video as always, and cool to your your Keegan Murray shirt again! Kings fan

[@dennisstewart7849]

Like your thoughts on the free rig. Nice shirt by the way, both of the Murray brothers are enjoying the NBA. Go, Iowa Hawkeyes!

[@fishntools]

I've been doing this for 60+ years with purple Manns Jelly Worms!

[@gregchilders7643]

I miss the 4 and 6 inch jellyworms . I only have 2 packs of the 6 in left ☹️

[@fishntools]

@@gregchilders7643 My PB 12.5lbs on a 12" black jelly at Lake Fork in January.

[@victorsimonsen921]

thanks for sharing. great video may have to give this a try.

[@MrRashad776]

I was about to ask you if I could use the tear drop weight. But you approve it while I was typing. Thank you for the information.

[@ryanrahlf7626]

Was thinking about trying the free rig with the Berkley Clatter Craw you had in the unboxing. Now quit finesse but I bet it would work well.

[@OutdoorMinnesota]

I would like to see these free rig vs a drop shot rig, a simple split shot rig , and the Texas rig in your pool (clear water) just to see if there is any difference in presentation . Using the same hook and soft plastics.

[@scottharvey2392]

Great vid as always Debo! I have tried the Free Rig multiple times, with little success, because I'm not sure how to work it. I'm trying to fish it almost like a C-rig, with the bait floating behind the weight. I asked Paul at AAA, & he said that's his plan. Did you worry about the bait floating up a certain distance, or fish it more like a Ned or Drop, & not worry about the bait getting distance from the weight? I'd appreciate your insight, & thanks for all the info you give us. Tight Lines!

[@peterheinrichs7634]

Pimp my free rig - I've seen some improvements in my fishing friends bubble you might wanna know about: Adding a stopper first to prevent the weight slipping up the line and making a mess where it isn't supposed to go. Adding stopper and bead to the hook to prevent the ring of the weight to damage the knot or slip over the eye of the hooks. There's no texas-rig-click so far, since the eye ans swivel of the weight aren't as hard and stiff as a bullet weight would be. If you''re aiming for the click, you'll have to go for two beads instead. For better feedback use tungsten weights. You may wanna use your common sense to look for the perfect eye at your free rig weights. To small adds friction to the line, it will mess with the free movement of weight and bait. To big and the weight might slip over the hooks eye or over the braid-to-leader.knot. Hope, you found something worth to try. :-)

[@NStone90]

I like to use the "catfish" weights i find in the bank whenever I try the free rig. No luck yet, but i can see why it works.

[@stevesmith7164]

Good video Debo 🤛

[@williamcritchley3466]

Hey Debo are you using braid to leader or just braid and can’t wait to try it out

[@glennschramm7255]

you should try the twistlock hooks holds the bait better

[@willtrax71]

I’ve tried this rig using a Yum Dinger 3” with success and it’s budget friendly.

[@ryantherock7664]

Do you use a leader at the end of the braid?

[@victorxavier9977]

Debo 🤜🤛

[@mikedurand8286]

This is an interesting vid. How is the Free rig different than a Carolina rig? It seems that most of the finesse rigs work well with floating plastics that avoid bottom slime and mud

[@kayceeyou]

You drag a Carolina rig across the bottom and has a leader with the weight right before the swivel. You don't drag the Free rig.

[@mikedurand8286]

Thanks for the reply. What type of retrieve worksbest with the free rig?​@kayceeyou

[@emcee916]

Great video deebo! I see you wearing a kings shirt man , are you originally from Sacramento?

[@MaineStreamFishing]

Needed this….

[@madseason1989]

Wow so amazing.

[@castandchill]

man i get those random knots so much when i cast spinning rods. i close the bail with my hand and try not to reel up slack and it still happens. ive tried diff lines and braid to leader. anyone have any insight on this ?

[@bigdreamin7853]

Titan Tungsten has had these weights and that tackle box for years just saying. #TitanTungsten

[@jasonlopez4855]

What is the difference between this and the Texas rig not pind or just a Carolina rig ⁉️ is a free rig right ⁉️ what I see in the water looks the same. Water test is it.

[@Danxiong]

KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGAN

[@blind_eye_fishing]

Both weights are drop shot weights. Both where around before the free rig and the open eye not clip style weight was around before the clip style for drop shot.

[@blind_eye_fishing]

Oh and micro free rig is great in bfs gear too. It's actual a Japanese technique they've used in bfs for years now. They are always coming up with new bfs techniques designed from older regular techniques 😂. The free rig has been around the US for years but most use a regular soft plastic and 3/16 oz and up on the weight.

[@Daiwa_Is_King]

@@blind_eye_fishing 😂😂 The free rig was invented in South Korea and was adopted by Japanese fisherman around 2017.

[@Daiwa_Is_King]

🤦‍♂️

[@blind_eye_fishing]

​@@Daiwa_Is_KingJapanese fisherman have been fishing a free rig long before 2017 😂 a Japanese pro fished it in the US in elite events in 2015 smh. No one pulled your string and from now on when you see my name on a comment keep scrolling. I've already hidden you from my channel because you always want to start non sense plus have misinformation every time smh. Bye Felicia

[@blind_eye_fishing]

​@@Daiwa_Is_King Google these exact words read and learn something. "who invented the free rig for fishing". 😂 smh

[@chrisrus53]

Here to beat the fembots!

[@xdxdxdxd1643]

Why not just use a lindy weight with a snap. Interchange the weight on the fly. I use the the Lindy rig more than any other rig. Midwest walleye but good for multi species.

[@funkymojo111]

Out west that setup catches a lot of slime and algae. Less tackle equals less junk on the line.