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Smart
river anglers are using “stoopid” rigs
When my friend Tori at
Daiichi first filled me in on the “stoopid”
rig, the only thing that sounded stupid was the name. I was already
a die-hard fan of Daiichi Bleeding Bait Hooks (as old Talking The
Wild readers know) so when I just looked at the innovative rig,
I figured it would raise cane with the Delaware River
smallmouths—no doubt.
I carried a pocket full of stoopid
rigs down to the river and went to town. On a short two-hour drift
I landed a half-dozen smallies over 10
inches.
Its not a fancy rig, but
remember the secret is built right in to the hook. Here is what
you’ll need:
- Split Tail
shads
- HitchHiker
rigging screws
- 2/0
Daiichi Bleeding Bait Circle wide hooks
Set up your rig as in the picture. Fish the stoopid rig slow and jerky as if to imitate a wounded forage
fish.
Give this rig a go on the upper river next week
when bass season opens and you’ll wonder too why they call it the
stoopid rig. You see, there’s nothing
stupid about Daiichi hooks—they’re simply the best available.
Upper Delaware
field notes:
- The Pennsylvania
Game Commission announced last week that the 2000 calendar year
was the safest hunting year in the 86 years that records have
been kept. Last year, there were 69 hunting-related shooting incidents,
including three fatalities. In addition, an incident rate of 6.72
per 100,000 participants also was the lowest on record.
- A hunting-related
shooting incident is defined as any occurrence in which a person
is injured as the result of a discharge of a firearm or bow and
arrow during actual hunting or trapping activities. Often these
incidents result from failing to follow basic safety rules.
- The second
safest hunting year on record occurred in 1999, when 83 persons
(including four fatalities) were struck by discharges from sporting
arms such as rifles, shotguns, handguns and bow and arrows. The
second lowest incident rate was in 1993, when 85 persons (including
four fatalities) were recorded for an incident rate of 7.37 incidents
per 100,000 hunters.
- In 2000,
most of the incidents occurred during the big game seasons: wild
turkey, 23; and deer, 22. Other leading categories included: rabbit,
6; pheasant, 6; squirrel hunting, 5; grouse, 4; quail, 1; dove,
1; and crow, 1.
- People
shot in mistake for game comprised 21 of the hunting-related shooting
incidents. Of those incidents, 18 occurred during turkey seasons;
the remainder in deer seasons.
- The other
most common shooting incident cause was in-line-of-fire. Of those,
12 occurred during small game seasons, five during turkey seasons
and four during deer seasons.
- Other causes
of shooting incidents were: unintentional discharge, 11; ricochet,
5; stray shot, 3; dropped sporting arm, 3; slipped and/or fell,
3; and sporting arm in dangerous position, 2.
- Of the
69 incidents, there were three fatalities in 2000; two were self-inflicted
and one was inflicted by another hunter. Of the remaining 66 non-fatal
incidents, 53 were inflicted by others and 13 were self-inflicted.
Until next time, be safe and good luck!
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