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Tackle Cove owner Capt. Chris Dollar is licensed fishing guide as well as a certified safe-boating instructor. Click here for more details.  

"Rigging Right" isn't just our motto is also the key to consistently catching fish. Tackle Cove's pro staffers know what they're doing, and below they share that detailed advice with you. Click on any rig and get a detailed explanation of how to rig it and how to fish it. 

6 Line Trolling Set Up - Umbrella Set Ups




A Classic 6 Rod Spring or Fall Trolling set up for Rockfish on the Chesapeake.  Broken into 3 parts - here we show the full boat set up and the rigging for the deeper umbrella rigs.




6 Line Trolling Set Up - Tandem Rig Set Ups




The second section of the Classic 6 Rod Trolling Set Up for the Chesapeake.  Here we detail the set up of the tandem rigs.
6 Line Trolling Set Up - Single Line Way Back




The third section of the Classic 6 Rod Trolling Set Up for the Chesapeake.  Provides some options for lines straight off the back.











Captain Mark's 9 Rod Trolling Set Up




Captain Mark Galasso details out his preferred Chesapeake trolling spread of all tandems.











Summer/Early Fall Striper Trolling Set Up - Spoons and Hoses






Catch late summer Rockfish and Blues with spoons and hoses.











Captain Mark's Rockfish Jigging Set Up




Captain Mark Galasso shows us his set up for light tackle jigging with plastics on the Chesapeake











Rick Jeeter's Live Lining Rig w/ Fish Finder











Rick Jeeter discusses live lining the Chesapeake Bay.  He hits different parts of the water column by varying his rigs.  Here we go through the set up for his deeper rig with a Fish Finder.











Rick Jeeter's Live Lining Rig - No Weight











The second of Rick Jeeter's  live ling set ups for the Bay - this is the no weight version.











Mid Atlantic Surf Rig - Striper




A classic set up for throwing baits to Stripers from the edge of the surf in the Mid Atlantic.











Ben's Red Drum Surf Set Up - Spinning




Ben Verner shares his well practiced rigging techniques for landing  monster Red Drum from the beach.