Here at On The Rocks Fishing we strive to manufacture Quality Handcrafted Fishing Tackle.  We use only quality parts in manufacturing our products.  We use products from Mustad,  Rosco, American Fishing Wire, Eagle Claw and other quality companys.  Our trolling rudders and made with a stainless steel wire frame, Rosco terminal tackle and Eagle Claw "LEAD FREE" weights.  Beads are added with the weight to produce a rattle that helps induce a fish to strike.  Our products are built to handle your big fish.  Be sure to checkout or other products.  We have several other color tubes available along with heavier weighted trolling rudders.  Our standard trolling rudders can be purchased separately with 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 or 3/4 oz.  "LEAD FREE" weights.  If your sporting goods dealer does not stock these items ask them to get them to do so.  Be sure to have our Bluefish Trolling Rig with you when those toothy beasts arrive.  Please let use know about the big fish you caught using our product.  Don't forget to mail us a photo of those fish.  "Remember to fish safe so you can fish another day".

   To achieve the best performance while using our Tube and Worm Trolling Rig. - First bait your hook with either a Sandworm or Bloodworm (if neither is available Night crawlers will work but not quit as well). For best performance troll your rod horizontal (parallel to the water) and let out between 50 and 60 feet of line (trust me we have been using this setup for over 10 years and it works). The reason for trolling this way is you only have  a short troll line to work around rocks and other structure. Don't forget to use this short troll near moored boats (you will be surprised at the quantity and quality of the fish hiding under those boats. If you troll with a stand-up rig you will have to let out between 100 and 150 feet of line (you need this extra distance so the rig looks natural).  The #1 error people make using our set-up is trolling too fast. Remember "SLOW TROLL". The optimum speed is between 1 and 2 miles per hour. Really: "SLOW TROLL". The 2nd mistake is trying to set the hook as you would on a large mouth Bass. Our trolling rig is self setting.  If you try to set the hook on the first hit you'll usually miss the fish. If you hold the rod while trolling usually you'll usually feel soft hit first.  We believe that this is the Striper slapping the tube with its tail. If you wait the fish will usually come right back and hit the tube. The best way is to use a rod holder and don't remove your rod until you see you have a fish on (or as my wife says "contact").


   Our trolling rigs has and will out perform most any other fishing setup (that does not include nets off a trawler). One of the reasons is the amount of water you can covered while trolling. Our recommended depth for fishing our trolling rigs is from between 3 and 15 feet of water.  If you wish to troll in deeper water use one of our heavier weighted rudders.


   Not only does our trolling rig catch a lot of fish but over 99% of those caught are mouth hooked and able to be released in great condition.


HAPPY FISHING


Caution - a sharp hook is enclosed in the package!!

 Our Striper Trolling Rig Winning Record 

                         July 1996 - 1st Place - Royal River Bluefish - Striper tournament (Striper division).
                         July 1996 - 3rd Place - Royal River Bluefish - Striper tournament (Striper  division).
                         Aug 1996 - 3rd Place - New England Bluefish tournament (Striper division).
                        Sept 1996 - 1st Place - Sud's 'n' Soda (Greenland,  NH)  Striper tournament.
                        July  1997 - 5th Place - Royal River Bluefish - Striper tournament (Striper division).
                        Aug  1997 - 4th Place - New England Bluefish tournament (Striper division).
                        July  1998 - 1st place - Royal River Bluefish -Striper tournament (Striper division)
                        July  2002 - 3rd Place - Royal River Bluefish - Striper tournament (Striper division).

                        July  2004 - 1st place - Royal River Bluefish -Striper tournament (Youth division)

                        July  2005 - 1st place - Royal River Bluefish -Striper tournament (Youth division)

                        July  2005 - 1st place - Royal River Bluefish -Striper tournament (Adult division)

                        July  2006 - 1st place - Royal River Bluefish -Striper tournament (Youth division)

 

With our tackle you can be a winner too!!!

 

Read the article below to see proof that our Tube & Worm Trolling Rig Works
  
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Recreational Saltwater Fishing Newsletter

Volume 6  Number I                     Spring 2001           Page 1

DEAR CAPTAINS, MATES AND ANGLERS,

Welcome to the sixth edition of the Department of Marine Resources' Recreational Saltwater Fishing Newsletter. As many of us are already testing the waters of the 2001 season, I would like to briefly recap the 2000 season as seen through our field observations. 
OFFSHORE: Anglers targeting cod, haddock and Pollock experienced some of the best fishing in years. Cooler water temperatures offshore kept groundfishing decent all season, even through 
car summer doldrums. These cooler temps had reverse effect on the pelagics (tuna and sharks). Atlantic bluefin tuna season opened June 1 started out slow, and went downhill from there. The Bailey Island Tournament did not see a single fish landed, while the forty boats fishing the three-day Sturdivant Island Tournament only brought two fish to the dock. Limited numbers of makos, porbeagles and blue sharks were also seen in 2000.
INSHORE: Stripers made their appearance along the western Maine beaches in significant numbers in April, could be found throughout the mid-coast region by early May and hit the Kennebec in earnest by late May. Though there were ample numbers of stripers in the 18 to 32 inch range, trophy fish were a rarity. Generally, anglers fishing early morning and late evening did the best, though bait fishing from the beaches was good both day and night. Surgical tube rigs coupled with a sandworm appeared to be the rig of choice for many boat fishermen. Fly fisherman had their problems during 2000. At first it seemed that there wasn't enough bait and then when juvenile menhaden showed up, stripers were not interested in flies. Anglers began catching decent numbers of mackerel around the Saco just after Memorial Day and fish could be had all the way to Boothbay a week later. With the lack of bluefish last summer, mackerel fishing remained strong through October. During 2000 we saw more and more people targeting the "poor man's tarpon," shad, especially on the Saco, Kennebunk and Mousam Rivers. 
    Again this past season, the DMR collected all recreational survey data within the state, as part of the National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (see page 2 for all the details).