Carolina Rig for Surf Fishing

The Carolina rig is one of the most common fishing rigs out there. In this quick tutorial, we’ll show you how to tie the Carolina rig for surf fishing! So, let’s take a look at how to tie a Carolina rig.

If you don’t want to watch the video, I’ll go ahead and explain it for you below:

Materials/My Set-up for the Carolina Rig:

We will use everything listed under the bullet point, “terminal tackle’ for making the Carolina rig. The versatility across fishing styles is what makes this rig so popular. It can be used with hundreds of different baits even just in the realm of surf fishing which is why many anglers use the Carolina rig for surf fishing.

Depending on the style of fishing your doing, your specs on the line, swivel, weight, and beads might change. That’s okay! The concept as a whole will remain exactly the same so you have nothing to worry about. The knot that I like to use is called a clinch knot and it’s super simple!

How to Tie a Carolina Rig

  • Thread your mainline through your 1-ounce egg weight
  • Thread your mainline through you protective bead
  • Tie you size seven barrel swivel using a clinch knot
  • cut 2-3 feet of 15-pound fluorocarbon line and tie it to the other end of the swivel
  • tie your size 2 or size 4 mosquito hook to the end of your leader
california corbina on Carolina rig for surf fishing
Corbina Caught Using a Carolina Rig

To learn why I use the gear and tackle that I use, check out this page on why I use every piece of gear and tackle I use. And read one of our latest surf fishing reports on our reports page.

If you happen to have any questions about using the Carolina rig for surf fishing, feel free to reach out to me. I’m happy to answer any questions you might have.