Rodney Long’s Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ has been called the “World's Only Lure Remote Control” because it enables you to completely control the action of your lures.
How the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ Works
The heart of this incredible fishing tackle innovation is a special elastic shock cord sheathed in Spectra™ that attaches between your sinker and lure. This material is available only through Secret Weapon®. It is called SpecTastic™ (from Spectra™ and elastic).The elastic shock core will stretch three times its length, allowing the angler to impart as much (or little) action to the lure as he desires. The Spectra™ wrap is what gives the patented SpecTastic™ shock cord its 15-pound breaking strength and prevents the elastic band from snapping in use. Green, cotton fibers are combined with the Spectra™ to help camouflage the cord, making it easier to see for rigging, but less visible in the water.
The weight holds the rig in place, you put slight tension on your line between the weight and rod tip, and now the lure follows every rod tip movement in all directions. Even heartbeat vibrations are transferred from your hand to the lure. Unlike drop shotting where you jerk up and gravity slowly brings the lure back down, the movement of the lure now is equal in all directions, putting natural vibrations into soft plastic lures, even with them sitting in one spot. Lifelike motion can also be imparted to the lure while dragging the weight along the bottom. This gives ten times the action to your lure as any other rig.
Lure manufacturers have spent millions in R&D trying to mimic the action of the natural prey that fish feed on. They also spend huge sums trying to get the skirts, tails, or limbs of their lures to continue moving once the lure has come to rest. Very little continued movement has ever been archived after the lure stops moving through the water; yet anglers buy many millions of dollars worth of lures that supposedly move a little once the lateral action stops.
The reason is simple: natural prey moves around in one spot. Many gamefish will not hit something that is lying perfectly still unless they just watched it moving. This means you can’t leave it in one spot for very long or the fish that watched it will declassify it as food.
Being able to keep a lure moving in one spot has been the “Holy Grail” of lure manufacturers and fishermen — to totally mimic live bait and fish a lure like live bait. The drop shot rig came closer than anything before it, and when the fish are deep and in clear water, the drop shot rig out-catches all other previous rigs even though the action “is not totally natural.
Finally the “Holy Grail” has been found! It’s not a new lure; it’s a new rig and technique of fishing all soft plastic lures
The Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ represents the next step in the evolution of soft plastic rigs. It is a giant leap forward in reproducing the actual movement and vibrations of preyed-upon animal, even with the lure sitting in one spot. It turns two-dimensional fishing into three dimensions, vastly increasing the catch rate of fishermen who have mastered its techniques. It is the best-kept secret in tournament fishing. (We know this by the number of repeat orders we receive from top tournament fishermen.) Although this rig won Best of Show at the 2007 Bassmaster Classic, people who compete with it just don’t talk about it. When asked what they are using, they might say they are drop-shotting. They want no one to learn about their “secret weapon.” and the competitive edge it gives them.
Winning string from a “New York State” bass tournament, all caught on the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™. These would have taken first place even in basstournaments even in the south, where big fish are more common. This rig is producing unheard of weights in tournaments across the Northeast! ["Read more.]
Although the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ is tied like a drop shot rig, it is drastically different. You would have to know what you’re looking for and observe closely to tell that it’s not a drop-shot rig. Anglers fish the Recoil Rig™ under drop-shot conditions, but it also excels in locations and under conditions where anglers usually rely on Carolina, Texas rig, and jigging. Comparing the Recoil Rig™ to a drop-shot rig is like comparing a high-performance bass boat to a canoe.
There is one key difference between the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ and a drop shot rig — a slender length of high-tech shock cord between the weight and lure. This special elastic material makes all the difference in the world in lure presentation. Called SpecTastic™, it is an elastic thread core with an outer sheath of Spectra fiber. It is protected by a utility patent, so any elastic that anyone tries to use for this application is also covered by this patent (although no other elastic material will work, and every elastic manufactured in the world was tested and failed). I had to “invent” SpecTastic™, to get this rig to work, and it is manufactured “only” for Secret Weapon Lures, (which because of the small quantities manufactured, makes it the most expensive thread in the world) as I own the patent, it can be bought no other place, or for any other application.
As you can see, a lure can be rigged weedless on the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ allowing it to be fished in weeds and cover. No special hooks or knots are needed.
SpecTastic™ shock cords stretch three times it’s length with less than 3/4-ounce pull, yet it is 14-pound test. All other elastics that stretch with this little resistance will break with only two to three ounces of pull. You can’t cast other elastics or even slightly snag your weight without breaking it off. No rubber bands or spring will work either.
Seeing is believing. Watch streaming videos of lures on the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™.
Never before have plastic worms actually writhed, twisted, and twitched like a real worm. Never before have soft plastic minnow lures been made to swim in circles, quivering like they’re injured, in one spot, just like real, distressed minnows.
It takes some practice to master and to catch all fish under all conditions, so practice where you can. Observe the action imparted to the lure by different rod tip actions. The videos show a lot of action because that catches fishermen, and when fish are active, a lot of action works great. But sometimes less is more. Just a little lure action is best for finicky fish. It takes experimenting each time you go out to find out which action they want that day. One great thing about the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ is that you can vary that action on each cast.
The Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ works when the fishing conditions call for Texas Rigs, Carolina Rigs, drop-shotting, or jigging. When fish are suspended, don’t use it, unless you can vertically jig the rig right where the fish are. You can make one cast to structure and leave it there, working the lure and letting the fish come to it instead of trying to reach the fish by repeated casts. It can also be dragged along the bottom. When you pause, keep the lure moving in one spot. It can be fished behind log jams, in weed pockets, in places where you can’t work a lure with any other rig — places where the real hogs hang out.
The Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ is not just for bass fishing, either! In field tests, it has out-caught all other lures and rigs—even live bait—for catching trout, northern pike, and bream when the proper lures are used. These bream were caught in 20 minutes when this angler tried a Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ for the first time. She had fished for over two hours with live worms without catching a single fish. [Read more about catching panfish with Recoil Rig™s.]
Kids love fishing the Recoil Rig™, too. Using it effectively is easy to master quickly, and best of all it turns fishing into catching. Once they feel a tug on their line and develop confidence in their ability to catch more fish, you’ve hooked a kid on fishing. And a great thing for dads is no more baiting up worms for the kiddos (although they do have to unhook a lot more fish).
The Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ will not catch fish if there are no fish where you’re fishing, no matter how good you get with it.
This rig presents every soft plastic lure more effectively, but you still need to choose the right lure and color for the conditions.
Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ Kits are available in many configurations. Weights as small as split shot up to three ounces will work, depending on which kit you order.
The Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ is the only fishing tackle in the World, that has a 100% “instant” money back guarantee. You don’t even have to return the product. Just send us an email and tell me you don’t like it. No restrictions, or hoops for you to jump through.... You don’t even have to buy a stamp. We will immediately refund your money including Shipping &Handling charges, and you keep the rig. No product, much less any fishing tackle, sold anywhere in the world, can beat such a warranty.
Bill Siemantel, Castaic, California
Good fishing...
Rodney Long
Recoil Rig™ Inventor ______________________________________________ E-mail or call Rodney Long at (205) 701-1071 for: More Recoil Rigs™ and EZ Knot Information Advice, Tips & Techniques Assistance with your Recoil Rig™ and EZKnot orders.
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Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™
Being able to keep a lure moving in one spot has been the “Holy Grail” of lure manufacturers and fishermen — to totally mimic live bait and fish a lure like live bait. The drop shot rig came closer than anything before it, and when the fish are deep and in clear water, the drop shot rig out-catches all other previous rigs even though the action “is not totally natural.
Winning string from a “New York State” bass tournament, all caught on the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™. These would have taken first place even in basstournaments even in the south, where big fish are more common. This rig is producing unheard of weights in tournaments across the Northeast! [
As you can see, a lure can be rigged weedless on the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ allowing it to be fished in weeds and cover. No special hooks or knots are needed.
The Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ is not just for bass fishing, either! In field tests, it has out-caught all other lures and rigs—even live bait—for catching trout, northern pike, and bream when the proper lures are used. These bream were caught in 20 minutes when this angler tried a Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™ for the first time. She had fished for over two hours with live worms without catching a single fish. [
Kids love fishing the Recoil Rig™, too. Using it effectively is easy to master quickly, and best of all it turns fishing into catching. Once they feel a tug on their line and develop confidence in their ability to catch more fish, you’ve hooked a kid on fishing. And a great thing for dads is no more baiting up worms for the kiddos (although they do have to unhook a lot more fish).
This was the first field test by a pro of the Secret Weapon Recoil Rig™. [
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