i just rig them up like any other jig... 50lb braid and i usually use them on a bait caster rod with a med-heavy action in the 9-10 foot range so you have plenty of rod for the big lings and to help get them up out of the holes on the jetty's and ill just cast up or down the side of the rocks and fish them really slow and keep them just off the bottom and if im fishing open water like off the flats in depoe bay ill just sling them as far as i can or find the kelp beds close to shore and same thing slow retrieve and give them a little twitch here and there or if you find a good pocket against the rocks ill jig them in it a few times to see if any thing is home...