No weight needed - you want the rig to bounce along the top, you can use a trolling weight to get the rig down deeper if you aren't using a bird or on another line (my preference, that way you have more of the water column covered)
I use a snap swivel on my main line and attach it to the bird. Then another snap swivel on the back of the bird. Tie 3 to 5 feet of leader (I use 20lb fluorocarbon) onto the swivel and attach to the front squid/duster in your daisy chain. Behind the chain should be something different - I like to use a Clarkspoon but sometimes use a different colored squid with hook instead - as long as it's different in shape or color. I also usually space it a little further back from the last squid in the chain than the others are spaced to make it standout.
If you are using a trolling weight instead of the bird, make it the same way only tie a longer leader between the weight and the first squid in the chain - at least 10 feet.
I use a snap swivel on my main line and attach it to the bird. Then another snap swivel on the back of the bird. Tie 3 to 5 feet of leader (I use 20lb fluorocarbon) onto the swivel and attach to the front squid/duster in your daisy chain. Behind the chain should be something different - I like to use a Clarkspoon but sometimes use a different colored squid with hook instead - as long as it's different in shape or color. I also usually space it a little further back from the last squid in the chain than the others are spaced to make it standout.
If you are using a trolling weight instead of the bird, make it the same way only tie a longer leader between the weight and the first squid in the chain - at least 10 feet.