Dave, my adventures on the Wye have all been between Hay and Ross, to be honest i've never fished it below Monmouth, i would love to have a day down that way, and i could return the favour on the middle river. As far as rigs go you can really keep it simple, but Chris is right don't be put off using weight to tether a bait, trotting a live can be hard work but on it's day it is devastating on the Wye, i have watched deadbaiters sit on two rods and catch nought, and i have had 3 or 4 fish trotting a live, again don't worry about using a decent size float and plenty of wieght, that way you can make the bait fish deep or hold back hard and make it rise over snags and fish higher, and also try to find the big roach shoals, these are in my opinion what the pike stay close to.