Ultimate Rig Guide by Vin Vin (Increible - Carpa)

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FOUNDATIONS006 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN

A CARP STARTS FEEDING

008 WHAT HAPPENS WHENA CARP SUCKS IN

YOUR HOOKBAIT

010 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN

YOU HOOK A CARP

012HOOK HOLDS

KNOTS016 GUIDE TO KNOTS

024 SNELL KNOT

WHAT RIG028 THE TAKE-ANYWHERE RIG

030 THE MULTI RIG

032 THE CLAW RIG034 THE KD RIG

036 THE STIFF COMBI RIG

038 THE MAG-ALIGNER

040 THE CORN-ALIGNER

042 TIGER NUT PLUGGING

044 MULTI HAIR RIG

046 THE BLOW BACK RIG

048 THE CHOD RIG050 THE AGGRESSIVE CHOD

051 THE BREAKAWAY CHOD052 THE HINGED STIFF LINK054 THE WITHY POOL RIG056 THE SIT UP AND BEG RIG

058 THE PVA BAG SET-UP062 THE ADJUSTABLE ZIG RIG

THE PROS RIGS066 GAZ FAREHAM068 DUNCAN MACLEAN070 ADAM PENNING072 JON SHOES JONES074 NIGEL SHARP076 KEVIN NASH

CONTENTS

ACKN OWLE DG EM ENTSEditorJoe Wright Editorial AssistantToby Long Design Louisa Cribb Illustration Mr. and Mrs. Smith Design Sub EditorDennis Bell

Our special thanks toJason Hayward, Terry Hearn, Gaz Fareham, Ben Gratwicke o Diggerlakes, Lewis Porterand the many tackleand bait companies who supplied us with the inormation and products to make this book possible.


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078 MARTIN LOCKE080 LEWIS READ082 IAN CHILLCOTT

LONG READS084 ON THE DECK BY

TERRY HEARN090 THE DEVELOPMENT OF

THE HINGED STIFF LINKBY TERRY HEARN

096 THE TOOLS OFEFFICIENT RIGS BYJASON HAYWARD

LEAD SET-UPS104 GET MORE FROM

LEAD CLIPS

106 THE ULTIMATE DROP-OFFIN-LINE LEAD SET-UP108 THE HELICOPTER RIG110 THE LEAD SET-UP

ONE-STOP

GUIDE TO112 UNDERSTANDING HOOKS116 UNDERSTANDING LEADS

HOW TO118 MICRO-IMPROVEMENTS

WHAT WILL TRIPLE YOUR

CATCH-RATE!

INSIDE INFO126 ESSENTIAL GADGETRY

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The best rig is one witha bait attached that theyreally want to eat, ishow rig and bait guru,Jason Hayward once putit. And how true that is.

But (and o courseits a lovely big rounded

but), with every baitmanuacturer in the landstating their carp oodis better than theirs,what harm can it do tostack the odds in youravour when it comesto end tackle i.e. rigsand lead arrangements?It cant and hence why

this creation you holdbeore you was born. Its

the ultimate collection origs, advice and how tos.

It starts by laying theoundations: the basicso how a carp eeds knowledge which will helpyou develop and tweakyour rigs. This leads onto

analysing hook holds the only sign that will tellyou how well your rig isperorming. We coverliterally every knot knownto man. We showcase +o the latest rigs, eacheaturing clear, easytoollow illustrations orcrispsharp photography.

We look at the prosrigs: Gaz Farehams Rig

For A 5; Nigel SharpsSti Bottom Bait Rig;Lewis Reads Fatal Rigand many more. We lookat lead choice (why)and setup (when). Andinally we have a manualo how tos which will

only aid in ensuringyou get more bitesater carrying them out.

What lies withinthis behemoth o anencyclopedia has takenthe eatured anglersdecades to learnand develop. Youllhave that wealth o

knowledge in just 3pages. Good luck, carp!

FORWARDITS OUR GENERATIONS VERSION OF CARP FEVER


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FOUNDATIONS...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CA RP STARTS FEEDING ?THE PROCESSES THAT CARP GO THROUGH DURING FEEDING THANKS TO FISHEXPERT AND DIGGERLAKES OWNER, BEN GRATWICKE

006 ULTIMATE RIG GUIDE

01As a carp switcheson to eed, chemo-attraction and stimulationacilitate the initial location(olactory response.) Alsousing its sensory organs,such as its barbules totouch and taste its ood ori clear enough water it

will use its eyes to see theood source.

02Food is taken in tothe mouth o thefish and any debris suchas stones, sticks or otherunwanted items are sortedout and rejected. Fine siltor sand is expelled throughthe gill rakers whereasstones and your rig i you

have got it wrong are blownout o the fishes mouth!

03Items o ood arethen passed backto the pharangyls (teeth)where it is crushed beorebeing swallowed ordigestion, as carp do nothave a true stomach, theood is digested the entirelength o the intestinebeore exiting the anus.

04Carp will passalmost whole pelletsi they are ed enough onlydigesting the smallestouter layer.


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DISCOVERWHAT HAPPENSWHEN THEYSUCK IN YOURHOOKBAIT


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FOUNDATIONS...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CA RP SUCKS IN A HOOKBAIT?UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WILL MAKE WHATS TO FOLLOW ADAMN SIGHT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND



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01WHAT HAPPENSFIRST THEN?

Says fish armer andall-round top angler, BenGratwicke: Once thehookbait is in the mouth, ithe fish hasnt already beenspooked, the palatal organon the upper side and flooro the mouth will trap theood item or sorting. This

is when the alarm bells willring, as there isnt only ayummy boilie in its mouth,but also a nasty sharppiece o metal. The palatalorgan is highly sensitive,covered in taste buds andcan enable a carp to sortbloodworm out o silt soany oreign objects arequickly sensed.

02DOES ANY OFTHAT CHANGE

IF ITS A BOTTOMBAIT OR A POP-UP?Ben continues, The onlything that would change isthe positioning or perhapsthe angle. With a pop-upyou can have the hookprone ready or attackwhereas a bottom bait is

more likely to get suckedin with other bits o debris,so it is vital it has goodhooking ability.

03IS THIS THEREASON SOME

RIGS WORK BETTERTHAN OTHERS THEN?Most definitely. Havingthe right hooking pattern/rig type or the job is so, soimportant, thats why youwill see many o the verysuccessul anglers havingtheir rigs absolutely razorsharp, aligned, tied andbalanced to get the best

result. So its a case o:right rig, right job.

04WHAT

ABOUT HOOKHOLDS THEN?Once your rig is outand fishing, the numberdiferent parameters ora hooked fish are endless:size o fish, number ofish eeding at anyone

time (competition orood), direction a fishapproaches your rig, themake-up o the lakebedyoure fishing on, be it silt,gravel or somewhere inbetween and also whatrig and the confidence inwhich a fish is eeding. Ashy, careul common may

just get nicked in the lip,whereas a at old greedymirror may wol down yourhookbait and be hookedan inch inside. All thesethings can play a massiverole in where the fish gets

hooked. Just have a thinkabout what you havefishing on the lakebed andthe surroundings you arefishing on.

05HOW MUCHWATER CAN

A 30LBER MOVEWHEN SUCKING INYOUR HOOKBAIT?A 30lber can move a

hell o a volume o water,especially i its sitingthrough silt and loosedebris ater those littlebloodworm, says Ben, butput it in a situation where amore delicate approach isneeded, such as plucking afloater rom the surace filmand the water movementcan be altered to suit. As

or the exact volume, I haveno idea, but in one suckperhaps up to hal-a-litre

06HAVE YOUGOT ANY

INTERESTINGEXAMPLES OF AFISH GETTING

AWAY WITH IT?I once watched a fish pick-up my hookbait and ratherthan bolt of, it stoppedstill with the hookbait in itsmouth, levelled itsel whichin-turn picked up my 2ozlead of the lakebed. It thenviolently shook its head,

spun round and shot ofleaving my rig in the processand escaping capture. Theonly indication I got was theline liting about two-inches.So why didnt I strike? Well,I was curious to see whatwould happen and the fishin question wasnt very big,although ater fishing thelake or the rest o the year

I learnt that this particularfish hadnt been bankedor three years and I neversaw it in the water or on thebank again!

07DO YOU KNOWIF IT HAS BEEN

CAUGHT SINCE?Well, last year, the lake inquestion very unortunatelyhad a major fish kill and lo

and behold, this fish turnedup dead and none o thenew members recognisedit. From what I could makeout, since I let the syndicatein 1995, it had never beencaptured, so I make that 18years uncaught!

Ater my occurrence,I shortened my hooklink tothree- to our-inches andupped the lead size andwas super careul that myhooks were needle sharp.The result was a run o fishrom the lake, including apersonal best.


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FOUNDATIONS...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HOOK A FISHEVER WONDERED WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE HOOK PENETRATES?


Picture captured by Rob Hughes


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THE FOLLOWING SHOWSYOU THE PROCESSES ACARP GOES THROUGH

AFTER GETTING HOOKED.THIS IS ALL NATURAL TOTHE FISH AND THE ONLYTHING ON THEIR MIND ISSHEDDING THAT PIECE OFMETAL IN THEIR MOUTH.

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I the fish is clever, it will shakeits head or careully manoeuvre

and shed the hook, spinning, rollingand rapid mouth movement are othersuch ways; i its not so clever, then itsear time!

02From this point on, adrenalinewill be released. Oncesecreted into the bloodstream,it rapidly prepares the body oraction in emergency situations.The hormone boosts the supply o

oxygen and glucose to the brainand muscles while suppressing othernon-emergency bodily processes(digestion in particular). I the fish hasa gut ull o ood some o this will beexcreted during the fight.

03At this point with this addedbodily exertion, the oxygendemand will go up and the fish willrespire much harder. Just think i youhad run around as ast as you couldor five minutes and then shovedunder water how do you reckon youwould act? Always think as i you werethe fish!

04Once landed, i held in asack, the fish will oten lightenin colour as added blood is in themuscles and skin. Had a fish that willnot sit still on the bank beore? Thisis all down to its natural instinct to

escape, so take your time and tryto calm the fish by covering its eyesand keep it nice and wet to minimisedamage to the skin.

NAILED!


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ANALYSING HO OK HOLDSUNDERSTANDING WHERE YOUVE HOOKED YOUR LATEST BRUTEIN THE MOUTH WILL TELL YOU A LOT ABOUT HOW YOUR RIG ISPERFORMING, AS JASON HAYWARD WILL NOW EXPLAIN

FOUNDATIONS...

01 2 ULTIMATE RIG GUIDE

HOOKHOLD2

As beore but with the hook urtherback inside the mouth, but not

necessarily in the centre, possibly withsome evidence o the hook tearing beorefinding a more secure hold nearer the lips.

EVALUATIONThis is trickier to evaluate. It could represent a confident eedingfish and/or it could be that the fish has cautiously sucked in/eaten

the bait, beore slowly moving onto the next ood item. This

type o hook hold is common when fishing with a spread o bait,normally boilies, with a carpet o small particles. This is oten agood secure hook hold, but to improve it urther, try lengthening

the Hair slightly and/or shortening the hooklink an inch or two.

HOOKHOLD1

Fish hooked in thebottom lip, not tooclose to the edge,

up to oneinchinside in the mouth,dead in the centre.

EVALUATIONThis is just aboutas perect as youcan get it! Thishook hold will beas secure as youcan get in the carps

tough bottom lip,thereore causingas little damageas possible.

Fish hookedin this mannerindicate a confidentpick-up, with therig mechanicsworking well. Thisis also an indication

that your baitingsituation is probablyspot on as well.DONT CHANGEANYTHING!


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FLICK THEPAGE FORMOREHOOK HOLD

ANALYSIS

EVALUATIONA di cult one, as nothing

maybe wrong and

everything is working well.When using very sharp

hooks, its sometimesthe case that you start

to experience some verybizarre, yet secure hook

holds. I you pick-up ahighly, well-sharpened

hook and imagine itbobbing around in a carps

mouth, you immediately

realise that there is a hugepossibility o it catching

hold anywhere withinthe mouth.

I you are using anti-eject rigs, then hook holds

can indeed be irrational.Let me qualiy the abovesentence: I am not nave

enough to believe thatthere is a rig out there

that 100% cannot beejected, but carp, withouta shadow o a doubt, findsome rigs harder to eject

than others, so that makesthem anti-eject doesnt it?!

This type o hook hold isan anomaly in that it can

and does happen, eventhough we set our rigs up

so that it shouldnt!

HOOKHOLD4

Inside the mouth, but not inthe bottom lip or scissors.

HOOK

HOLD3EVALUATIONThis is where it gets trickybut also very interesting.There is a distinct possibilitythat you may have beenunlucky with this hook hold.The stark reality is verysimple: the hook just didntgo ar enough into the carpsmouth! The fish may havemoved as soon as it sucked

the bait in or tried to eject therig or shook its head and thehook just nicked home.

My first call o actionwould be to lengthen thehooklink by around two-inches. I I was using a longishHair this would be shortenedslightly by hal-inch incrementsand I would also look atthe possibility o critically-

balancing the rig or the hook.A change to a slightly smallerhook may also be consideredbut personally I am o theopinion that a bigger hookis harder to eject than asmaller one, so adjusting thebuoyancy o the bait/hook/rig would be considered first.The addition o a simple line-aligner would also help.

Hooked on theedge o the lips,not securelyhooked.


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FOUNDATIONS...


HOOK

HOLD5

EVALUATIONHooking carp in thescissors is a very com-mon occurrence, butunortunately can alsobe one o the mostdamaging places to hookthe carp, which i we arein a position to change,then we should. We haveall seen the pictures oparrot-mouthed carp and

this is generally occurringwhen anglers use very finesot braids as hooklengthsin conjunction with smallhooks, oten with smallparticle baits and/or thewaters are very weedyand the fish are otenbullied in or get weededup requently duringthe fight.

Carp caught in this

manner are oten eedingon smaller type baits orrom very tightly baitedareas. The fish are hoo-vering up large amountso ood and moving tothe next mouthul whilstchewing and the hooklinkis tightening againstthe lead and the hookis catching a hold in thecorner o the mouth.

This is very simpleto remedy, as a smallshortening o the hooklink(I start in two-inch incre-ments and then work romthere) and the inclusiono a small curved pieceo shrink tube or a line-aligner at the hook endusually gets the hook go-ing back into the bottomo the mouth. Nailed!

Hooked in the scissors orvery close to the cornero the mouth.


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HOOK

HOLD6

EVALUATIONAnother anomaly this one. It can very oten happen when floaterfishing, particularly at close-range. The act we hook most othe fish we catch in the bottom o the mouth proves that the rigmechanics are working, in conjunction with the lead set-up. Yearsago, beore we dare put any lead on the line or ear o the carpeeling the resistance and blowing the bait out, the majority o thefish landed were hooked in the top lip, as we had to pull our hooksthrough the bait on the strike. Its a strange one this.

Hooked in the upperpart o the mouth

HOOKHOLD7

EVALUATIONSadly, we are alwaysgoing to lose fish on

occasions. This notknowing whether we

will land our prizeor not is one o the

ascinating aspectso our sport. Whilst

angling experience isone o the most im-portant tools we can

use to our advantage,its something you

cannot buy or learnwithout some heart-

ache, but thinkingabout your rigs and

learning to adapt andproblem solve in any

given situation willwithout doubt put

you on the right pathto thinking or your-sel and becoming a

better angler. Onething Ive said beore,but is definitely worth

repeating is, Thebest rig in the world

is a bait the carpREALLY want.

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ULTIMATE RIG GUIDE

KNOTS...

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13KNOTS-YOU

RGUIDE

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LL001

Firstly, create two Figure-O-Eight Loop Knots, one

end o both materials.

002Thread one o the loopsthrough the middle o the

other Loop Knot.

003Take the tag end o thesame length and pass it

through the middle o the loop.

LOOP-TO-LOOPC O N N E C T I O NLoopToLoop connections areeasy to do and are used to attachlines and hooklinks to swivelsand leader loops. Most anglersuse it to attach loops on yourmain line or hooklinks to swivelsand other rig components.

004Gently pull the twolengths together; they will

need teasing over the knots.

005The knot should look likethis when it has been ully

pulled down.


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The Albright Knot is a simple and easyknot to tie once you have got the hango it. It is used when attaching a supplebraid to a stif fluorocarbon in a CombiRig or when attaching a mono orfluorocarbon leader to your main line.

ALBRIGHT

KNOT

001Firstly, double overyour fluorocarbon

hooklink so that you have aneat loop.

003Wrap the supplebraid around the

two pieces o fluorocarbonsix times.

004Now wrap thesupple braid back

down towards the loopour times.

005Thread your braidback through the

loop the opposite way romwhen you started.

006Moisten the knotand gently pull all

o the ends to tighten theknot down.

002Thread yoursupple braid

through the middle o thefluorocarbon loop.

007Trim of anyexcess so that you

are let with a neat and verystrong knot.

008Here is yourfinished knot

ready-to-go! Its awesomeand it wont let you down!

001Form an openloop (A) in your

chosen leader materiallike we have done here.

002Now take yourmain line and

pass it through the openloop (A).

003Pass the mainline over the

leader material 10 timesas shown here.

004Next, makesix turns o

the main line back over

the previous 10 turns

and back through open

loop A.

005Using fingerand thumb,

gently push turns omain line to knot A to

orm knot. Always wet

beore bedding down.

M A H I NL E A D E R K N O TThe Mahin Leader Knot is, as its namesuggests, perfect as a shockleader knot.Although its a very small knot (which isbrilliant as it flies through the rod ringsvery cleanly), its incredibly strong andcomes recommended by a great number ofthe countrys finest longdistance casters.Its also one of the easiest leader knots totie an Overhand Knot, ten turns, followedby six over the top of those and then backthrough the original loop. Simple!

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001Firstly, take your two pieces oline and run them side-by-side

to each other.002

Create a loop using onepiece o line running next to

the other piece.003

Go around the other line andthrough the loop five times,

Grinner Knot style.

004Moisten the knot and pull itdown against the line, dont

do this too tightly.005

Now, flip the knot around,so you have the knot to your

let-hand side.006

Repeat the process again,but this time using the other

line against the main line.

007Moisten the knot downagainst the piece o line but

dont do this too tightly.008

Now slide both o the knotstowards each other until they

meet in the middle.009

Finally, trim of the tag endsso you are let with a lovely

neat knot.

KNOTS...


BACK-TO-BACK G RINNER KNOTThis is similar to the BackToBack Blood Knot but uses a Grinner instead. This is another good knot forattaching leaders to your main line and is fairly easy to tie, along with been very reliable, so it will cope withlong, heavy casts.

HOW T O T I E T HE P E RFE C TS P O O L K N O T E V E R Y T I M ESome guys are flummoxed by a Spool Knot, oten opting ora knot that doesnt really ofer the same values as the knotpurposelydesigned or the job in hand. It really is very easy. Pass the end o the line around the spool on your reel.

Pass the line over the line again and wrap it over itselour times. 3 Now pass the line back through the loopyou originally made. 4 Wet the knot and pull tight beoretrimming the end. Start reeling to load yourspool.


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001Pass your line throughthe eye o a swivel.

002Wrap the tag five timesup the line.

003Put the tag back throughthe loop next to the swivel.

004Moisten, pull down andtrim of the tag end.

B L O O D K N O TThe Blood Knot is a brilliantknot and can be used in a lot ofsituations. This is a very basicknot and is used for attachingyour main line to loops onleaders and swivels. It is veryeasy to tie and is often thefirst knot an angler is taught.

The Knotless Knot to leadcore is anotherawesome method o attaching your main line to aleadcore material. This knot is very small and neat,making it more streamline and aerodynamic. It isairly easy to tie and once done a couple o timesyou wont go back.

KNOTLESS

KNOT

LEADCORE

001Firstly, push thesheath back to

expose around our-inches o inner core.

002Take a sharppair o rig

scissors and cut of theour-inches o lead.

003Slide the innersheath back

where the lead used tobe, so it is supple.

004Take a splicingneedle and

push it into the sheathwhere the lead ends.

005When theneedle is out

the end o the sheath,take a hold o your line.

007Wrap thesheath around

the outside o the loopand back through.

008Repeat thisprocess three

or our times as wehave done here.

010When theknot has been

pulled down, trim thetag end of.

011And there you have the finished KnotlessKnot Leadcore Knot (a mouthul!). Its

incredibly strong, and is both very user and fish-riendly. Use leadcore - use this knot!

006Pass the endo the leadcore

through the loop youvecreated like so.

009Ater youvebeen through

the loop, start to pullthe knot down.


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KNOTS...


003Pass the tag end

around the lineand through the loop asshown in the illustration.

004Do this five

times; this willmake the knot reallystrong and reliable.

005Gently moistenthe knot and pull

it down gently so it bedsdown nicely.

006Slowly slide theknot back up the

line to the swivel; it shouldlook like this.

002

With the tag end

create a largeloop next to the line goingto the swivel.

007Finally trim of the tag end and you have thefinished Grinner Knot.

GRINNER

KNOT

001Double a goodlength o the

material back on itsel soyou have lots to work with.

003Take the looparound the back

o the two running lines as

shown in the illustration.

004Now put the endthrough the big

loop and gently moisten

and tease down.

005Fully tighten theloop down and

trim of the excess tag endas shown here.

006Here is yourfinished knot.

This is awesome or quick-change systems.

002Take the doubledover end section

and bring it around tocreate a loop.

FIGURE-OF-EIGHT-LOOP KNOTThese are easy to tie and are very secure knots.Lots of people use them in their hooklink materialsso they can use a quickchange system. The loopalso gives added movement to the presentation,resulting in better hook holds.

001

Firstly, pass your

line through theswivel (or hook eye) twicein the same direction.

Grinner Knots are very versatileand can be used in a lot o anglingsituations. They are easy to tie andare very oten reerred to as oneo the most secure knots going.They are most commonly used to

attach your main line to swivels,loops and hooks.


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A Needle Knot is another knot you can use to attach your main line to a leadcore material.This is a very sae and easy knot to tie; the diameter is small so it still allows beads andswivels to pass over it easily, ensuring it is a sae setup.

001Firstly, push thesheath back to

expose around our-incheso inner core.

002Take a sharppair o rig scissors

and cut of the our-incheso lead.

003Slide the innersheath back

where the lead used to be,so it is supple.

004Take a thinsplicing needle

and push it into the sheathwhere the lead ends.

005When the splicingneedle is out the

end o the sheath, take ahold o your line.

007Wrap the linesix times around

and down the sheath othe leadcore.

008Do five turnsback up the

leadcore in the oppositedirection as previously.

010Pull the line andthe leadcore in

order to tease the knotdown tightly.

011When the knotis ully tightened

down you will need to trimthe tag end of.

006Pull the lineback through

the sheath and out o theother side, as shown.

009Thread the lineback through the

loop where it comes outo the leadcore.

012There is yourfinished Needle

Knot. Super strong andreally reliable.

T H E L A S S O I N G H A I RAn ultra fine Hair that means you can changeyour bait within seconds

KNEEDLEKNOT

001Tie yournormal

Knotless Knot

Hair rig, butmake the Hairloop around two-and-hal-inches.

002Passyour

chosen hookbait

onto the Hairvia a baitingneedle in thenormal manner.

003Withthe

hookbait (boilie)

mounted ontothe baitingneedle, push itonto the Hair.

004Now,take

the base o the

Hair and pass itaround the baitas shown in theillustration.

005Andfinally,

to secure the

bait, pull it downtight and thiswill lock it intoposition. Done!


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001Firstly, take your two lines andhave them running side-by-side

to each other, with plenty o excess.002

Take your main line and wrap itfive times around your leader

and pass it back beore the first wrap.003

Now do the same with theleader and pass it back through

the same way as the other tag end.

004Moisten the knot and gentlypull the main line, leader and

the tag ends to bed the knot down.005

Slide both o the knots downso they butt-up against each

other neatly and trim of the tag ends.006

Here is your finished knot. Itwill never let you down when

it comes to a leader knot.

BACK-TO-BACK BLOOD KNOTThe BackToBack Blood Knot gives you a secure and neat leader knot. These are perfect for attaching twopieces of monofilament together or for attaching a fluorocarbon leader to your main line.

KNOTS...


The Palomar is a very simple yet extremely efective knot or use with hooks, leader loopsand attaching line to swivels etc. The Palomar is very secure giving no slippage i beddeddown correctly. This is one that many anglers avour and have confidence in.

001Double over your line andpass it through the swivel

as shown.002

Now create a simpleOverhand Knot but dont

bed the knot down!003

Pass the swivel through thelarge loop at the end o

the line.

004And this is how your knotshould look at the moment...

Almost there...005

Moisten the knot and verygently pull it down towards

the swivel.006

Finally, you need to trim ofthe tag end leaving a tiny

amount o excess.

PALOMARKNOT


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KNOTS...


TERRY HEARNS SNELL KNOTI.E. THE BEST KNOT TO USE WHEN TYING YOUR CHODDIES OR HINGED STIFF LINKS

SO: ITS CALLED THE SNELL KNOT ANDIS RATED BY THE LIKES OF HEARNAND ELLYATT AS THE BEST KNOT FORATTACHING THE HOOK, SIMPLY BECAUSEIT GRIPS THE SHANK SO TIGHTLY ANDDOESNT TWIST. PLUS, THE TAG END TOFORM THE D AND THE SECTION THATEXITS THE EYE ARE BOTH IN LINE SO ITDOESNT KICK THE HOOK OFF AT ANANGLE AS CAN WITH A KNOTLESS KNOT.IT ALSO MAKES IT EASIER TO RETAIN ORSET THE CURVE.

TO TIE THE TERRY HEARN STYLE CHODRIG YOU NEED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:20LB ESP STIFF BRISTLE FILAMENT, SIZE 5ESP STIFF RIGGERS, FLEXI-RING SWIVELS(SIZE 11), RIG RINGS, LIGHTER, BAITINGNEEDLE, SCISSORS AND BAIT FLOSS. ANDNOW HERES HOW TO TIE IT

002

Now make a big loop,

large enough to gettwo fingers through. 003

Like so.

004Put the loop undertension and then by

twiddling your fingers, begin towhip the bottom section o theBristle Filament loop aroundthe hooks shank, at the sametime trapping both the top twopieces o Bristle.

005Whip over the Bristleand shank as shown

at the same time as keepingeverything tight.

006Its all in the twiddlingo the fingers, this

is where a lot o people haveproblems, but once masteredits really easy. Ive tried to keepthe turns loose so you can seethem more easily, but you wantto keep them tight.

007I usually go or seventurns on a size 5 Stif

Rigger and eight turns on a size 4.

001Firstof,

take yourStif Riggerand 20lbStif BristleFilamentand pass theline throughthe eye othe hook as

you normallywould.

START


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010Obviously as youtighten, the loop will

become smaller. To avoid theloop rom twisting round onitsel, its best to keep your fingerin the loop right until the verylast moment as shown here.

011Next bit is prettyimportant as well. Rather

than risking damage by pullingthe knot down to the eye withthe Bristle Filament, I tease theknot down to the eye with myfingernails.

012Once the turns havebeen slid down to the

hooks eye, its time to tightenully. This is easiest with abaiting needle.

013Pass a rig ring ontothe tag end beore you

pass it back through the eye othe hook.

014Blob and thencool with the end

o the lighter.

015I think the end resultis a much neater knot

without the last wrap crossingall the turns as it does with aKnotless Knot. As a plus, itsalso a tighter, more secureeeling knot. Once the pop-upis tied on, its easier to twist/set the loop at the correctposition and there it stays nomatter how ar youre casting.

The downside: its definitelymore tricky to teach somebodyhow to tie compared with theKnotless Knot.

008Keeping the looptight with my big

finger, I then trap the knot turnsbetween finger and thumb andthen begin to tighten the knotby pulling the opposite end withthe Bristle spool still attached.This is done downwards asshown in the next picture,as I think this helps reducedamage to the Bristle Filament.

Obviously the knot is firstwetted beore any tightening.

009As you can see, Imtightening with my let

hand and rather than pulling theknot tight in line with the hooksshank which creates a sort o Sbend where the Bristle Filamenttravels through the hooks eye,Im instead tightening with agentle downwards pull and thisseems to create a kinder, lessdamaging angle on the Bristle

Filament.

FINISHEDKNOT


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02 7

WHAT

RIG?

FEATURING028 THE TAKE-ANYWHERE RIG030 THE MULTI RIG032 THE CLAW RIG034 THE KD RIG036 THE STIFF COMBI RIG038 THE MAG-ALIGNER040 THE CORN-ALIGNER042 TIGER NUT PLUGGING044 MULTI HAIR RIG046 THE BLOW BACK RIG048 THE CHOD RIG050 THE AGGRESSIVE CHOD RIG051 THE BREAKAWAY CHOD RIG052 THE HINGED STIFF LINK054 THE WITHY POOL RIG056 THE SIT UP AND BEG RIG058 THE PVA BAG SET-UP062 THE ADJUSTABLE ZIG RIG


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WHAT RIG...

TAKE-ANYWHERE-RIGAS THE HEADLINE SUGGESTS FROM THE CAR PARK LAKE TO THORPE LEA


QAlthough this rig is very unlikely

to tangle, adding a small PVA

bag or stringer will help combat

this even more. The added weight

keeps the rig and main line/

leadcore/tubing apart during theflight and descent.

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02 9

001A coated hooklink, such asthe one used here, will help

you create a take-anywhere-and-catch-rig that wont tangle.

002To start, either using yournails or a stripper tool,

remove about three- to our-incheso the outer plastic-type coating.

003Next you need to tie asimple Overhand Loop Knot

in the exposed braided bit this isyour Hair loop.

004Beore you attach the hook,thread on your hookbait and

secure. By doing it this way ensuresyou get the Hair length correct.

005Now take a 3mm length oeither 0.5 or 0.7 (it depends

how tight you want it) o silicone andpass it onto the hooklink material.

006Taking a long-shank typehook, careully pass the point

through the silicone, making sure notto pierce it

007With the hook point throughthe silicone, thread the tubing

around the bend and onto the shank,finishing with it level with the point.

008Its now that you can set thelength o Hair you want to

use. Ideally you want a Hair length oabout hal-an-inch to an inch.

009To secure the hook, simplywhip on using the ever-

reliable Knotless Knot. Finally, youneed to tie on a swivel.


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WHAT RIG...

THE MULTI RIGTHINKING-ANGLER, LEWIS PORTER IS NO STRANGER TO CATCHING BIGCARP AND WHEN HE FEELS A POP-UP IS NEEDED TO FOOL ONE THEN HEWILL OFTEN PUT HIS FAITH IN ONE RIG AND THAT IS THE MULTI-RIG


001Above are all o thecomponents that Lewis

Porter uses to construct theMulti Rig.

002Cut a 13-inch lengtho Coretex and tie

a 1.5-inch Overhand Loop inone end.

003Careully thread theloop thread the ront

o the eye o an SR hook asshown here.

THE MULTI

RIG IS ASTUNNINGBIG FISHSET-UP,HAVINGNAILEDMANY OFTHE UKSLARGESTCARP, BUTITLL STILL

WORKON ALLMANNEROF WATERS


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03 1

004Next, thread an OvalRig Ring onto the loop,

as illustrated in this picture.005

You will then need topass the bend o the

hook through the loop, like this.

006Create a D efect onthe shank o the hook

so you are let with this.007

Tie your chosen 15mmpop-up onto the rig ring

with some Bait Floss.

008Remove 2cm o coatingabove the knot and

then mould some Hi-SG Puttyaround it.

009You should then belet with a highly

efective rig that looks just likethis beauty!

001Take a

length(our- to five-inches) o yourbait floss and tie asimple OverhandKnot in it as shown.

002Next, slowlypulling

the two tag ends,

teasing the loop thatyouve ormed downto size.

003Nowplace your

chosen pop-upinto the loop andcareully pull theloop down around

the bait.

004To connectit to the rig

ring, pass one endthrough the ring andthen orm anotherOverhand Loop.To secure, pull thetags end and watch

the knot slide downtowards the ring.

005Pull tightand tie and

couple o GrannyKnots or extrasecurity. Next, trimand careully usinga lighter, blob both

ends o the baitfloss to orm smallbulbs. Easy and itwont come of!

HOW TO.. .TIE ON A POP-UP THE EASY WAY

Imouldtheputtyinthisshap

earound

theknottocreate

an

anchoredefect.


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WHAT RIG...


THE CLAW RIGTHE RIG TO BE ON WHEN IT COMES TO BOTTOM BAITS

001This is all o theterminal tackle you

need to create the ClawRig the super efectivebottom bait rig.

002Now strip severalinches o coating

of so you are just let withthe inner supple braid oryour Hair.

003Tie a Hair loop toattach your bait

and then thread your baitonto a baiting needle andonto the Hair.

004Once the bait is inposition you need

to secure it using a baitstop. You can then gaugethe Hair length.

005Cut two shortpieces (5mm) o

silicone tubing and thread itonto the hooklink materiallike so.

006Take your hook,in this case a

Korda Kaptor and removethe protective cap anddiscard it.

007Pass the hook pointthrough the two

pieces o silicone (be careulnot to split it) and pass theend through the eye.

008Set the Hair lengthat an inch to two-

inches and secure the hookusing the Knotless Knotset-up.

009Thread a 1.5cmpiece o shrink

tubing down the hooklinkand position it over the eyeo your hook.

SHOPPINGLIST

Size 6 Wide Gape hookAtomic Tackle JelEWyre

hooklink material

0.5mm silicon tubeShrink tubingRig putty

THE CLAWRIG ISPERFECTFOR FISHINGWITHSTRAIGHT-OUT-OF-THE-BAG BOTTOMBAITS. THE

PIECES OFSILICONPOSITIONINGTHE HAIR

AROUNDTHE HOOKSSHANK,COUPLEDWITH THESHRINKTUBING

AND LARGEPIECE OFPUTTY MAKETHIS RIGEXTREMELYEFFECTIVE.


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033

Its something that I first started adding to myrigs six years ago. On one particularly hard, lowstock Oxord lake, I tried it and started catchingtench that in itsel was an eyeopener becauseany tench captures were very rare. A short whilelater I captured a carp that had gone uncaught orseven years and at just under 39lbs it was a veryspecial capture indeed. That was in and Ihave used it to good efect ever since.

The thinking behind it is simple enough: Iwanted to use a airly long hooklink and I wasconcerned that carp may not hook themselves

properly. Basically I wanted to cause themproblems independently o the lead coming intoplay. The idea was that with the hook and baittaken into the mouth, the lump o putty would

provide small but constant downward pressureon the hook point, helping it to find a hold andalso helping it maintain a hold once the point had

pricked the skin. I recall watching a carp nail itselwhen I was testing the rig in the margins o The

Blue Pool I used a long curved length o shrinktube on the eye o the hook, a piece o siliconeto trap the Hair well around the bend and a longcombi rig where I had pinched a big shot just abovethe joining mini rig ring. The fish picked up the baitand started shaking its head but the lead didntmove that told me the rig caused them problemswell beore the lead was supposed to do its job.

I started to increase the shot size and thenchanged to putty because it was more streamlinedand neater. As a rule o thumb, mould the puttyaround a Sinker or rig ring about an inchandahal below the hook eye or the end o the shrinktube i you are using it. You can use a air sizelump too; maybe x mm. Give it a go, it wontcatch you any less carp, o that I am certain!

RIG TIPADAM PENNING ON WHY ADDING ALARGE LUMP OF PUTTY TO THIS RIGWILL INCREASE YOUR CATCH-RATE

010Very careullyshrink the tubing

down by placing it inboiling water or using thesteam rom a kettle.

011Now thread ona Korda Sinker

to where the coatingseparates rom the supplebraided section.

012Take a piece orig putty, flatten it

between your fingers andhold it underneath theKorda Sinker.

013Wrap the rig puttyneatly and evenly

around the Sinker, makingsure it is really neat andbalanced.

014Trim the hooklinkto the length you

want and tie a Figure-O-Eight-Loop Knot in the endlike so.

015And finally: makesure the silicon is

right around the bend othe hook: it kicks over arquicker like this.

Korda SinkerBaiting NeedleScissors

Bait stopsBottom baitsStripping tool


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WHAT RIG...


THE KD RIGTHE RIG THAT LOOKS TOTALLY WRONG BUT WORKS TOTALLY RIGHT

I first used this rig overat Redesmere yearsago, says Ali Hamidi,I thought it was myown secret rig!Ithen orgot aboutit until we starteddeveloping the newKurv Shank hook;this pattern is idealor this rig so when the

first batch o samplesturned up, I got straightback on to it. It wasntuntil Adam Penning sawme unhooking a fish thathe said, Thats no secretrig, thats the KD Rig!

KD actually standsor Kenny Dorsett the Essex carp legend.You know youre onto

a winner i youre usinga rig the same as his,chirps Hamidi.

You need to use abalanced bottom baitwith the KD Rig. With

standard rigs which arefished with a balancedbait, youre makingthe heaviest part othe hook the bend

and point the lightestpart. Whereas on thisrig, because the Hairis coming of the eyeo the hook, youremaking the lightest

part the eye evenlighter. Now the hookis going to hang downreally aggressivelyand with the eye being

lited up its alwaystrying to prick them inthe bottom lip. Hereshow to tie it

001All you need to tiethe rig is: a Kurv hook,

Supernatural, a small pop-up anda split shot.

004Push the tag endthrough the eye o the

Kurv Shank hook like so. It worksbest with a Kurv.

007You then need to holdthe Hair out and begin

to whip five turns underneathit, like so.

QBecause o the long Hairand the way it sits, theres every

chance it could wrap aroundthe shank o the cast, so makesure you PVA tape it or use

two bits o dissolvingoam to trap it.

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035

002First of, tie a Hair inthe Supernatural braid

by creating a simple OverhandKnot like so.

003Slide a small pop-up,normally a 12mm

version, onto the Hair and fix inplace with your Hair stop.

005Judge the length Hairby measuring against

the bend o the hook. It shouldmeasure up like this.

006Begin to tie a KnotlessKnot in the normal

ashion but only whip over theHair twice to start with.

008Push the tag end backthrough the eye and

balance with the appropriatesplit shot.

009And heres all the prooyoull need to see it

works. Two French whackers inthe net. Get in!

The creation o the Muzza came romKordas Tom Dove, but its James

Armstrong whos come up with theperect method to avoid crackingyour hookbait when drilling it out acommon problem we are all aced with.

Take your boilie ideally 8mm andover and start by slowly drilling outthe core o the boilie []. Next, pick

around the circumerence o the boilie,removing the surace [2]. The bevellededge[]prevents it cracking wheninserting the cork stick.

HOW TO MAKE AMUZZA HOOKBAIT

AND HOW TO AVOID CRACKINGIT WHEN MAKING IT

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WHAT RIG...

THE STIFF COMBI LINKTHE ADVANCED VERSION (I.E. BETTER) OF A COATED HOOKLINK MATERIAL


SHOPPING LIST001 Korda IQ2 in 15 or 20lb002 Korda Supernatural in 20lb003 Longshank hook004 Mediumsized rig rings005 Shrink tubing006 Tungsten putty007 Scissors008 Bait stops

THE NICE THING ABOUTTYING UP A PROPER COMBIIS THAT YOU CAN DICTATETHE EXACT MATERIALS YOUWANT TO USE. FOR EXAMPLE,IF ITS OPEN WATER THEN10 OR EVEN 8LB MONOAND A 12 OR 15LB BRAID ISBRILLIANT. IF THERES ANYSNAGS OR OLD DEAD WEEDABOUT THEN YOU CAN

STEP IT UP A BIT. THE STIFFCOMBI LINK IS SLIGHTLYHARDER TO TIE WHENCOMPARED TO A STANDARDCOATED HOOKLINKMATERIAL, BUT THE ENDRESULT IS BETTER AND MOREREFINED. GIVE IT A GO, YOUWONT BE DISAPPOINTED.

001Tie a loop knot and thread onyour hookbait o choice. 002

Bait on, tie a mini ring of witha Double Overhand knot.

004To secure the hook and Hairto the hooklink material, tie a

standard Knotless Knot, making fiveor six turns around the hook shank.

005With the hook in place, nowtake your boom section

material (the IQ2) and make a loop inthe end like so.

007When bedded down, the knotshould look like this super

neat, small and strong.008

Next, trim and blob the tagswith a lighter and then slide a

length o shrink tube on.009

Shrink the tubing down oversteam and then add a little

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HOW TOTIE THE ALBRIGHT KNOT

03 7

003Thread the rig ring onto thehook as shown here.

006Pass the braid through thisloop, wrap around eight turns,

then back over itsel six and backthrough the loop. See panel on right...

010Voila! Rigs dont come muchneater nor do they work

better than this! Get on it!

001Firstly, double over yourfluorocarbon hooklink so

that you have a neat loop.

003Wrap the supple braidaround the two pieces o

fluorocarbon eight times.004

Now wrap the supplebraid back down towards

the loop six times.

005

Thread your braid back

through the loop theopposite way rom when you started. 006

Moisten the knot and

gently pull all o the endsto tighten the knot down.

002Thread your supple braidthrough the middle o the

fluorocarbon loop.

007Trim of any excess so thatyou are let with a neat

and very strong knot.008

Here is your finished knotready to go! Awesome,

and it wont let you down.


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WHAT RIG...

THE MAG-ALIGNER RIGIF YOURE THINKING ABOUT USING MAGGOTS, THIS IS THE RIG YOU NEED


SHOPPING LIST001 Wide gape hook (size 10)002 Supple braid hooklink

material003 Korda SafeZone Leader004 PVA Funnel Web

005 Enterprise Tackle ImitationMaggots

006 Korda Helicopter Bead007 Korda Size8 Ring Swivel008 Korda Tail Rubbers009 Stick Clips010 Maggots011 Baiting needle012 Inline lead

THE MAG-ALIGNERWAS FIRST CREATED BYBIG FISH ANGLER, ROBMAYLIN. THE RIG IS VERYSIMPLE BUT IT PROVESEXTREMELY SUCCESSFULWHEN COMBINED WITHLARGE PVA BAGS OFMAGGOTS. ITS NORMALLYCONSTRUCTED USING

SUPPLE HOOKLINKMATERIAL FOR ULTIMATEMOVEMENT. 001

This is all o the terminal tacklethat you are going to need

to tie the utterly devastating andefective Mag-Aligner Rig.

002You are also going to needsome maggots or the rig.

Big PVA bags o the grubs are greatwhen casting out.

003To start, cut of a long sectiono supple braid; this will give

the rig lots more movement and willmake the rig more efective.

004Now attach the braid to yourhook using a Grinner Knot.

This can be ound in the Knot Sectiono this rig guide.

005Take a single imitation maggot(any colour) and pass the at

end o the maggot onto the hook asshown in the picture.

006Put the hook through almostall o the maggot, but exit

at the last ridge and start to slide itaround the bend o the hook.

007Slide the maggot all o theway around the hook and

position it over the hook eye, asshown here.


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03 9

009Thread the inline lead onto aKorda SaeZone Leader and

push the swivel into the end o thehard insert.

010Take a pair o pliers and cutanother ring swivel so that

you can take the ring undamaged ofthe swivel.

008Take an in-line lead and cutthe hard insert of where it

meets the lead with a sharp pair o rigscissors.

011Attach a Stick Clip onto thering and slide it down the

SaeZone Leader. Then slide on ahelicopter bead to secure it.

012Take a tail rubber and cutmost o the thick end of

with a sharp pair o scissors and thendiscard it.

013Slide the tail rubber down yourhooklink and attach it to the

Stick Clip. Then slide the rubber backup the link.

014Now slide the tail rubber ullyover the Stick Clip. This will

stop the hooklink coming of during along fight.

015Tie up a large PVA bag omaggots but leave a two-and-

a-hal inch tail o PVA above the knotyou have tied.

016Tie the tag end o PVA to therig at the bottom o the lead

and then nick your hook into the sideo the PVA bag. Done!


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WHAT RIG...

THE CORN-ALIGNERDEVASTATING OVER SPOD MIXES AND PARTICLE BAITS


001Take ten-incheso a supple braid.

Here we are using KordaSupernatural, as its verysupple and versatile.

002Now attach thehooklink material

to the hook eye with asimple Grinner Knot (findthis in the Knot Section.)

004Take the end oyour material and

hook it onto the needle andthread the corn down tothe hook.

005Now position thecorn over the eye

o the hook; you want theeye to sit in the middle othe plastic bait.

006Take a LargeKorda Sinker and

thread it down the hooklinkmaterial. This will pin it tothe lakebed.

007At the end o thehooklink material,

you will now need to tie asimple Figure-O-Eight-Loop Knot.

008

Take your in-line

lead and tapout the hard insert romthe centre; this can bediscarded.

010

Thread your line

through the lead,Shockleader Sleeve and tieto a swivel and then attacha Stik Clip.

011

Next, create a small

PVA Stick and passa baiting needle through it.You want to exit to the sideo the top as shown.

003Pass a baitingneedle through the

corn. Pierce the thin endfirst and only go throughthe top hal as shown.

009

Replace this with a

Korda ShockleaderSleeve. These are ar saerand the sot inner-corehouses the swivel better.

WERE SURE MOSTOF YOU WILL HAVEHEARD OF THEMAG-ALIGNER RIG.WELL, THIS IS AN

ADAPTATION OFTHAT DEVASTATINGRIG. THE RIG UTILISES

A PIECE FAKE CORNOVER THE EYE OFTHE HOOK INSTEAD

OF A MAGGOT ANDIS PERFECT FOR USEOVER SPOD MIXESOR WITH PVA STICKS.


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04 1

HOW TODRESS A HOOK LIKE JOE MORGAN

012Attach the loopon your hooklink

to your baiting needle andthen slide the Stick downthe hooklink.

013This is the reasonyou come out the

side o the Stick, becausethe bait is attached to thehook, not a Hair.

014Now you need tothread a piece o

silicon down your hooklinkand attach the loop to theStik Clip.

015Having a ringand a Stik Clip

will give the rig lots moremovement and this gives abetter hooking potential.

016

Push the silicon

over the top o theStik clip. This will stop thehooklink rom coming ofduring a cast.

017

So there you have

it, a finished Corn-Aligner Rig. This is perectover particles or casting toshowing fish.

001Take some marabou eathers and holdthem along the shank o the hook.

002Whip your hooklink around the shank andeathers Knotless Knot style.

003Thread down a piece o ake maize andpush over the eye o the hook.

004With the corn over the eye, trim of theeathers to the length you require.

SHOPPING LIST Braid hooklink

Size 10 Wide Gape Enterprise Tackle

PopUp Sweetcorn Baiting needle

Scissors

Korda Sinker 2mm silicon tube PVA funnel web Stick mix


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WHAT RIG...


TIGER NUTS: UNPLUGGEDONE TIGER NUT. TWO PRESENTATIONS. LOADS MORE CARP. SOUND GOOD?JUST ASK AVID CARPS MAT WOODS

Tiger nuts are one o thosebaits that I was always prettysuspicious o. I read about howanglers tore places apart onthem, but or me they nevermade a lot o sense. They weretoo boring, too bland to beconsidered, but as Id done wellin the past on peanuts, my concerns were a little hypocritical!

But I subscribe to the cherryon the cake principle, so singlehookbaits, to me, means brightand smelly. Now whilst a nicetiger nut thats been ermentingin sugary juices or a ew dayscertainly smells the part, itsnever really looked the part orme. It needs to be more visual.Brighter in some way.

For a while I tried skinning

the tigers and that workedquite well, but it still wasntthe same as a yellow popup.Even when fishing over hempand tigers, a tiger nut wasnt asefective as a bright hookbaitand I always thought this wasbecause it was too cumbersome and too dull.

A ew years ago, I obtainedone o those boiliecoring

devices that were designed toremove plugs o bait so youcould insert cork and oam.Because a tiger is so firm, youcan use these to go all theway through the nut withoutcompromising its structure.When finished, you get a tigerwith a hole in it and a littlepellet plug o juicy tiger inner.And both have great potentialas a hookbait choice!

Over bait, I use the tigerplugs in conjunction with anAvid Carp SIGHT STOP,

which just happens to be theexact same diameter as mycoring device! It looks the nuts(excuse the pun) and hascaught me loads o fish inthe last three or our years,especially over spod mix.

O course, I cant neglectthe nut thats let behind, andoam soon makes its way into

the void. I dont, however,attach it in the usual style,because I want a visualaspect rom all angles. Iattach the tiger lengthways,leaving the bright yellowoam exposed on two sides othe tiger. Pop a yellow SightStop on and youve got threelittle sight bobs on a tiger nuthookbait. Perect!

The finished hookbaits sinkreally slowly and you sometimes need a tiny shot on theHair to get the right buoyancy,but the really slow sinkers areawesome as a single hookbaiton a longer hooklink. My chosen rig or bothhookbaits is mega simple. Ihave quite a long Hair, a littleblowback ring and a beaked

point hook to prevent thepoints turning over too easily.Because both hookbaits arequite light, a straight pointedhook can give you real headaches, especially as othernuisance fish come in overparticle baited areas and movethe water around a lot. So give the two presentations a whirl. Both will stay onthe Hair or days on end andprovide something a little bitdiferent that's certainly helpedme tag a ew more whackers.


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043

001Using this coringdevice, Mat cores

out a plug o tiger nut,leaving a neat hole throughthe middle o the nut.

002Push the plungerdown and it

reveals this pukka littlepellet o creamy nuttygoodness. Awesome!

003Next, using a pairo sharp scissors,

Mat trims one end o theplug down so that its asflat as possible.

004This is so an AvidCarp SIGHT

STOP, which is the samediameter, fits neatly andperectly on top.

005

You can use any

colour SIGHTSTOP, but Mat preersgood old yellow thepantone carp seem to love.

006

Now tie on a Rig

Ring, leaving agood 20-25mm gap romthe hookbait itsel. Whip onyour hook and its job done.

THE TIGER PLUGITS A TIGER NUT PRESENTATION WITH A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE

001I youre usingthe Tiger Plugs,

youll also get one o theselet behind, perect orbalancing out.

002Mat uses yellowoam to plug the

gap in the tiger nut. Again,most available oam sticksfit the hole perectly.

003Trim the oamdown so it sits

flush against the sides othe tiger, providing a lovelysight bob.

004An Avid CarpSIGHT STOP

provides another little sightbob, so you have one romall angles.

005

The finished rig

works wondersas a single hookbait orover baited spots as a slowsinking hookbait.

006

Mat with a

stunning mirrorcaught using his cleverTiger Plug trick. Its deadly,so get on it now!

RE-PLUGGED TIGERSGIVE YOUR GROWLERS SOME COLOUR AND SOME BUOYANCY


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WHAT RIG

THE MULTI-HAI R RIGTHREE BAITS ARE BETTER THAN ONE


SHOPPING LIST001 Wide gape hook002 Supple hooklink

material

003 Coated hooklinkmaterial

004 0.5mm silicon tubing

IT IS PROVEN THAT CARP CANFIND IT VERY EASY TO EJECTSINGLE HOOKBAITS. DOUBLEBAITS ARE SLIGHTLY HARDER,BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOUHAVE THREE SEPARATE HAIRS

AND BAITS ON THE SAMEHOOK? PURE DEVASTATIONTHATS WHAT!

002Take a KordaStripper Tool and

place your coated hooklinkinto it. This tool stripscoating of hooklinks easilyand quickly.

001Here is all o theterminal tackle

you are going to need toconstruct the Multi Hair Rig.The rig is devastating overparticles and smaller baits.

005 Shrink tubing006 Baiting needle007 Hair stops

008 Scissors009 Your chosen bait010 Stripper tool

005Take the three Hairlengths and pass

them through the hookeye and whip them all atthe same time to create aKnotless Knot.

006Once youvewhipped around

the shank, pass the endsthrough the eye o thehook as shown. This maybe fiddly so take your time.

003Put the hooklinkmaterial through

the gate and pull back. Iyou dont have a Strippathen simply use your teethor fingernails.

004Now take threelengths o supple

braid, each somewhere inthe region o 10cms and tiea Hair loop at the end oeach o them.


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04 5

007Now take yourhooklink material

(which you stripped asection rom earlier) andpass the uncoated sectionthrough the eye o the hook.

008Again, whip thehooklink material

around the shank o thehook and over the Hairbraid as i you were tying aKnotless Knot.

009With the knotnow secure, take

a pair o scissors and snipof the remaining hooklinkmaterial rom the Hairs endas shown.

010Take the scissorsagain and trim back

the Hair braid. There isthree in total so cut themof as shown in the picturevery careully.

011Next cut yoursela piece o silicone

tubing and pass it onto asplicing needle. This is aneasy way o getting a pieceo silicone onto the hook.

012Now push the hookpoint through the

silicone and be very careulnot to push the pointthrough the side o it duringthis process.

013Get all o the Hairloops and lock them

into the gate on the needle.Next pull the needle backthrough with all o theHairs on.

014This is what therig should look

like so ar. All three Hairsshould be underneath thesilicon, however, we haventfinished quite yet.

015Next, cut of a pieceo shrink tubing

like so; this is going to goover the eye o the hook tomake it flip quickly in thefishs mouth.

016Thread the tubingdown the hooklink

and over the eye andwhipping o the knot andthen dunk it or 10 secondsinto boiling water.

017There are manydiferent baits that

you can use on this rig,one type which provesextremely successul istiger nuts.

018The finishedproduct: three baits

to one hook! Not onlyseriously appealing, but aserious mouthul. Goodluck, Mr. Carp!


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WHAT RIG...

THE BLOWBACK RIGONE OF THE ONLY RIGS THAT CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY WHATS BEENHAPPENING WHEN ITS OUT IN THE LAKE ALL THANKS TO A RIG RING OR APIECE OF SILICONE


001

To start, cut of

12-inches o 25lbGravel Missing Link andstrip back five-inches o theouter-coating.

003

Take two 15mm

boilies and bite athird of each one. Mountthem back-to-back andsecure with a bait stop.

004

Slide 2mms o

0.5mm siliconeonto the hooklink, ollowedby your hook with the pointacing downwards.

002

First create a loop

or the Hair andthen a second OverhandKnot behind it to lock thebait in place.


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The originalBlow-Out(BlowbackRig) Rig

eatured a ring tied to theHair located on the bend,reveals the inventor, KevinNash. This was so onpricking, when the carpblew against the bait, thering/Hair would slide downthe shank leaving the baitbehind the eye o the hook,preventing the carp romachieving the necessaryangle to dislodge the point.This rig was devastating,and trust me, that is anunderstatement!

Nonetheless, ater atime I became paranoid

that carp were stilloccasionally doing me.I was on a particularlyhigh-pressured water andoccasionally I would getone or two short, sharpbeats or the rod tip wouldtremble. So I changedthe ring or a small pieceo silicone rubber thatwas purposely o a bore

that would grip the Hairsu ciently, but whenpulling against, the Haircould slide down the shank.To my mind this is thesignificant point about thistube version o the Blow-Out Rig it is a telltale.So i a carp that is riggedup manages to eject thisrig you always know, asi you check your rig youwill find the position othe silicone has changedrom its correct position atthe top o the bend to theblown out position wherethe silicone has slid downthe shank and is jammedagainst the knot/eye othe hook.

I would observe thatater a blank session themajority o carp anglersfigure there were no carpabout, as they didnt geta bite. Certainly I haveheard it said hundreds otimes when an angler getsa couple o bleeps on hisindicator they just say, linebite. It doesnt occur to

them that they may havehad a carp rigged up thathas sat there sucking andblowing without giving anyor little indication and whenridding itsel o the hook ithas calmly swum of!

I the water I amfishing doesnt have largenumbers o nuisance fish orcrayfish, I treat the smallestindication with suspicionand am not comortableuntil I have checked the rig.Ater a couple o bleepsI will give it an amount otime until I have to windthat rig in and check. Also,whenever I wind my rodsin, even though I have noindication, I always look at

the positioning o the tubeto see i it hasslipped backand I havebeen done.

005

Push the silicone

down to the bendand leave a 10mm gapbetween the bait and hook.Secure Knotless Knot style.

006

Next cut of

15mms o 0.5mmDifusion Shrink Tubingand then cut one end at a45-degree angle as shown.

008

I always test the

finished rig in thepalm o my hand. I itscorrect, it should turn andgrab hold straightaway.

007

Using a baiting

needle, pierce thetubing below the angle andpull your hooklink throughto create a Line-Aligner.


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WHAT RIG...

THE CHOD RIGVERY POPULAR, YET VERY EFFECTIVE


001Take your chosenlead, cut the swivel

of and tie the leadcore ontothe loop o the lead using aTwo-Turn Blood Knot.

002Thread on a three-and-a-hal inch

piece o 2.0mm silicon andposition it over the loop othe lead.

003Now thread ona short piece o

0.5mm silicon down theleadcore and position it justabove the 2.0mm piece.

004Next thread a5mm bead onto a

baiting needle and transerit onto the leadcore. Thenpush it towards the silicon.

005Once youvethreaded it down

to the silicon, moistenand push the bead over thetop. Itll look like this.

006Take a long10-inch length o

Korda Mouthtrap and asize 5 Stif Rigger and passthrough the hook eye.

007Tie a Two-TurnBlood Knot or a

Snell Knot (both shown inthe Knot section) to thehook and tease it down.

008Take a rig ringand pass it onto

the tag end o hooklinkmaterial. Now push the tagback through the eye.

009

Take a l ighter and

very gently blobthe end o the tag using theflame. Do this careully anddont burn the hooklink.

010

Now take the other

end o the hooklink,put it through the eye oa size-11 ring swivel anddouble it back.

011

Its time to tie a

Three-Turn BloodKnot to the swivel. Wrapthe tag around the hooklinkthree times and grip tightly.

012

Now push the tag

back through theloop closest to the swivel,moisten and tease the knotdown like so.


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RIG TIPADVICE FROM THE PERSON WHO MAKESTHE GEAR: ESPS DAVE ELLYATT ON HOWTO GET THE CHOD SECTION JUST RIGHT

013Take hold o theswivel between two

fingers in one hand andthe hook in the other andgently curve the hooklink.

014Take a long lengtho ESP Super Floss;

this is what youre goingto use to attach the bait tothe ring.

015Now tie a simpleOverhand Knot,

ollowed by a second. Thisis the knot that will securethe pop-up to the floss.

016Place the bait intothe middle o the

loop and gently tighten itdown around the pop-up.Make sure it is central.

017

You now attach

the pop-up to therig ring. Use a doubleOverhand Knot and blobthe ends with a lighter.

018

Finally, thread the

Chod hooklinkdown the leadcore and thenadd another piece o siliconand another bead above it

DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS/EDGES WHEN IT COMES TOHANDLING AND TYING THE STIFFBRISTLE FILAMENT?I cut of about a 12-inch length o BristleFilament and then holding one end betweenmy teeth, run my fingers down it quitevigorously to remove any twist, warm it up abit and make it more manageable. You couldalso steam it to make it completely straightbut I have never ound this necessary.

HOW MANY TURNS AROUND THEHOOK SHANK HAVE YOU FOUNDBEST AND DOES THIS DIFFERDEPENDING ON THE HOOK SIZE?It depends on the size o D that you want,but remember the more turns around thehook, the heavier it becomes, which couldafect the buoyancy o the pop-up. For aclassic smallish D that looks right in relation

to the size o the hook and the thickness othe Bristle Filament, I use eight turns on a size4 Stif Rigger (20lb Bristle Filament), sevenon a size 5 (20lb) and six on a size 6 (15lb).

AND FINALLY, HOW DO YOU BLOBTHE TAG END? DO YOU MELT ITAND THEN TAP IT AGAINST THELIGHTER TO FORM A FLAT EDGEOR DO YOU LEAVE IT SO YOUVEACTUALLY GOT A BULB?I preer to blob the tag end leaving the bulbuntouched. Using a bait needle to shape theD, I pull the bulb back into the eye whereit tends to find an intererence fit due to theslightly tapered shape o the bulb. I havealso used the lighter to flatten the blob whilstit is still sot to create a nail head. This looksnice and neat and locates flat up against theeye. Its all down to personal preerence reallyand what you think looks right. You couldargue that the bulb protrudes slightly romthe eye, marginally reducing the gape o thehook but I dont think either method makes adiference to the perormance o the rig.


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SUPER CURVED CHOD RIGSHOW TO TIE AN AGGRESSIVE CHOD RIG ALMOST WITHY POOL STYLEE!

WHAT RIG


001

Take a length

o your ChodRig material andhook and connect thehook using a Six-TurnKnotless Knot, leavinga short tag to ormyour D. Now take alarge size rig ring andthread it onto the tag,passing it through theeye o the hook and

blob with a lighter.The big rig ring allowslots o movement oryour bait.

002

Next take a

size 11 RingSwivel (althoughSolars Ball BearingSwivels are betteras they rotate muchsmoother) and pass itonto the other end othe hooklink and tie asmall Overhand LoopKnot and pull downtight. Now take your

thumb and orefingerand rub the hooklinkmaterial to warm it upslightly as shown.

003

With one

hand, holdthe knot (loop) thatattaches your swiveland the other thewhipping on the hookand slowly but gentlyflex the hooklinkmaterial into a curve.You want to startcurving one end othe rig first i you

try doing the wholething in one go itllkink and wont sitstraight and neat.

004Start thecurve

gradually and slowlyflex it into a moreaggressive angle. Thiswill take time so dontrush it because like

weve just mentioned,you will kink theMouthtrap material,so take your time.

005As yourub the rig,

keep checking tomake sure the curveis straight and notkicking the hookout at an aggressive

angle. The hooklinkmaterial needs to becurved straight so itsits correctly.

006Onceyour curve

is aggressive andstraight, tie on yourchosen super buoyantpop-up. Make sureyou not only check

the sharpness o yourhook ater every castbut you also check thecurve o your Chod.

Some stif hooklink material wed recommend eitherESPs Stif Bristle Filamentor Kordas Mouthtrap which isvery easy to work with.

Chod style hooks. I youlike beaked points, then goor Kordas Choddy hookswhereas i you preer astraight point, then opt oreither ESPs Stif Riggers orAtomic Tackles Chodda hook.

Like we mention in the stepbystep, opt or a larger rigring over a smaller one thiswill allow or more movement.

Solars Ball Bearing Swivelsrotate so smoothly, it justmakes them the perectchoice to go with this setup.

YOU NEED TO KNOWSHOPPING LIST

So it seems everyman and his doghave been enguledinto Chodmaniawith it being avery popular rig

presentation.

Fishing it diferentlyto the norm with asuper aggressivecurve and a loopknot tied to the

swivel may seemalien to many, butits a ploy that can be

super efective andthis is how you curvethis devastating

adaptation!


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THE IN VISIB LE BREAKAWAY CHOD RIGTHEY CANT SEE IT, YOUR HOOKBAIT IS PRESENTED PERFECTLY

AND IT MAKES FISHING IN WEED CHILDS PLAY. AWESOME!

GETTING THE CAST RIGHTBECAUSE THIS MAKES AMASSIVE DIFFERENCEYou want to make a light, controlledcast, which is eathered and ploppedin generally. Sink the lead on a tight lineand once it hits bottom, apply minimalamounts o pressure to pull the line

under the surace as you want the ChodRig to settle generally over the weed,not be pulled it into it.

First of, you dont want to fish this withthe Chod Rig running on the main line its meant to be semifixed. On paper, itsthe simplest and most straightorwardrig to construct. No leadcore, no tubing,no leader knots, no nothing or weed toclog and snag around.

The lead can be ditched the momentyou get a take and that o course meansthe fish hasnt got anything to help losethe hook against. You get % perectpresentation regardless o how muchweed is out there and best o all, itsalmost totally invisible.

Lets start with the basics. You wantthe Chod Rig fixed up the line, as thiswill ensure it doesnt snag on the weed.The way you cast and sink the line is alsovery important too, as is the way youbalance your popup. The final part othe jigsaw is how you set your indicator:it must be on the deck so the line can befished totally slack. Right, heres now toconstruct it

MAIN LINEWhen fishing into weed you need ahardcore main line something likeGardners GR60 or their HydroTUFFin 15 or 18lb breaking strains. Its veryimportant not to put any lumps oputty up the line to help sink it.

TWO SEMI-FIXED STOPS

To hold the Chod Rig in place, youmust use the Small Korda Sinkers.To ease with passing them up themain line, simply wet the line first.To sit on top o the Sinkers, useKordas 4mm Rubber Beads.

THE DISTANCETo ensure the rig is fishing inany depth o weed, positionthese stops right up the line

anything up to eight or nine oot.

STRONG RINGFor this rig to work efectivelyyou need to lose the lead onthe take. Take a pair o wirecutters and remove the ringrom a flexi-swivel and tie thisto the end o your main line.

ROTTEN BOTTOMThis is the weak link that connectsthe lead to the main line. 3lb monois the recommended breakingstrain. You want to make this linkabout six-inches as itll snap quiteeasily on the take then. I yourecasting longish distances, simplyPVA tape this link to the ring.

LIGHT(ISH) LEADUse the lightest lead you can getaway with. The less dense the lead theless it will penetrate into the weed.


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WHAT RIG...


THE HINGED STIFF LINKDEVELOPED AND POPULARISED BY THE LEGEND THAT IS TERRY HEARN(SEE PAGE 52), THE HINGED STIFF LINK RIG IS THE PERFECT POP-UP RIGFOR WHEN FISHING OVER A BED OF BOILIES

001These are thecomponents you

will require to tie thisantastic rig.

006Whip the tagback down the

shank, over the loop five orsix times.

011Careully orm anarc in the Bristle

Filament and you will haveormed a Chod Rig.

STEAMINGBristle Filament can bea tricky material to tie.To improve it, hold thematerial over steam and

pull it tight so it goesstraight. Once youvetied the rig, repeat the

process but this timestart working the curve.

TYING ONHOOKBAITSWorking on the

percentage game? Thenuse a bait floss thatmatches the colour o

your hookbait.

CUTTINGTo make the job othreading the BristleFilament back throughthe eye o the hook,make sure you cut theend at an angle.


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002Snip of a sectiono stif ESP

Bristle Filament usingRazorblades.

003Tie on a size 11Ring Swivel using

a simple Two- or Three-Turn Blood Knot.

004Poke the other tagend through the

eye o your Choddy hook,like so.

005Double it backover so that the tag

is now pointing towards theswivel. This will orm a loop.

007Now place the tagend back through

the loop you have createdas shown here.

008Moisten and thenpull everything

down tightly using adedicated Pulla.

009Place a Rig Ringonto the tag end

and then poke back throughthe eye o the hook.

010Blob the tag end,as this will prevent

the line rom pulling backthrough the eye.

01215lb IQ2 is greatto orm the boom

section o the rig as itsalmost invisible.

013Tie the boomsection to the rig

youve created using atrusted knot.

014To pin down yourpop-up and keep

everything neat, roll someputty over the swivel.

015Tie your pop-up on(p31), attach the rig

to a lead system and youreready to go.


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WHAT RIG...

HOW TO TIE THE QUICK AND EASY WITHY POOLTHE WITHY POOL RIG: DEADLY BUT PREVIOUSLY A PAIN TO TIE. THANKS TOFOX, THOUGH, THATS NOW ALL CHANGED


001Above are all o thecomponents that you will

need to tie the quick and easy WithyPool Rig.

002Start of by cutting a 10-inchlength o Coretex and

removing three-inches o the outer-coating as weve done here.

003Attach your hook to thebraided section with a simple

Three-Turn Blood Knot. Wet andthen bed the knot down.

004Next, careully thread one othe new Fox Withy/Curve

Shank Adaptor onto the Coretexhooklink like so.

005Gently work the sleevedown the hooklink and into

position over the eye o your chosenhook pattern.

006The next step is to thread aMicro Hook Ring Swivel on

to the shank o the hook, with the ringon the shank.

007Now careully thread a RigStop onto the bend o the

hook as illustrated in this image.008

You will then take a six-incheslength o Bait Floss, yellow is

good i your hookbait is yellow!009

Thread the floss through thetop eye o the Hook Swivel

so you have three-inches either side.


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010Now thread your chosenpop-up hookbait onto both

lengths o Bait Floss as shown, andthread it down towards the swivel.

011Keep sliding the hookbaitdown the bait floss until the

Micro Swivel sits inside the hookbaitlike this.

012Trim away the excess BaitFloss so you only have two

small tags sticking out o the end -youll use these to really secure it.

013Take a lighter and careullyburn the remaining tag ends

and then blob it against the hookbait.Its now secure.

014The hookbait is now securedon the swivel this is a very

ast and neat way o attaching yourchosen hookbait!

015Finally, mould some tungstenputty around the base o the

Withy Adaptor to critically-balanceyour pop-up.

016TheWithy

Pool Pop-UpRig is nowcomplete andshould look

just like this!

SHOPPINGLIST Fox Coretex

hooklink material Fox Withy/Curve

Shank Adaptors Fox Micro Hook

Swivel Swivels

Fox Arma Pointsize 8

Fox Sliding Ring &Rig Stops


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WHAT RIG...


THE SIT UP AND BEG RIGMAX COTTISS LATEST CREATION. IN A WORD: DEADLY!

A CREATION OFTOP CARPER,MAX COTTIS,THE SIT UPAND BEG RIGIS DESIGNEDTO BE FISHEDWITH A POP-UP. THANKSTO THE LONGSWEEPING

CURVE THATSCREATED FROMTHE SHRINKTUBING, ITSA RIG THATSPINS ANDGRABS HOLDEXTREMELYQUICKLYAND EASILY.

001Hooklink-wise, Max uses aneight-inch length o ACEs

awesome Camo Core in 25lb.002

First of, tie a Knotless Knot andthen create a D-Rig leaving a

three-inch tag end.

003Thread two-inches o shrinktube down over both ends o

hooklink and steam to create a curve.004

Add an ACE Tungsten Beadto the tag end and then use a

lighter to blob this down to secure it.

005The finished rig. The aggressiveangle o the hook hugely helps

the point to take hold when a carp picksup the bait. Theyre nailed!

006And heres the proo that theSit Up And Beg Rig is such a

good carp-catcher. Fish pop-ups? Givethis a go!


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WHAT RIG

THE SHORTER I GO, THE MORE BITES I GET!VERSATILE PRESSURED WATER ACE MARK BARTLETT REVEALS A RIG AND BAGSET-UP THATS RIPPING WATERS APART FOR HIM RIGHT NOW


HOOKBAITSHeres how to makeBartletts watersQ % Mainline Polaris

PopUp MixQ 7% Sieved Mainline

High Leakage MixQ Baits are unflavoured

when made, but soakedin the ollowing: drops NButyric Acidyes, ! and 2mlMainline SweetAde

LEADCOREACE HardOn Leadcore, usedbetween ourinches and t long.Mark sees little need in using reallylong lengths, as it can stand outlike a sore thumb on the lakebed.

PUTTYMark uses Kryston Heavy Metal Extra. It

binds itsel to the braid much better thanany other putty and doesnt even need tobe wrapped around coils o lead wire.

KNOTSTo attach his rigs, Mark used theFigureOEight Loop Knot. This wayhe can have dozens o rigs pretiedat exactly the same length. He learntrom match fishing with Methodeeders that cm longer or shorter isenough to make a diference.

PVABAGGING


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001Mark uses alight gauge hook

with a small amount oshrink tubing as a kicker.The hookbait is a waterloaded with N-Butyricacid. Smelly!

002Note thetungsten putty

rolled around the rig. Thishelps pin the braid tothe lakebed, rather thanit exiting too high romthe lead.

005Mark has hada huge hand in

developing these solidPVA bagging productsthis year. Hes sure its amajor edge or him.

00610mm watersmade with 30%

pop-up mix. It createsa buoyancy where thehookbait itsel still sits onthe lakebed.

007Note the longerset-up on the

right. This was the type othing Mark used beorehe cottoned on to usingmuch shorter links.

008A eeding carpdoesnt have to

move ar to get nailed bythis beauty, and as soonas it shakes its head, theleads gone.

003An Avid CarpIn-Line Groove

Lead is used, fisheddrop-of style, with ashort length o leadcorewhich is used as a leadermaterial around the lead.

004Its notrevolutionary by

rig inventing standards,but its certainlyrevolutionised Marksfishing over the past ewyears. Get on it!

HOW TOCONSTRUCT BARTLETTS WINNING BAG NAILER

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BAGS FOR BRUTESYES, YOU MIGHT THINK YOU CAN TIE A PVA BAGPERFECTLY, BUT DO YOURS LOOK LIKE THIS?

001Mark uses smallerbags when

targeting bigger carp. Notehow hes nicked the hookpoint through the base othe Transer bag.

002An Avid BagLoader helps Mark

scoop his pellet mixtureinto the bag, whilst thegroove on the loader holdsthe leadcore leader.

005Mark keepspinching the

corners o the bag to createa little envelope old. Thishelps streamline the bagwhen licking and sticking.

006As you can see,the olds are large

on Marks bags. This alsoprovides added protectionwhen the bag hits the lakesurace at speed.

007Any excess PVAat the top o

the bag is trimmed awayneatly. Twisting the PVAand licking it as somerecommend isnt as neat.

008The completedpresentation: a

solid bag thats solid as arock and sure to have thealarms melting as quick asthe PVA!

003Once loaded,Mark removes

the Bag Loader so he canbegin patting the sides othe bag to compact thepellet mixture urther.

004Transer PVA Tapeis then used to tie

of the bag. Hold the bagclosed tight and wrap thetape around the top tokeep the shape.

009

The Bag Loader

will help anyonetie bags this neatly, grinsMark. This bag will nowcast straighter and urther.

010

This is how Mark

expects the meltedbag to look when brokendown in water. Its certainlyincreased his catch-rate.

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WHAT RIG...


THE ADJUSTABLE ZIG RIGUNDERUSED, OVERLOOKED, MISUNDERSTOOD: ALL THESE WORDS ARE VERYRELEVANT WHEN ZIG RIGS ARE DISCUSSED. THE METHOD IS OFTEN CONSIDEREDTOO COMPLICATED, BUT WITH THE ADJUSTABLE ZIG RIG THAT ISNT THE CASE

002Place a lead reerunning on the line.

The bigger the float thebigger the lead as a rule.

003Follow the leadwith a 4mm

Rubber Bead. This is usedto cushion the lead.

004Next push yourmain line through

the middle o a Sub-Floatas shown here.

001These are thecomponents you

will require in order to tiethe Zig-Float Rig.

006Your rig shouldnow be looking

like this almost nearlyready to go.

007Create a Hairin the Double

Strength and thread a slivero yellow oam on.

008Fix your piece oyellow oam in

place with a dedicated Hairstop like we have here.

009Place the tag endo your hooklength

through a Korda Mixa Hooklike we have done here.

011Whip the Mixa Hookon using the tried

and tested Knotless Knotmethod as shown.

012Ater whippingdown the shank,

whip two turns back up it.This holds the knot tightly.

013Place the tag backthrough the eye

and tighten. It will now looklike this.

014Tie yourhooklength, which

should be around 3t, to theMicro Rig Ring.


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005Tie your main lineto a Micro Rig

Ring, like so using a trustedknot Grinner, Palomar.

010Your hookbaitshould be sitting

as close as possible to theshank o the hook.

015Finally, hook on aPVA bag ull o

PVA nuggets. This willprevent it rom tangling.

BAIT TIPSHAMIDIS EDGES WHEN IT COMES TO ZIG HOOKBAITS

AA truly awesome Zig Bait isimitation boilies, and a good tip is

to soak them in a flavour or extra

appeal - strawberry is a good one.

B Another classic Zig Rig bait isoam. Its mega buoyant and will

hold the hook up orever. Plus,it comes a massive selection o

diferent colours.

C You cant beat a mini pop-up.These mini ones rom Mainline

are proven winners!

B

A

C


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FEATURING066 GAZ FAREHAMA RIG FOR A FIFTY068 DUNCAN MACLEANTHE MULTI RIG WITH A DIFFERENCE070ADAM PENNING THE ULTIMATE SURFACE SET-UP072JON SHOES JONESTHE STIFF HAIRED CHOD074 NIGEL SHARPTHE STIFF BOTTOM BAIT RIG076 KEVIN NASHTHE REVERSE CHOD RIG078 MARTIN LOCKETHE WEED RIG

080 LEWIS READ THE FATAL RIG082 IAN CHILLCOTTTHE GO-ANYWHERE-RIG

WHAT

THE

PROS

USE...

RIGS


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PROS RIGS...

A RIG FOR A FIFTYBIG FISH ANGLER AND ALL-ROUND NICE GUY, GAZ FAREHAMREVEALS HIS BLOW-BACK BALANCED SET-UP THE ONE THATNAILED HEATHER THE LEATHER AT OVER FIFTY-POUNDS


GAZ

FAREHAM

Ive used the rig with a number odiferent hookbaits over the yearsbut my two avourites are a balancedtiger nut or a balanced boilie. To behonest, you could use any hookbaitwi

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