In reply to Post #14
Good advice, just check out the catch results thread to see how this man gets on throughout the year
Good advice, just check out the catch results thread to see how this man gets on throughout the year
In reply to Post #16
Hinge stiff rig on a helicopter set up....like it has been mentioned, you can adjust the top bead to suit. The rig is very adaptable, you can fish it low down like a ronnie or 3" off the deck, soft boom, stiff boom...worlds your oyster
Hinge stiff rig on a helicopter set up....like it has been mentioned, you can adjust the top bead to suit. The rig is very adaptable, you can fish it low down like a ronnie or 3" off the deck, soft boom, stiff boom...worlds your oyster
In reply to Post #17
The multi rig is very simple to tie,what concerns me is the loop that goes over the hook to form the D ,closing on the cast ,how do people make sure this does not happen ,any advice would be greatly appreciated
The multi rig is very simple to tie,what concerns me is the loop that goes over the hook to form the D ,closing on the cast ,how do people make sure this does not happen ,any advice would be greatly appreciated
In reply to Post #18
When you get the chance, read this.
Mike Kavanagh seems to think that it doesn't happen and who's to argue with him when it comes to this rig.
The Rig Factor
When you get the chance, read this.
Mike Kavanagh seems to think that it doesn't happen and who's to argue with him when it comes to this rig.
The Rig Factor
In reply to Post #18
It doesn't happen, you don't need to do anything
It doesn't happen, you don't need to do anything
In reply to Post #18
It's pretty much impossible for the hook to move/D to close buddy. The force is applied to the pop up, not the hook. If you're struggling to get your head round it you can always use a second hook bead to hold the D in place, or just add rig foam on the cast.
It's pretty much impossible for the hook to move/D to close buddy. The force is applied to the pop up, not the hook. If you're struggling to get your head round it you can always use a second hook bead to hold the D in place, or just add rig foam on the cast.
In reply to Post #21
Has anyone experienced the opposite?! I had a few trips years back using a “multi hinge” type arrangement, doubled over bristle hook sections albrighted to a coated boom... purely for ease of swapping the hooks.
Contrary to the D closing I found it to open up which makes sense given how it would react on impact with the lake.
A disastrous run of hookpulls later I sorted my **** out and stopped messing around!
Has anyone experienced the opposite?! I had a few trips years back using a “multi hinge” type arrangement, doubled over bristle hook sections albrighted to a coated boom... purely for ease of swapping the hooks.
Contrary to the D closing I found it to open up which makes sense given how it would react on impact with the lake.
A disastrous run of hookpulls later I sorted my **** out and stopped messing around!
In reply to Post #22
News to me mate but makes sense. I bet you were well p*ssed off when you noticed it after losing kippers
News to me mate but makes sense. I bet you were well p*ssed off when you noticed it after losing kippers
In reply to Post #22
With a chod type hook by any chance?
With a chod type hook by any chance?
I was worried for a while with the D slipping, so paid more attention to matching the hook-length to the hook or vice versa. Some chod hooks have larger eyes than others. This helped with the confidence if nothing else.
In reply to Post #19
Thanks for the link, interesting read
Thanks for the link, interesting read
In reply to Post #22
Yes!
I tend to tie multis with hydrolink, leaving the flouro in, just removing about 15mm at the hinge, but I wanted a stiffer boom section on one water so tried it with the Hydrolink extreme, but the loop won't go through the eye like that.
Having removed the flouro through the loop I used one of these rigs to test some new pop ups and after two hours the hook was at the bottom of the tub and the d was the whole loop!
Luckily I found out before it could cause a problem.
Yes!
I tend to tie multis with hydrolink, leaving the flouro in, just removing about 15mm at the hinge, but I wanted a stiffer boom section on one water so tried it with the Hydrolink extreme, but the loop won't go through the eye like that.
Having removed the flouro through the loop I used one of these rigs to test some new pop ups and after two hours the hook was at the bottom of the tub and the d was the whole loop!
Luckily I found out before it could cause a problem.
I've just been having a play about tying up some multi rigs.
I'm not sure I've got the correct combination of hook and hooklings.
Hook length materials I've tried are:
Korda N-Trap semi-stiff - 15lb
ESP Tungsten Loaded 20lb
Fox Coretex Tungsten 20lb
The only out turned eyed hooks I have are Fox stiff rig beaked in size 4.
Each different hooklink is really loose in the hook eye even when doubled over.
Should I be using a thicker/heavier hooklink or a smaller/different type of hook with a smaller eye?
Cheers
I'm not sure I've got the correct combination of hook and hooklings.
Hook length materials I've tried are:
Korda N-Trap semi-stiff - 15lb
ESP Tungsten Loaded 20lb
Fox Coretex Tungsten 20lb
The only out turned eyed hooks I have are Fox stiff rig beaked in size 4.
Each different hooklink is really loose in the hook eye even when doubled over.
Should I be using a thicker/heavier hooklink or a smaller/different type of hook with a smaller eye?
Cheers
In reply to Post #28
You could put a small section of silicon tube over the hook eye area.
You could put a small section of silicon tube over the hook eye area.
In reply to Post #28
Should be fine with what you have. They may seem loose but won't slip. Stick a bait on one, hold the rig at the swivel end and swing it round a few times and you will see that even with that the loop stays put
You don't need to use chod style hooks either, straight eye or Inturned are fine too
Should be fine with what you have. They may seem loose but won't slip. Stick a bait on one, hold the rig at the swivel end and swing it round a few times and you will see that even with that the loop stays put
You don't need to use chod style hooks either, straight eye or Inturned are fine too