There is an old fish I'd dearly like to catch in our syndicate which normally doesn't come many times a year if at all ( it did go 2 years uncaught recently).

It has a very overhung top lip and the bottom lip is tiny which is why I think it manages to get away with rigs a lot.

I was wondering if I could try using a rig which hooks in the top lip rather than the bottom and if so which one?

When I fish used a ronnie / spinner rig I remember people saying not to use a small hook as you could get random hook holds... obviously I want safety to come first though.

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Depends where it normally feeds / gets caught the rig needs to accommodate the nature of the bottom as well as the way the fish feeds. I used a muzza rig with a braid hooklength to fish on the side of a gravel plateau and most of the fish were hooked in the scissors. May be worth a try. However I think it was due to the location. Not the shape of the fishes mouths.

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Something with a chod section or a curved section. Withy Pool, hinged stiff rig, chod, when that mouth closes, there's only one place for the hook to end up, in the bottom lip.

Cheers guys

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Might not be rig related, but It could be something as simple as that particular carp is not much of a boilie eater. Could spend a lot of it's time eating naturals or particles and pellets.

🤔 remember the more they want to eat your bait, the less important rigs become

In reply to Post #1
Hi Barry,

If you know where it hangs out maybe try float fishing for it?

Best

Jon

In reply to Post #1
Concentrate on it's previous captures.
Not so sure it'll be a rig issue.