Just watching some of the ESP vids on Youtube with Terry Hearn and noticed on the close ups of his snowman rig there's a small piece of silicon tube on the shank of the hook but its right down next to the knotless knot rather than opposite the barb or even further round like his claw rig.
Anyone know what the thinking is behind this? Feels like a waste of tubing when you could just add more wraps to the knot or something. I'm wondering if there's another reason for it?
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Anyone know what the thinking is behind this? Feels like a waste of tubing when you could just add more wraps to the knot or something. I'm wondering if there's another reason for it?
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I would guess its to hold the hair exactly central. Extra turns is OK, but the hair never seems to stay exactly where you tighten it too.
I would guess its to hold the hair exactly central. Extra turns is OK, but the hair never seems to stay exactly where you tighten it too.
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As it's to locate the hair on a snowman rig you have to consider this if it were upside down.
I usually test my pop ups in a small glass jar when trying to balance them so I can see it from the right angle.
The position of the small silicone tube section will have an effect on the angle of the hook and the movement/separation as the bait is sucked up.
This allows some fine tuning to have the hook curved over or sit up more, as well as securing the hair in place to prevent any sideways slippage.
As it's to locate the hair on a snowman rig you have to consider this if it were upside down.
I usually test my pop ups in a small glass jar when trying to balance them so I can see it from the right angle.
The position of the small silicone tube section will have an effect on the angle of the hook and the movement/separation as the bait is sucked up.
This allows some fine tuning to have the hook curved over or sit up more, as well as securing the hair in place to prevent any sideways slippage.
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Thanks for the replies. Did a bit more digging and found an artlicle where he talks about the rig. Seems the silicon is just to lessen the chances of tangles on longer casts.
I find that wafters and slow sinking snowman type rigs are best fished with a simple No-Knotted presentation, with the Hair leaving the shank somewhere between just below the eye and level with the point. Curved shanked hooks are my favourite in this situation, and one of the best ways of fishing them is with the hook swinging free, hanging down beneath the bait, which is why the KD Rig is so well suited. Personally I find the KD to be a bit of a tangler, at least it is without PVA and so I rarely use it myself. Instead, I still prefer to whip my curved shanked hooks down a bit further, and rather than trapping the Hair short behind a couple of turns I just fish it standard No-Knot style, sometimes with a little bit of silicone on the shank depending on how hard and far I'm having to punch out the rig.
Thanks for the replies. Did a bit more digging and found an artlicle where he talks about the rig. Seems the silicon is just to lessen the chances of tangles on longer casts.
I find that wafters and slow sinking snowman type rigs are best fished with a simple No-Knotted presentation, with the Hair leaving the shank somewhere between just below the eye and level with the point. Curved shanked hooks are my favourite in this situation, and one of the best ways of fishing them is with the hook swinging free, hanging down beneath the bait, which is why the KD Rig is so well suited. Personally I find the KD to be a bit of a tangler, at least it is without PVA and so I rarely use it myself. Instead, I still prefer to whip my curved shanked hooks down a bit further, and rather than trapping the Hair short behind a couple of turns I just fish it standard No-Knot style, sometimes with a little bit of silicone on the shank depending on how hard and far I'm having to punch out the rig.