What are everyone's go to bottom bait rigs for fishing larger (20mm+) bottom baits (not wafters) hard on the deck on a mostly clean lakebed?
Hook patterns/sizes and rig materials used would also be useful, many thanks.
Hook patterns/sizes and rig materials used would also be useful, many thanks.
Claw hook, stripped back coated braid, small bit of shrink tube, knotless knot with a hair
KD rig? Simple but effective.
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24 x 20mm barrel.
24 x 20mm barrel.
KD rig with mugga hook 2 or 4
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I would have a much longer hair on that bait, what hook holds are you getting like that ?
I would have a much longer hair on that bait, what hook holds are you getting like that ?
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Flourocarbon longshank hook d rig bait tied to a swivel
Flourocarbon longshank hook d rig bait tied to a swivel
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That's about a 10mm gap, the bait is fractionally side on.
Hookholds were OK.
That's about a 10mm gap, the bait is fractionally side on.
Hookholds were OK.
Size 5 Nash Chod Twister, 12lb Amnesia tied with a simple knotless knot. That's for 99% of my fishing.
After years of using so called ‘wide gapes' hooks, I now use angling iron ‘anchor' hooks for all my bottom bait fishing, seriously good hook holds. 20lb esp semi stiff braid on all occasions.
Blow back rig for me with a rig ring.
Muggas.
Any braid you like, personally use a heavier one, so ESP Anchor or Nash Armour Link for me.
Ridgemonkey shrink tube.
I am back to using braid only, but had a go at using combi style with a stiff link but found little difference in catch rate so for the sake of needing to tie off some braid to fluoro I sacked it off and went back to braid only.
Muggas.
Any braid you like, personally use a heavier one, so ESP Anchor or Nash Armour Link for me.
Ridgemonkey shrink tube.
I am back to using braid only, but had a go at using combi style with a stiff link but found little difference in catch rate so for the sake of needing to tie off some braid to fluoro I sacked it off and went back to braid only.
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Size 4 Mugga / combi rig with fluro boom or tungsten coated braid / much longer hair with silicone up the shank (prefer this over rig ring) / float stop behind boilie / sometimes use a small noodle kicker / tungsten dropper below small hinge stripped section / tungsten anti tangle sleeve at QC swivel end
Use this for both large bottom baits / double boilie / snowman presentations - usually always chuck out with a PVA stringer necklace with the hookbait nestled within the necklace . . .
Size 4 Mugga / combi rig with fluro boom or tungsten coated braid / much longer hair with silicone up the shank (prefer this over rig ring) / float stop behind boilie / sometimes use a small noodle kicker / tungsten dropper below small hinge stripped section / tungsten anti tangle sleeve at QC swivel end
Use this for both large bottom baits / double boilie / snowman presentations - usually always chuck out with a PVA stringer necklace with the hookbait nestled within the necklace . . .
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Blowback rig with a rig ring. Size 5 advanced wide gape hook from JP Precision, with a line aligner. ESP tungsten hook link in semi stiff. I also use this for wafters and just vary the length of the hair accordingly
Blowback rig with a rig ring. Size 5 advanced wide gape hook from JP Precision, with a line aligner. ESP tungsten hook link in semi stiff. I also use this for wafters and just vary the length of the hair accordingly
combi - light fluro to uncoated braid line aligned blow back tube.