In reply to Post #1
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.

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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In reply to Post #2
I'll take a look, thanks.
Not too bothered about size as long as they're not really small. Minimum low doubles but mostly upper doubles and some 20's would be ideal.

Any others?

Looking for a runs water relatively close to me so I can try out some rigs/bait and get confident again. I'm in South Oxfordshire so somewhere within an hour or so of here would be ideal. I guess anywhere in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wilts, Berks, Bucks, etc.

I know about some of the reservoirs like Clattercote, Boddington, Drayton, but wondered if there was anything else.

In reply to Post #7
Not seeing anything obviously wrong with that mix. Yeah try adding the oyster shell.

Could also reduce the drying time to just a few hours to keep more moisture in the bait and also give them a soak in a bucket before using.

In reply to Post #5
What's your mix?

In reply to Post #3
Are the boilies floating in water after they have cooled and dried from boiling? Or are they just floating up during the boiling? If they are floating during boiling then this is normal.

In reply to Post #1
Cinnamon oil

On many golf courses with water hazards, they hire divers(maybe once a year) to remove balls from the lakes/ponds around the course. The lake balls are then sold on to members, obviously at a reduced price.

Is it not viable to do the same thing for a fishery but with leads?

Now these hooks have been out a while, any further feedback from anyone? Are they nice and strong? Any issues with hook holds, etc? Also what size do people find works best for 12mm - 15mm baits?

I'm thinking of using them for my multi rigs.

Cheers