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Hair rigs and knotless knots

April 30th 2009 02:02
Since carp are one of the most abundant fish in the world, I thought you may want to check out this video from Matt Hayes. He's illustrating a basic rig for carp fishing, a hair rig.

I've tried to research carp quite a bit and some authorities say to use braided line for a carp rig. Some like fluorocarbon. This video suggests mono so, that's what I'm using this season!

Carp are very wily adversaries and I've found that this rig will definitely increase your hook ups since carp often gobble up your bait without swallowing right away.


Although carp are viewed with disdain in North America, they're popular in Europe and Asia.





Until next time--watch your line and watch yourself!

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A good all-around rig

April 24th 2009 01:29
fishing rig
I have no idea what this rig is called but, it works pretty well for most fish. In fact, the only species I know of that WON'T bite on this is carp. (I can't say they never bite on this but it's not a carp rig.) You can even use this for surf fishing! All you have to do is change from the weight you usually use and go with a heavier weight--usually a pyramid style sinker-- and head for the waves.


If you do much fishing, you'll probably say it looks sort of like a drop shot rig. That's something I won't deny!

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How to rig a soft plastic lure

October 17th 2008 00:32
Here's a nice video from YouTube that shows how to rig a soft plastic shad or just about any other kind of soft bait for that matter.

It's always a little dicey to say exactly how far to insert your hook. Provideing you're using offset hooks, what a guy told me works well. Insert the hook as much as the length of the offset. It seems to make things really easy!

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