Hair rig - Conventional Carp Angling
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MarvelousMark
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I have tried a hair rig on a rietvlei trace set up and it tends to get hooked up and tangles very easily with the two hooks
But yes you can use this set up to good effect, but just use a single bottom hook below your swivel and a bom above the swivel like a baby shoes trace but with only one hook (hair rig) and use coated hook link as it wont tangle as easily.
But yes you can use this set up to good effect, but just use a single bottom hook below your swivel and a bom above the swivel like a baby shoes trace but with only one hook (hair rig) and use coated hook link as it wont tangle as easily.
I am morally objected to nakid hook fishing but that is another debate for another day.. i often put doun on both hooks on a rietvlei and then stich the point or the shaft in the feedball. more bait on the rig.. sure if you are going for big fish.. one of the ideas of the hair rig and boilie/tigernuts is to ensure that only big fish can get that in their mouths.. so if you use the hair rig and stick normal milies on .. it means that small carp can pich that up too..
As the windhoek add goes.. "real men dont fish nakid hooks Mitch.. remember Gods watching you.. "
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As the windhoek add goes.. "real men dont fish nakid hooks Mitch.. remember Gods watching you.. "
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For a session without feeding your target fish are going to be smaller as the right feeding is needed to attract and hold bigger fish.
Using a hair can be done but you will certainly catch a lot less fish than if you didn't.
I would recommend a full specimen approach when using specimen rigs because they are designed to go together.
Using a hair can be done but you will certainly catch a lot less fish than if you didn't.
I would recommend a full specimen approach when using specimen rigs because they are designed to go together.
i tend to agree with Enigma. specimen rigs go better with a specimen approach/set up. its one thing hooking a big fish and another thing all together to land it, care for it and release it safely. specimen is not just about catching big fish, its about fish care/safety and a lot of thought/planning/work and care gets put into every session.
small fish can still eat your boilie/tigernut, even barbel can eat it
if you are fishing conventional then just think of diff ways to present your bait, using the same rig/rigs as you normaly do.
small fish can still eat your boilie/tigernut, even barbel can eat it
if you are fishing conventional then just think of diff ways to present your bait, using the same rig/rigs as you normaly do.
Not having much fishing experience, I have messed around with a couple of variations of bait presentations. Only recently was I succesful using a hair rig, the carp weren't moerse big, about 3kg's, but it worked nontheless.
I made a rietvlei trace with two hair rigs each fitted with 12mm boilies. I stuffed half a "Coryx" effervenscent tablet into the cage & packed bom around it. This worked everytime I tried & produced bigger carp than the other rods close by which were loaded with floaties, mielies etc.
I made a rietvlei trace with two hair rigs each fitted with 12mm boilies. I stuffed half a "Coryx" effervenscent tablet into the cage & packed bom around it. This worked everytime I tried & produced bigger carp than the other rods close by which were loaded with floaties, mielies etc.
Well to be hounest I've tried it once also with a 12 mm boilie and it produced a 4.5kg carp 5min after I dropped the line.
that is why I asked. It worked well once for me but maybe its not the right thing to do(have to keep the safety of the fish in mind) don't want to catch a monster on a rig thats not desighned to land it safely.
that is why I asked. It worked well once for me but maybe its not the right thing to do(have to keep the safety of the fish in mind) don't want to catch a monster on a rig thats not desighned to land it safely.
Vicb wrote:
Coryx Effervescent Tablets? That is hectic!
It’s a schedule-2 (over the counter) pain tablet containing Pseudoephendrine and LOTS of Aspirin as the active ingredient. On the upside it also has some vitamin C…
Sounds like it works and you woun’t catch a Carp with a cold or a headache.
Coryx Effervescent Tablets? That is hectic!
It’s a schedule-2 (over the counter) pain tablet containing Pseudoephendrine and LOTS of Aspirin as the active ingredient. On the upside it also has some vitamin C…
Sounds like it works and you woun’t catch a Carp with a cold or a headache.
I also like to put a hair rig on one of my rods every now and again using a rietvlei and just try and catch anything on a boilie or tiger nut. In an over night session without a decent feeding spot I’m lucky to catch a single fish on that rod and never something spectacular… so far. (And never ever on a tiger nut before!)
I refuse to believe that so few Carps can be interested in my home made sweet & sour (soya sauce with pineapple) mussel boilies. I mean my dogs love them. (Someone cheerfully pointed out that they also lick their own behinds…)
If you just want a nice conventional session, you need to stick to the conventional ways. (Like a sweet and sour mussel ball dip… hmmmm should try that.)
I refuse to believe that so few Carps can be interested in my home made sweet & sour (soya sauce with pineapple) mussel boilies. I mean my dogs love them. (Someone cheerfully pointed out that they also lick their own behinds…)
If you just want a nice conventional session, you need to stick to the conventional ways. (Like a sweet and sour mussel ball dip… hmmmm should try that.)
Light Tackle Hunter
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On Vaskap last night they fished meilies and stuff on hair rigs, seemed to have worked very well...
I understand that you say a hair rig is only part of the puzzle. I enjoy both speciman and conventional angling and when I target big fish I do it the right way(rigs, feeding my target fish,bait ect.) but my original question was from conventional anglings' point of view. Maybe I should change my question.
In conventional angling, when going for weight and not quantity, do you guys think smaller fish will ignore a bigger bait, example 3 mielies on a hair( modified rietvlei) instead of 1 mielie on a hook?
In conventional angling, when going for weight and not quantity, do you guys think smaller fish will ignore a bigger bait, example 3 mielies on a hair( modified rietvlei) instead of 1 mielie on a hook?