Hair rigs

[Debs]

Originally Posted by Norfolkboy

Evenings are the best for the bream. Use a swim or cage feeder full of sweet groundbait, hemp, mollasses, dead maggots, caster, corn. Use a small redworm, maggots, caster or corn on the hook. You should get a few

Thanks - look forward to it!!

[Indian Angler]

ha ha... wonder what would happen if i try the hair rig to catch mahseer !! here we use a ball of bait the size of a cricket ball and 8/0 owner !!
Must try it for carp, have never tried it out. The guides on the river will probably think I'm mad. The hair rig is not used here at all.

[Portland Jon]

Forget buying hair rig stops, I use short lengths of spaghetti, uncooked obviously. They are easy to use and great for holding boilies, luncheon meat etc.

Jon

[littleboybream]

myself i just find some reed i find and use that. its natural and holds the bait brilliantly aswell as being free

[Twiddler]

Great diagram Dan, rather hen explaining to my son (a nocive) how to tie a hair rig I just showed him you diagram, now he is gone off to try to tie his own hair rig for the first time.

i agree with Jon and LBB.....both make great hair rig stops.

[Indigo King]

Helicopter rig with size 8 ESP Carp hook tied to 15lb braid. The biz for carp and cats.

[reppin]

Hi I'm new on this site and the making of an hair rig by Norfolk Boy was interesting, I've never made one, can you tell me how you tie the hair rig to your main line loop ? I can't see how unless you pass the whole hair rig through the main line loop?

[steviweavi]

thanks very much, I'll find this very useful, great post

[Portland Pirate]

Originally Posted by luke6661982

I have been thinking about using the hair rig when fishing for mullet, this diagram has really helped me in constructing the rig.

Would i be wasting my time fishing for mullet with this rig??

Hi Luke.

I have been having the same thoughts. As Mullet feed in a similar way to Carp, I think that the hair rig could be very successful for Mullet. Let me know if you try it and have any luck.

[Greenheart]

Originally Posted by reppin

Hi I'm new on this site and the making of an hair rig by Norfolk Boy was interesting, I've never made one, can you tell me how you tie the hair rig to your main line loop ? I can't see how unless you pass the whole hair rig through the main line loop?

The Hair & the Hooklength are tied using one continous length of braid or monofil line (Flourocarbon is best). Hence the knotless knot.

How you attach it to the mainline & the length of hooklink will depend on what style of fishing you are doing. As a general rule, they would be joined using a small swivel or loop to loop. Hope that helps?