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[priji]

Although pike anglers are always dreaming up rigs to deal with specific situations or to overcome particular problems there are a couple of simple rigs that are easy to set up with the most basic of tackle, and are both successful and safe for the pike. They will also work well in most circumstances!

Neither of these rigs involves the use of specialised tackle, and because they incorporate floats you will have no need for expensive bite alarms to detect takes - provided you keep a close watch on the floats!

The first rig is a float leger rig for use with deadbaits. Set the rig up as shown on the right, with the float slightly overdepth. As soon as the float starts to move off or goes under you should strike.

With all rigs ensure that your main line is at least fifteen pounds in breaking strain, and that your wire traces are well made from wire of at least 30lb test. Use a reliable knot to join trace to line.

Float Paternoster RigThe second rig is a paternoster which can be used with dead or live baits. With the paternoster link tied to the eye of the upper treble (as shown on the left) a livebait cannot swim up and around the mainline - and so the risks of a pike biting through the line when it takes the bait are almost nil.

[biggun]

Originally Posted by priji

Set the rig up as shown on the right, with the float slightly overdepth.

Shown where? Or am I just thick?