making boat rigs

[bully32]

Hi new to this need some help in making my own rig like what knots do you use.

1 the snoods

2 rig body to swivels etc

Thanks john

[scottish_and_mental]

what type of rigs are you planing tying mate ?
most inshore fishing will only requre a flowing trace from a boom and drifting on the wrecks might mean a few extra hooklengths are pre tied .but in all my years afloat ive struggled to have anything in my boat rig wallet other than hokkais etc.
I guess it depends what your intended species are ?
Steve

[bully32]

Originally Posted by scottish_and_mental

what type of rigs are you planing tying mate ?
most inshore fishing will only requre a flowing trace from a boom and drifting on the wrecks might mean a few extra hooklengths are pre tied .but in all my years afloat ive struggled to have anything in my boat rig wallet other than hokkais etc.
I guess it depends what your intended species are ?
Steve

I will be doing general boat fishing

[scottish_and_mental]

Originally Posted by bully32

I will be doing general boat fishing

general bottom fishing will mean using a tubi boom of 6 - 8 inches fed onto the line followed by a bead and then a swivel .to the other end attach 4 - 6 foot of mono ( longer when the tide is running ) ..use 25 lb clear amnesia for the likes of whiting dogs and pout,bream etc and step it up when bull huss and rays are on the cards ..and to this your hook - a 3/0 mustad uptide viking is a great all purpose hook.
For ling and conger its the same set up but you will require 150lb mono and a hook around 6/0 - 8/0 o'shaughnessey .
you can then leave the boom attatched at the end of the trip ( minus the hook length ) ready for the next outing..
small red zip sliders are also commonly used but i think they dont prevent tangles as much or present the bait aswell..
just remember if you are at anchor to make sure your lead is in constant contact with the bottom otherwise your bait will simply glide up in the tide and be ineffective... with a slow drift its the same principle but you need to 'feel' your lead tapping along the bottom and remeber you might need to let out a little line if it gets deeper ..


the other alternative is to fish a set of hokkais ( baited with wom or mackerel ) just tapping along the bottom when drifting .

This time of year when the bigger whiting are starting to show i would go with either method but for 99% of other species its the running ledger .


look online for some great video tutorials for angling knots
Steve

[welshicon]

I find making your own rigs up amd learning from them is good way to start- The advice given above is a good guide line

"my xmas tree rigs" do get a laugh , but they have worked!!!

dont even ask what my rigs are made off!!!!

[seagull]

99% of the time all you need to do is tie a length on fluoro or mono on the end of your braid as a rubbing leader then thread on a zip slider, a 6 or 8mm bead and tie on a decent sized swivel using a grinner or uni knot. There will be few occasions when you don't fish better using this basic running leger setup.

As for snoods it will depend on how fast the tide is running and the species you're after but as a simple rule of thumb, fast tide=long trace, slow tide=short trace.