New Rigs 2017

Planet Sea Fishing – Book of Rigs
Ada’s Plaice Rig ..............................................................................................................................................................3

Ade’s Sheppey Rig..........................................................................................................................................................6
Bagnall Bar Rig ...............................................................................................................................................................9
Bomber Rig ..................................................................................................................................................................12
Bristle Boom Rig ..........................................................................................................................................................15
Carolina Rig ..................................................................................................................................................................19
Cascade Rig ..................................................................................................................................................................21
Conger Running Leger .................................................................................................................................................24
Continental Style Scratching Rig ..................................................................................................................................26
Deep Spinning Plastics Rig ...........................................................................................................................................29
Donkey Rig or Double Fluke Rig ...................................................................................................................................31
Drop Shot Rig ...............................................................................................................................................................33
Dvice Rig Single Hook Paternoster...............................................................................................................................35
Feathers / Hokeyes ......................................................................................................................................................37
Feathers / Sabikis .........................................................................................................................................................39
Gilling Rig .....................................................................................................................................................................41
Irish Conger Rig ............................................................................................................................................................44
Jigging Rig ....................................................................................................................................................................46
Jika Rig .........................................................................................................................................................................48
John Popplewell’s Sole Rig ...........................................................................................................................................52
John Popplewell’s Stingray Rig ....................................................................................................................................55
Netherlands Bass Rig ...................................................................................................................................................58
Netherlands Sole Rig....................................................................................................................................................61
Northern Isles Ling Rig .................................................................................................................................................63
One Up One Down Rig .................................................................................................................................................65
Pennel Rig ....................................................................................................................................................................68
Pirk Casting ..................................................................................................................................................................69
Portland Rig .................................................................................................................................................................71
Portsmouth / Loop Rig .................................................................................................................................................73
Pulley Drop Down Rig ..................................................................................................................................................77
Pulley Rig .....................................................................................................................................................................80
Rotten Bottom .............................................................................................................................................................83
Running Leger ..............................................................................................................................................................84
Shad Rig .......................................................................................................................................................................86
Sheppey Rig .................................................................................................................................................................88
Simple Blood Loop Paternoster ...................................................................................................................................90

Single Hook Clipped Down Paternoster .......................................................................................................................92
Sliding Float .................................................................................................................................................................95
Spinning Rigs ..............................................................................................................................................................101
Split Ring Rig ..............................................................................................................................................................103
Spreader Boom Rig ....................................................................................................................................................106
Stop Knot ...................................................................................................................................................................108
Surface Float Rig ........................................................................................................................................................109
Texas Rig ....................................................................................................................................................................111
The Recoil Rig for Drop Shot Fishing ..........................................................................................................................114
Three Boom Paternoster ...........................................................................................................................................117
Three Down Rig .........................................................................................................................................................119
Three Down Wishbone Rig ........................................................................................................................................122
Three Hook Flapper ...................................................................................................................................................125
Tope Rig .....................................................................................................................................................................128
Turbot and Brill Rig ....................................................................................................................................................130
Waggler Float.............................................................................................................................................................132
Wessex Rig .................................................................................................................................................................134
Wishbone Rig .............................................................................................................................................................136
Ada’s Plaice Rig

Drop down rig for plaice etc. at range
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Oval Split Ring
1 x Small Oval Split Ring
1 x Snood Swivel
1 x Small Swivel or Swivel Bead (the swivel bead can prevent wear and tear on the snood)
1 x Cascade Swivel
1 x Crimp
1 x 3mm Bead
1 x Breakaway Adjustable Crimp (allows the snood to be re-tensioned should the hook need to be
replaced)
1 x Impact Shield; this can be replaced by your favourite bait clip or lead incorporating a clip.
1 x Lead Link
1 length of Powergum
Approx. 1 metre length 60-80lb BS main line
Snood
1 x 500mm length 20-30lb BS snood
1 x 500mm length 15-20lb BS hook snood
2 x Sequins for bait stops Beads and / or sequins for attractors
2 x 1 to 2 hooks
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The Rig Body

1. Tie on the lead link and thread on the rest of the components in this order;
Impact Shield / Bead / Crimp / Cascade Swivel
2. Tie on the larger oval split ring, ensuring the line is approx.. 800mm long.
3. Fix the crimp above the bead and impact shield allowing for movement of the shield.
4. Tie the heavier snood line to the cascade swivel on the trace body then tie the other smaller
swivel or swivel bead to the other end.
5. Tie the one of the hooks to the snood length, thread on a sequin and tie a Powergum stop knot
above.
6. Thread the snood through the small swivel or swivel bead.
7. Thread a sequin onto the spare end, tie the second hook on and tie a Powergum stop knot above
the sequin. The stopped sequins above the hooks will prevent the baits being blown up the snood
when casting.
8. If you wish to use sequins and / or beads as attractors thread them on the line before and after
step 6.
9. Locate the hooks in the impact shield or bait clip holding the sinker down firmly and tension the
trace body from the oval split ring, position the cascade swivel up the main line until the snood line
is tight and measure the distance.
10. Tie the small oval split ring to the Powergum and fix the small spilt ring to the larger one. Using
the previous measurement tie the snood swivel to the power gum ensuring that the distance is
approximately 25mm less than the distance between the tensioned cascade swivel and the oval split
ring at the top of the trace.
11. When fishing the stretched power gum will keep the snood under tension until impact with the
sea and on release the snood will be free to slide down the trace.
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Ade’s Sheppey Rig

General Purpose Rig
With thanks to Ade Smith
The principal behind this rig is that of two mini-pulley rigs and provide less resistance to the biting
fish. The clips allow this rig to be fished at distance.
When a fish is hooked on one snood the others will move with the fish and hopefully attract a
double hook-up.
Rig Components
Main Body
2 x 3mm Beads
4 x Swivels
1 x Cascade Swivel
1 x Breakaway Fastlink
1 x Gemini Splash Down Sinker
Approx. 1.5 metre length 60-80lb BS main line
Snood
1 x 200 - 450mm length 10-20lb BS snood
1 x 6 to 2/0 hooks
2 x 2/0 to 4/0 hooks for pennel
The Rig Body

1. Cut the main body trace line into three lengths, with a longer length for the bottom section and
attach the lead link to this.
2. Using the lead link length, thread on one swivel and one bead and tie the cascade swivel to the
spare end.
3. Tie the second length of the trace to the free running swivel and repeat step 2 using a normal
swivel in place of the cascade version.
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4. Tie on top section of the body line and attach the top swivel for the main line.
5. Tie the snoods to the swivels and attach the hooks with any attractors.
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Bagnall Bar Rig

This innovative rig was designed and popularised by Tom Bagnall of Christchurch Angling Centre. It is designed for
distance fishing with a low profile having the baited hook under tension behind the weight. The layout allows the
angler to fish with a long snood which will release and drop down on impact with the surface of the sea.
Rig Components
Main Body Bar
1 x 200 to 350mm length of stainless wire, TIG or piano wire is suitable or a boom, such as the
200mm Gemini Clip Down Boom can be cut down
5 x Beads
2 x Swivels, and optional extra swivel can be used at the top of the bar
1 x SRT Spring or length of silicon tubing depending upon the wire diameter, maximum 0.6mm to use
SRT springs
1 x Length of Powergum or Breakaway Adjustable Crimp (allows the snood to be re-tensioned

should the hook need to be replaced)
1 x Breakaway Imp; this can be replaced by your favourite bait clip or lead incorporating a clip. If
using a clip other than the Imp a Breakaway Fast Link or similar will be required.
Snood
1 x Cascade Swivel
1 x Length 10-30lb BS hook snood
1 x 1m to 2m length 15-30lb BS trace length
1 x 2 to 4/0 hook
The Bar Body

1. Form an eye on one end of the wire. If using a clip with a closed end such at the Gemini Splash
Down, it will need to be attached when forming the eye. Then thread on the first components in this
order;
Bead/Swivel/Bead
2. If using a Breakaway Adjustable Crimp thread it on, followed by a bead. If using a Powergum stop
just thread on the bead.
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3. Thread on the SRT spring or the silicon tubing followed by;
Bead/Swivel/Bead
4. Form the top eye on the wire, a swivel can be incorporated at this point.
5. If using Powergum tie a stop knot below the bead adjacent to the SRT spring or silicon tubing to
complete the rig bar.
Snood
6. Tie the round eye of the cascade swivel to the hook length line. Measure the distance required to
tension the hook length using the cascade swivel hooked into the rotating top bar swivel and the
Imp clip. Tie on the hook. The movable stop knot or crimp gives some leeway and the hook length
should be under tension when assembled.
7. Attach the required length of trace line to the oval eye of the cascade swivel then tie to the bottom
swivel.
To use, attach a weight of your choice to the Imp or other bait clip and using the weight to provide
tension clip the baited hook into the Imp and then locate the cascade swivel leg onto the top
rotating swivel. Adjust the stop knot or crimp to maintain the tension before casting.
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Bomber Rig
General Purpose Distance Rig
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Oval Split Ring
4 x 5mm Beads
2 x Snood Swivel
2 x Crimps
2 x Breakaway Adjustable Crimps; telephone wire or Powergum stops can be substituted
1 x Lead Link with Breakaway Imp
Approx. 1 to 1.2 metre length 60-80lb BS main line
Snood
1 x 800 to 1000 mm length 20 - 30lb BS snood
2 x 1 to 2/0 hook
2 x Sequins
Length of Powergum
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the lead link with the Imp (any other bait clip capable of holding two hooks may be used)
and thread on the following components in this order;
Breakaway Adjustable Crimp / Bead / Swivel / Bead / Crimp
2. Repeat for the second snood swivel assembly.
3. Tie on the oval split ring. A swivel can be substituted.
4. Tie the hook to one end of the longest snood length and thread on the sequin bait stop.
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5. Tie this snood to the upper swivel and add the Powergum stop knot. A length of silicon tubing can
be pushed over the swivel eye to help prevent tangles.
6. Repeat steps 4 & 5 for the shorter, lower snood.
7. Tension the trace and locate the shorter snood into the bait clip. Using the lower adjustable crimp
tension the snood up the trace body and crimp in place. Locate the lower fixed crimp and fix in
place.
8. Repeat step 7 for the upper snood.
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Bristle Boom Rig

Short to medium distance rig
Also useful for scratching from the boat either uptiding or casting about with rolling lead.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Medium Swivel
3 x Bristle Booms
1 x Lead Link
Snoods
3 x 450mm approx. lengths 10-20lb BS snood
3 x 6 to 1/0 hooks
Bristle Booms
Prepare the booms by dabbing the end on a hot surface such as a soldering iron. This will form a
blob which will be used to secure the boom to the trace line and hold the snood.
You can find suitable nylon bristles from street sweeping brushes or alternatively they can be
ordered over the net from UK Hooks or from Holland and Belgium.
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the swivel or oval split ring to the top of the trace body and lead link to the bottom.
2. Tie a four or five turn blood loop towards the top of the trace body but instead of threading the
loop through the knot body insert one of the bristle booms as shown. Moisten the knot and pull it
tight round the boom.
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3. Repeat for the bottom and mid-trace booms.
4. Tie the snoods to the free end of the boom using a Uni knot or whip knot as shown; the snood
lengths should be around 300mm with a 1 metre trace body. If you need to fish with longer snoods
then it will be necessary to either lengthen the trace body, which may restrict casting. or reduce the
number of snoods to two.
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5. Beads and / or sequins can be added to the snoods as attractors before adding the hooks;
buoyant beads can be effective on the upper snoods.
6. The breaking strain of the snoods and size of the hooks will depend upon the target species.
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Carolina Rig
A Simple LRF rig
Rig Components
1 x worm style hook, this can be a straight or offset hook
1 x swivels
1 x bead, glass or metal
1 x 300 to 600mm length of clear nylon or fluorocarbon, the longer the length the slower the lure
will sink back to the bottom
1 x bullet weight or drilled bullet
The Rig Body

1. Tie the hook onto the trace line and attach the swivel approximately 300 to 600mm away.
2. Thread weight and the bead onto the leader from the main line and tie to the other side of the
swivel.
Instead of tying direct to the leader a second trace length can be used with a swivel attached to
allow the terminal tackle to be quickly changed.
A small piece of silicon tubing can be utilised between the bead and the swivel knot to protect the
line.
The idea of the glass or metal bead is to produce a rattle when the lure is worked.
The plastic bait can be rigged in several ways but one of the most common is using an offset hook to
provide a weedless or semi-weedless rig.
1. Thread the worm between 5 and 12mm onto the hook and bring the point out through the worm.
2. Thread the worm up the hook to sit on the offset, moistening the hook can help the worm slide
easily on the shank.
3. Pinch the worm then tread the point back through the worm to come out the opposite side. The
point of the hook can be nicked just below the outer skin of the worm to complete the weedless
effect.
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Cascade Rig
General Purpose Distance Rig
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Oval Split Ring
1 x SRT Spring 5 x 3mm Beads
1 x Snood Swivel
1 x Cascade Swivel
2 x Crimps
Snood
2 x 300 to 450 mm lengths 20 - 30lb BS snood
2 x 1 to 2/0 hook
2 x Sequins
Length of Powergum
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the lead link with the Imp (any other bait clip may be used) and thread on the following
components in this order;
Breakaway Adjustable Crimp / Bead / Cascade Swivel / Bead / Crimp
2. Then thread on the following;
Breakaway Adjustable Crimp / Bead / SRT Spring / Bead / Swivel / Bead / Crimp
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4. Tie the hook to one end of the longest snood length and thread on the sequin bait stop.
5. Tie this snood to the upper swivel and add the Powergum stop knot.
6. Repeat steps 4 & 5 for the lower snood on the cascade swivel.
7. Tension the trace and locate the lower snood into the Imp bait clip. Using the lower adjustable
crimp tension the snood up the trace body and crimp in place. Locate the lower fixed crimp and fix
in place.
8. Clip the upper hook into the cascade swivel link and tension the snood using the adjustable crimp
against the SRT spring and crimp in place. Fix the upper crimp in place.
9. A three hook trace can be made by extending the trace body and adding an additional cascade
swivel at the mid-point.
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Conger Running Leger

Heavy Duty Rig for Conger
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Zip slider or other weight carrier
1 x 8 mm Bead
1 x Link Swivel
Approx. 4 metre length 60-80lb BS shock leader; depends upon the length of rod
Snood
1 x Heavy duty swivel
1 x 500mm to 1 metre length 150-200lb BS snood
1 x 6/0 to 10/0 hook
The Rig Body

1. Thread the zip slider onto the shock leader followed by the bead then tie on the link swivel.
2. Tie the hook to one end of the snood and swivel to the other. If preferred these can be crimped in
place.
3. Attach the snood to the link swivel.
Boat anglers may find that using a tube boom results in fewer tangles.
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Continental Style Scratching Rig

For scratching at close to medium distance
Because the construction of this rig involves overhand knots it is not suitable for power casting.
This rig also works well from a boat for species such as bream.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Link clip
9 x Micro beads
3 x Two-way beads
Approx. 2 metre length 40-80lb BS clear nylon or fluorocarbon main line
Snood
3 x 600mm length 5 - 20lb BS fluorocarbon snood
3 x 6 to 1 hooks
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the lead link to the trace body and thread on the rest of the components in the following
order -
If the two-way beads are ova, l then ensure that the main trace is threaded through the shorter
sides (see diagram below);
Micro bead / Two-way bead / Micro bead
2. Repeat step 1 for the remainder of the two-way beads.
3. Tie a perfection loop at the top of the trace.
4. Using suitable spacings along the length of the trace body tie a figure of 8 knot below the micro
beads above and below each of the three two-way beads to secure them in place.
As an alternative the micro beads can be secured in place with short lengths of tubing glued in place
with a suitable nylon friendly rig glue or with soft crimps or several stops made from short lengths of
silicon tubing.
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5. Tie a hook onto the end of the snood.
6. Thread the snood through the two-way bead and then place a micro bead behind the larger bead
and secure the snood with a figure of 8 knot. If using fine line for the snood you may have to use
two or more knots to ensure that the snood does not pull through when under pressure.
7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 for the two other hook snoods.
8. It is possible to obtain clip on two-way beads which allows you to have multiple pre-made
spacings with overhand knots and micro beads along the length of the trace body.
The prepared snoods with the clip on beads can then be attached at a height where the fish are
feeding. This is particularly handy where a long rod allows trace bodies in excess of three metres to
be used or the holding points can be on the shock leader for extra height.
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Deep Spinning Plastics Rig

Spinning Rig for Storm Sandeels, Plastic Worms etc.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Swivel
1 x Bead
4 - 6 metre length 20 - 40lb BS leader (will depend on length of rod for casting)
Snood
900 - 1800 mm length 15lb BS clear nylon
1 x hook to suit lure size
The Rig Body

1. Thread the lead onto the leader after tying to main line. A drilled bullet or barrel lead can be used.
2. Thread on the stop bead then tie on the swivel.
3. Tie the snood length to the swivel.
4. Tie the hook to the snood attach your favoured lure by threading onto the hook.
5. Self-weighted shads can also be used and these may be heavy enough to omit the weight.
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Donkey Rig or Double Fluke Rig

Donkey Rig for mid-water to surface fishing with two soft plastic lures
Check out the video below to see it in action.
Rig Components
2 x worm style wide gape offset hooks
2 x swivels
2 x shad style soft plastic lures
Fluorocarbon trace line
The Rig Assembly

1. Tie one swivel to approximately 600mm of the fluorocarbon line and attach hook to free end.
2. Tie the second swivel to a shorter length of the fluorocarbon line, around 450mm, and attach
second hook to the free end.
3. Thread the mainline through the eye of the swivel on the shorter of the two snoods then tie off to
the swivel on the longer snood. As an alternative to the main line a length of leader can be used with
a swivel at the top allowing for quick change of rigs.
4. Thread the lures on to the individual hooks.
The longer hook can be weighted using a weighted worm hook or by attaching a split shot to the
hook shank. The whole rig can be weighted by using a spilt-shot above the fixed swivel.
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Drop Shot Rig

A Simple LRF rig
Rig Components
1 x drop shot style hook, this can be a straight or offset hook
1 x swivel
1 x length of clear nylon or fluorocarbon
1 x lead weight
The Rig Body

1. Tie the hook onto the trace line leaving a long tag end on both sides. Pass the top tag end back
through the eye of the hook, with the hook bend uppermost, to produce a stand-off effect.
2. Tie the swivel to the top of the trace.
3. Tie the weight to the bottom. Specialist drop shot leads are available which allow the distance
between the hook and the weight to be adjusted.
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Dvice Rig Single Hook Paternoster

Heavy Duty Rig for Cod, Smoothies and Spurs
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Oval Split Ring
2 x 3mm Beads
1 x Snood Swivel
2 x Crimp
1 x Lead Link
1 x Dvice
Snood
1 x 2/0 to 4/0 hook
The Rig Body

Crimp / Bead / Swivel / Bead / Crimp
2. Tie on the oval split ring.
3. Fasten the crimps to the line, the height will depend on how you want the bait to lie in relation to
the seabed.
4. Tie the hook to the snood and then to the swivel; the snood length must allow the hook to hang at
least 100mm below the Dvice to ensure that the bait is not ejected before impact with the sea.
5. If fishing with a large bait then you may want to replace the single hook with a Pennel-Rig .
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Feathers / Hokeyes
Feathers / Hokeyes
Suitable for cod, pollack, wrasse, coalfish and mackerel.
Although most people simply use the shop bought traces it is possible to build or adapt your own
which are safer for casting.
These can be fished on their own or baited. See here for how to chop and rebuild a shop bought
hokeye - Hack a Hokeye
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Oval Split Ring or swivel
1 x Lead Link
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the lead link.
3. Tie three suitably spaced blood loops and cut the loops. Commercial traces tend to use water
knots which is why the lures hang differently depending upon which end the lead is attached. The
water knot allows you to use a lighter breaking strain for the snood.
4. Tie the hokeyes to the snoods.
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Feathers / Sabikis
Feathers / Sabikis
Suitable for all baitfish and round fish of most species
Most anglers use shop bought versions of these lures which are fine for boat fishing but unsafe for
distance casting. While most sabikis are whipped onto spade-end hooks several of the Shamrock
Tackle range have eyed hooks which makes it easy to prepare your own versions.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Lead Link
The Rig Body

3. Tie three suitably spaced blood loops and cut the loops. Commercial traces tend to use water
knots which is why the lures hang differently depending upon which end the lead is attached. The
water knot allows you to use a lighter breaking strain for the snood.
4. Tie the sabikis to the snoods.
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Gilling Rig
Slow Retrieve Rig
Can also be used with natural baits such as ragworm, sandeel or mackerel strip
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Boom; French boom or tubing boom
Snood
1 x 2 to 6 metre length 10 - 30lb BS snood; fluorocarbon or clear nylon
1 x Snood Swivel 1 x 1/0 to 5/0 hook
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the swivel to the trace length and either tie onto the top of the French boom or thread on
the tubing boom.
If using the tubing boom a bead and link should be attached at this point to the line at the longer
end of the boom.
2. Cut the snood length in two at the mid-point and join together with the snood swivel. A two-down
rig can be produced by replacing this swivel with a three way swivel.
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3. Tie the snood to the long end of the boom.
4. Tie the hook to the other end of the snood and thread on the worm, or attach redgill or shad.
5. Attach a rotten bottom length to the bottom of the French boom or the tubing boom link to carry
the lead.
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Irish Conger Rig

Irish Conger Rig
This simple conger rig, which is shamelessly pinched from my Irish trips, works wherever conger are
found. It is regularly used with a boom above carrying a second baited conger hook.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Heavy Duty Swivel
Approx. 500 to 1500 mm length 100lb BS main line (for handling the fish at the side of the boat)
Snoods
1 x Chrome Bar Pirk
2 x Split Rings
1 x Heavy Duty Link Swivel
1 x 6/0 to 8/0 Hook
The Pirk
1. Attach the split rings to either end of the pirk.
2. Attach the swivel to the top of the pirk and the link swivel to the other end.
3. Attach the hook to the link swivel.
The Rig Body

1. Tie a swivel to the top of the trace line.
2. Tie the other end of the trace line to the swivel at the top of the pirk.
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Jigging Rig
Jigging Rig
The jigging rig is used for lure fishing with multiple lures and can be fished with a weight or a pirk at
the bottom.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Lead Link
Snood
3 x 2/0 - 5/0 hooks for plastic worms or regills if preferred.
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the swivel to the trace length and form a cut blood loop approx. 200mm long; a water knot
or a three way swivel can be used to carry the snood dropper.
2. Repeat for the other two droppers.
3. Tie the hooks or regills to the end of the cut snoods.
4. Tie the lead link to the bottom of the trace length.
5. Although a lead can be used it's preferable to use a pirk as this gives a better action to the lures
and leads to more takes on the drop.
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Jika Rig
Jika rig is adapted from US bass rigs to be used for wrasse fishing in heavy ground.
Rig Components
1 x worm style offset hook, plain or with solid ring, ringed hooks are available from Owner and
Gamakatsu and Nogales (with a swivel added) although difficult to source in the UK
2 x round split rings
1 x weight, bomb shaped with large eye works best
The Rig Assembly

A set of split ring pliers will make the task simple.
1. Attach one of the split rings to the eye of the weight.
2. If using a plain hook, attach the second split ring to the hook.
3. Attach the hook via the split ring, or the solid ring if using a ringed hook, to the split ring on the
weight.
4. Thread the plastic bait on to the hook, it is best fished weedless with the hook point sheilded in
the lure body.
5. Tie the leader line to the ring on the hook.
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The Jika rig is effective when used from the shore, small boat or kayak. Fished hard on the bottom
with gentle lifts which impart a lively action or twitched back across the seabed after a cast, it is
particularly effective for wrasse but will also take cod and pollack. It can also be used to impart a
lively action to a shad.
It casts extremely well with the lure directly behind the weight.
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When on the drop the lure is shielded from snags although given the type of ground where it is
fished tackle losses can be high.
Takes tend to be savage with a good hook up rate.
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John Popplewell’s Sole Rig

Sole and Other Flatfish Rig
The weight at the top of the trace helps keep the hooks tight on the bottom and the
appropriately sized hooks cope with the comparatively small mouth of the sole.
Rig Components
Main Body
3 x Trace Swivels
1 x Gemini Genie Rig Link Clip
1 x ½ - 1 oz drilled bullet, egg or barrel lead
1 x Snood Swivel
2 x Small Breads
2 x Crimps
1 x 8mm Bead
1 x Flat Finn Breakfree Lead or Breakaway Flattie Lead
Approx. 1.5 m length 60lb BS Ultima Powerflex Trace Line
Snoods
Optional rig tubing for standoff
Optional sequin bait stop or attractors
2 x 20lb BS Ultima Proteus Fluorocarbon Snoods
2 x Size 6 - 2 Kamasan B940 hooks
The Rig Body

1. Tie a swivel to a length of the trace line, thread on drilled lead then tie on the rig clip. Several short
lengths can be pre-made with different weights of drilled leads to make it easy to swap for lighter or
heavier weights.
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2. Tie a swivel to the remainder of the rig body line then add a crimp / bead / swivel / bead / crimp
and thread on the weight and buffer bead before tying on the bottom swivel. Locate the snood
swivel and crimp in place.
3. Tie a section of the snood line to the snood swivel then attach the hook together with any
attractors.
4. Repeat 3 for the bottom hook off the final swivel.
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John Popplewell’s Stingray Rig

This stingray rig is designed to fish a large ragworm bait for stingray, the hooks, 1/0, may seem on
the small side but the stingray has a comparatively small mouth.
By using pennel rigged hooks the worm bait is attractively presented rather than sliding down the
hook in to a blob.
Rig Components
Main Body
2 x 3mm Beads
1 x Swivel
1 x Breakaway Perfect Pulley
1 x Lead Link
Approx. 800mm length 80lb BS Ultima Powerflex main body
Snood
1 x 800mm length 30lb BS Ultima Memor-X snood
1 x Pennel Rig with 1/0 Kamasan B940 hooks
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The Rig Body
1. Using the main body trace line and tie on the lead link followed by a swivel.
2. Thread on the Breakaway Perfect Pulley.
3. Thread on the second bead and tie the swivel to the free end.
4. Tie the snood to the swivel at the end of the of the trace body and attach either pennel rigged
hooks or a single hook.
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Netherlands Bass Rig

Netherlands Bass Rig
The principal behind this rig is that when a hooked fish is being retrieved the weight of the fish will
cause the free running tubing to act as a pulley.
The lead weight will then be draw up above the fish with a subsequent reduction in the risk of
snagging. The floats will keep the baits out of the reach or crabs and impart movement to the baited
hooks.
Rig Components
Main Body
3 x 3mm Beads
1 x Swivel
1 x 3-way Swivel
100mm length of Plastic Tubing
1 Shaped Cork "Float"
1 x Lead Link
Snood
2 x 3mm Beads
1 Shaped Cork "Float"
Length of Powergum
1 x 1 metre length 20-30lb BS snood
2 x 2/0 to 4/0 hooks (a [[Pennel Rig]] may be substituted for the single hooks)
The Rig Body

1. Using pliers fix the swivel to the midpoint of the tubing by gently squeezing the eye.
2. Tie the lead link to one end of the trace line.
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3. Thread on one bead, the tubing, a bead, the float, a second bead then tie the 3-way swivel to the
free end.
The Snoods
4. Tie on approximately 700mm of the snood line to the main end of the 3-way swivel.
5. Tie the remainder of the snood line to the 3-way swivel dropper and tie on one of the hooks.
5. Thread on a bead, the float, a second bead then tie the remaining hook on the end.
7. Secure the float between the beads using Powergum stop knots.
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Netherlands Sole Rig

Sole and Other Flatfish Rig
The weight at the top of the trace helps keep all hooks tight on the bottom. Used in Netherlands and
Belgium from the boat and shore.
Rig Components
Main Body
2 x Trace Swivels
1 x Rig Clip
1 x ½ - 1 oz drilled bullet, egg or barrel lead
1 x Avis or Twisted Wire Boom
2 x Crimps
1 x 6 - 2 hooks
Approx. 500 to 1500 mm length 30-50lb BS main line
Snoods
1 x Spreader Boom 500 to 1000 mm
10 - 30lb BS clear nylon or fluorocarbon 2 x 6 - 2 hooks
The Rig Body

1. Tie a swivel to a length of the trace line, thread on drilled lead then tie on the rig clip. Several short
lengths can be pre-made with different weights of drilled leads to make it easy to swap for lighter or
heavier weights.
2. Tie a swivel to the remainder of the rig body line then add a crimp / Avis boom / crimp and tie the
bottom to the spreader boom. Locate the boom and crimp in place.
3. Tie a section of the snood line to the Avis boom then attach the hook together with any attractors.
4. Tie the snood to the swivels at either end of the spreader boom and then the hook to the snood
ends together with any attractors.
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Northern Isles Ling Rig

Heavy Duty Ling and Cod Rig
Designed to ensure maximum flash, flutter and noise this rig has been successfully used in Ireland
for conger.
Rig Components
Main Body
Snoods
1 x Spreader Boom
2 x Ling Flutter Spoons fitted with 3/0 - 8/0 hooks
2 x Mustad Oval Split Rings
The Rig Body

1. Tie a swivel to the top of the trace, then tie to the top of the spreader boom. If using commercial
spreaders the swivels should be upgraded to stronger versions.
Home-made spreaders can be used to produce more substantial versions.
2. Clip on the flutter spoons using the oval split rings.
Suitable alternatives for the commercial flutter spoons can be made from sheet metal or stainless
Band-It strip or wall ties. Tutorial on how to make flutter spoons
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One Up One Down Rig

General Purpose Rig
Rig Components
Tubing Boom
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Bead
1 x Link Approx. 500 mm 30-50lb BS line
This can be replaced by a French boom or other wire boom.
Main Body
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Avis Boom
2 x Crimps
1 x 6 - 5/0 hooks
Snoods
500 to 1000 mm 10-30lb BS clear nylon or fluorocarbon
2 x 6 - 5/0 hooks
The Rig Body

1. Thread the line through the tubing boom and attach the swivel to the top. Thread on the bead
and tie on the link to the other end.
2. Tie a swivel to the top of the trace, thread on a crimp / Avis boom / crimp and then tie the bottom
to the swivel above the boom. Locate the boom and crimp in place.
Beads for smaller fish and general fishing, muppets etc. for cod.
4. Tie the snood to the final swivel and then the hook to the end together with any attractors. The
drawing below shows a spinner blade for general fishing but any attractor can be used.
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5. Attach the trace swivel to the link at the bottom of the boom.
Flutter spoon for cod and ling
Tutorial on how to make flutter spoons
Rauto type spoon for plaice
A two up rig can be produced by adding an additional Avis boom above the boom and for a two
down rig add a dropper formed by a cut blood loop.
Vary the line strengths and types according to the target species for instance heavy duty snoods will
be required for spurdogs.
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Pennel Rig
Pennel Rig
A two hook snood used to present a large bait and has the advantage of having a hook at the top
and bottom of the bait.
The bottom hook is normally larger than the top one but both should be strong hooks to cope with
large fish. The top hook should have a turned up eye to aid presentation, ie Mustad, Varivas or
Sakuma .
The simplest version is has a moveable top hook and is simply held in place by winding the snood
round the shank of the hook after threading through the eye.
The second type is also moveable and the upper hook is held in place by the use of a length of
silicon tubing which is slipped over the eye and shank after the hook is threaded on the line. If you
want to fix the tube use low temp shrink tube of a suitable diameter.
The final method is a fixed method and uses a snell knot to hold the hook in place. It limits the size
of the bait to that initially set up but has the advantage of restricting the upper hook from sliding
down to the bottom hook if a large fish takes the head of the bait.
A tutorial on the use of a pennel setup with an Armamesh bait .
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Pirk Casting
Pirking Rig
The pirk casting rig is used for light pirking where the rig is cast away from the drift. It allows the
terminal tackle to fish vertical for longer.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Trace Swivel
Snood
1 x 2/0 - 5/0 hook
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the swivel to the trace length and form a cut blood loop approx. 200mm long; a water knot
or a three-way swivel can be used to carry the snood dropper.
2. Tie the hook to the end of the cut snood.
3. Tie the pirk to the bottom of the trace length.
4. For casting rigs a redgill, gummi mac or plastic worm is normally used on the dropper but a "killer"
rig for heavier vertical pirking can be formed by using a muppet.
Additional droppers can also be added.
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Portland Rig
Bass and General Purpose Rig
The Portland rig is an excellent trace for drifting with live sandeel or mackerel. The free rotating
swivel helps reduce tangles.
Rig Components
Main Body
3 x Trace Swivels
2 x Beads
Approx. 300 to 500 mm length 30-50lb BS clear main line
Line for rotten bottom
Snood
1 x 2/0 - 5/0 hook; a treble can be substituted for live mackerel
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the swivel to the bottom of the trace length and thread on a bead / swivel / bead
2. Tie the final swivel to the top of the trace.
3. Tie the snood to the running swivel and then the hook to the end.
4. Tie on the rotten bottom.
5. This rig is also effective when used with shads, redgills or plastic worms.
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Portsmouth / Loop Rig

Long and Low Distance Rig
Ian Golds has been credited as one of the originators of this rig which allows long snoods to be used
where the bottom hook falls to the seabed.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Oval Split Ring
1 x SRT Spring
5 x 3mm Beads
2 x Snood Swivel
1 x wire bait clip and tubing
1 x Cascade Swivel
3 x Crimps
2 x Breakaway Adjustable Crimps; telephone wire, silicon or neoprene tubing or Powergum stops
can be substituted
Approx. 1.5 to 2 metre length 60-80lb BS main line
Snoods
3 x 300 to 450 mm lengths 20 - 30lb BS snood
2 x 1 to 2/0 hook
2 x Sequins Length of Powergum
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the lead link with the Imp (any other bait clip may be used but the Imp releases well) and
thread on the following components in this order, fixing the crimps in place;
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2. Then thread on the following;
Breakaway Adjustable Crimp / Bait Clip tubing / Breakaway Adjustable Crimp / Bead / SRT Spring /
Bead / Swivel / Bead / Crimp
4. Tie the hook to one of the snood lengths and thread on the sequin bait stop.
5. Tie this snood to the upper swivel and add the Powergum stop knot at the sequin.
6. Tie the second snood length to the cascade swivel and the repeat with the final snood length to
the non-swivel end of the cascade swivel. Tie this end to the lower snood swivel. Add the sequin,
hook and Powergum stop knot.
7. Tension the trace and locate the lower hook into the Imp bait clip. Locate the upper hook in the
cascade swivel clip and stretch the upper snood to tension it using the adjustable crimp against the
SRT spring and crimp in place.
8. Fix the upper crimp in place.
A third clipped hook can be added by replacing the top swivel with a cascade swivel.
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Pulley Drop Down Rig

General Purpose Big Bait Rig
The principal behind this rig is that on impact with the sea the swivels will release and the trace will
slide down the body to allow the baits to rest on the seabed.
Works best when there is a tide run.
Rig Components
Main Body
3 x 5mm Beads
3 x Swivels; one of these can be a swivel bead
1 x Genie Bent Rig Clip
1 x Lead Link
1 x Crimp
1 x 3mm Bead
1 x Breakaway Impact Shield or Imp
Snood
1 x Pennel Rig or 2/0 to 4/0 hook
The Rig Body

1. Tie the lead link to the main body trace line.
2. Attach the Impact Shield and thread on 3mm bead and crimp, locate crimp leaving space for
tension adjustment.
3. Thread on one 5mm bead and the rig clip a further bead and then the swivel bead or a swivel.
4. Thread on the final bead and tie a swivel to the free end.
5. Attach a swivel to the rig clip..
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6. Tie the snood to the swivel at the end of the rig clip and attach either pennel rigged hooks or a
single hook.
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Pulley Rig
General Purpose Rough Ground Rig
A view of the pulley rig in action.
The principal behind this rig is that when a hooked fish is being retrieved the weight of the fish will
cause the free running swivel to act as a pulley.
The lead weight will then be draw up above the fish with a subsequent reduction in the risk of
snagging. Can also be utilised for uptiding from a boat.
Rig Components
Main Body
2 x 3mm Beads
3 x Swivels; one of these can be a swivel bead
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1 x Lead Link
Snood
1 x Pennel Rig or 2/0 to 4/0 hook
The Rig Body

1. Using the main body trace line, tie on the lead link and any bait clip and thread on a bead and one
of the swivels or the swivel bead.
2. Thread on the second bead and tie a swivel to the free end.
3. Tie the snood to the swivel at the end of the longer section of the trace body and attach either
pennel rigged hooks or a single hook.
4. The rig can be converted to a rotten bottom rig by adding a Rotten Bottom clip.
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Rotten Bottom
Rotten Bottom
The basic rotten bottom on the left is simple to produce
and only requires the minimum of materials. Form a loop
in the bottom of the trace and tie on the weak link length
of line.
Tie the other end of the weak link to the eye of the weight.
Cut a small square of closed cell foam or a square of

plastic from a milk carton approximately 15 x 15 mm.
Push a 25mm panel pin through the centre of the plastic
or foam.
To assemble the rig push the trace line loop through the
eye of the weight and slip the panel pin through the loop.
Tension the line using the trace and the panel pin will be
retained between the loop and the eye of the weight only
releasing in the water.
Just as easy to produce the clip rotten bottom requires

either a shop bought clip or a homemade one.
Tie the clip to the end of the trace then tie the weak link
length to the clip. The weight is then tied to the other end
of the weak link.
Prior to casting the lead is simply hooked onto the clip.
You need to ensure that the eye on the weight is large

enough to allow the clip to release freely. If the eye is
small attach a lead link then use a second clip on this and
link the two clips together before casting.
Caution: Neither of these rigs are suitable for power casting.
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Running Leger
This close range running leger rig allows the trace to flow through the link swivel reducing the
resistance to the fish.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Link Swivel
1 x Swivel
1 x Bead 6 metre length 60-80lb BS leader (will depend on length of rod for casting)
Snood
2 x Hooks to suit target species
Beads for attractors if required
The Rig Body

1. Thread the link swivel onto the leader after tying to main line.
4. Form a blood loop approximately 1/3rd of the way up from the end of the trace snood and cut
one side of the loop to form a dropper.
5. Tie the hooks to the cut loop and the spare end of the snood adding beads if required.
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Shad Rig
This hopping rig is used close to the seabed to “hop” the lure along using short, controlled lifts and
drops.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Tubing Boom
1 x Link
1 x Bead
Approx. 500 mm length 40-50lb BS main line
Snood
1 x 900 to 1800 mm length 20 - 30lb BS snood; fluorocarbon or clear nylon
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Shad or Leadhead
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the swivel to the trace length and thread on the tubing boom, add a bead and link to the
line at the longer end of the boom. A French boom can be substituted.
2. Tie the second swivel to one end of the snood and the shad or leadhead to the other.
3. Clip the snood to the link.
5. Attach a rotten bottom length to the boom link to carry the lead.
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Sheppey Rig
General Purpose Rig
The principal behind this rig is that of mini-pulley rigs and provides reduced resistance to the biting
fish.
When a fish is hooked on one snood the others will move with the fish and hopefully attract a
double or treble hook-up.
Rig Components
Main Body
3 x 3mm Beads
7 x Swivels
1 x Lead Link
Snood
3 x 6 to 2/0 hooks
The Rig Body

1. Cut the main body trace line into four equal lengths and tie on the lead link to one of these.
2. Using the lead link length, thread on one swivel and one bead and tie one of the snood swivels to
the spare end.
3. Tie the second length of the trace to the free running swivel and repeat step 2.
4. Repeat step 3 then tie on top section of the body line and attach the top swivel for the main line.
5. Tie the snoods to the swivels and attach the hooks with any attractors.
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Simple Blood Loop Paternoster

The blood loop paternoster is a close range, multi-purpose rig with minimum components.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Lead Link
Optional length of silicon or electrical cable shield.
Snood
2 x 1 to 2/0 hook
The Rig Body

3. Tie two suitably spaced blood loops.
4. Tie the hook to the snood and at the other end form a Perfection Loop.
5. Join the snood loops to the blood loops by passing the snood through both loops.
6. To improve the standoff effect of the loops the tubing can be slipped over the loops prior to
adding the snoods.
7. Additional hooks can be added simply by increasing the number of loops.
8. A single hook version coupled with a Rotten Bottom clip makes and excellent rough ground
wrasse rig.
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Single Hook Clipped Down Paternoster

The clipped down paternoster is a heavy-duty rig for distance fishing for species such as cod,
smoothies and spurs.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Oval Split Ring
3 x 3mm Beads
1 x Snood Swivel
1 x Crimp
replaced)
1 x Lead Link Approx. 1 metre length 60-80lb BS main line
Snood
1 x sequin for bait stop
1 length of Powergum 1 x 2/0 to 4/0 hook
The Rig Body

Impact Shield / Bead / Crimp / Adjustable Crimp / Bead / Swivel / Bead
2. Tie on the oval split ring, ensuring the line is approx. 800mm long.
4. Tie the hook to the snood, thread on the sequin and tie the snood onto the swivel. Tie a
Powergum stop knot above the sequin. This prevents the bait being blown up the snood when
casting.
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5. Locate the hook in the impact shield holding the sinker down firmly and tension the trace body
from the oval split ring, position the adjustable crimp against the bead at the swivel up the main line
until the snood line is tight and fix the crimp in place. The adjustable crimp can be fixed using pliers
but it's recommended that the Breakaway crimping tool be used.
6. The adjustable crimp can be replaced by another type of adjustable stop such a telephone wire
crimp or Powergum stop knot.
7. The rig can be converted to a Rotten Bottom rig by adding a rotten bottom clip.
8. If fishing with a large bait then you may want to replace the single hook with a Pennel-Rig .
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Sliding Float
Sliding Float
Suitable for bass, pollack, wrasse, coalfish, garfish and mackerel.
Rig Components
Main Body
2 x 3mm Beads
2 x Small Swivels
Drilled bullet or barrel lead
1 x Float; size depends upon the weight being supported including the bait
1 x 10 - 20lb BS leader material, length depends on depth to be fished
Snood
1 x 600 to 900mm length 10 - 20lb BS clear nylon or fluorocarbon snood
1 x 1 to 4/0 hook; size of hook will depend upon target species and bait size
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the leader onto the reel line using double uni knot or spider hitch to Albright knot if using
braid for main line.
2. Thread the following components onto the leader - Bead / Float / Bead then tie on a swivel.
3. Tie a length of heavier nylon, 150mm to the swivel.
4. Thread the barrel or bullet lead(s) onto this nylon them tie on the second swivel.
5. Tie the hook to the snood, then tie the other end of the snood to the swivel.
6. Approximately 600mm above the weight tie a Powergum stop knot on the snood side of the lower
bead.
7. Above the top bead tie a Powergum Stop Knot at a distance which allows the bait to fish at the
appropriate depth. Remember to allow for the fact that the hook will be fishing below the weight.
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8. If livebaiting for bass etc. you may wish to substitute a treble hook for the single.
By changing the hook set up this float rig can be successfully used for bream or plaice from the boat
or shore.
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Spinning Rigs
Spinning Rigs
A basic lure spinning rig for fishing with metal lures and hard or soft plastic lures. It may be weighted
or un-weighted.
Attach a swivel to one end of the trace line and your choice of lure to the other.
Plastics Spinning Rig
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Swivel
1 x Bead
1 x Drilled Bullet
4 - 6 metre length 20 - 40lb BS leader (will depend on length of rod for casting)
Snood
1 x hook to suit lure size
The Rig Body

1. Thread the drilled bullet onto the leader after tying to main line.
4. Tie the hook to the snood attach your favoured lure by threading onto the hook.
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Split Ring Rig

Close to Medium Distance Rig
The complicated split ring rig is for scratching at close to medium distance with a long trace body
and high top dropper or droppers. Targets gars, scad and mackerel.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Lead link clip
6 or 9 x Micro beads
2 or 3 x Two-way beads
1 x Swivel or oval split ring for top of trace
3 x Fox oval rig rings (these are solid ring and prevent tangles)
1 x Bead
1 x Gemini Alpha Clip (large floaty bead can be substituted)
1 x Eyed pin fixed via eye onto one of the Fox rig rings, the pin can be DIY or the one from the Alpha
assembly used for the clip
Approx. 5 - 8 metre length 30-80lb BS clear nylon or fluorocarbon main line
Snood
2 or 3 x 600mm length 5 - 20lb BS fluorocarbon snood
2 or 3 x 6 to 1 hooks
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the lead link to cut length of the trace body and thread on the following components in this
order - If the two-way beads are oval then ensure that the main trace is threaded through the
shorter sides (see diagram [[Continental Style Scratching Rig]]);
Micro bead / Two-way bead / Micro bead A second dropper can be added to this length.
2. Tie the first of the rig rings to this first trace section. To the top of this link tie the expanding
section of the trace, this length is limited only by the length of drop from the rod and the length of
the trace sections carrying the snoods. The design of the rig means that the working length of this
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section is three times the clipped up length, a 6 metre section will have a 2 metre drop when clipped
up.
3. Thread the second oval rig ring onto this section of the trace followed by the bead. Thread the line
back through the tied oval link and then tie the final rig ring, with the attached eyed pin, to the end
of the trace.
4. Tie the final length of trace line to the oval rig ring with pin and thread on the Gemini Apha Clip or
floaty bead. Tie a stop knot approx. 75mm above clip.
5. Thread on the following components in this order -
Micro bead / Two-way bead / Micro bead
A second dropper can be added to this length.
6. Attached the larger split ring or swivel to the top of the trace. Repeat step 1 for the remainder of
the two-way beads.
7. Using suitable spacings along the length of the trace body tie a stop knot below the micro beads
above and below each of the two-way beads to secure them in place.
8. Tie a hook onto the end of the snoods. An thread on sequins and tie stop knots.
As this rig is used to target pelagic species such as garfish and mackerel a floaty bead should be
attached to the top snood or if gars are the main target a piece of squashable foam can be used
threaded onto the snood as the bead can get trapped in the beak.
9. Thread the snood through the two-way bead and then place a micro bead behind the larger bead
and secure the snood with an overhand knot. If using fine line for the snood you may have to use
two or more overhand knots to ensure that the snood does not pull through when under pressure.
Assembling the Rig

Once the snoods have been baited up secure the bottom of the trace or lead and keep the trace
tight, pull the free running oval split ring upwards ensuring that the three lengths of line do not
tangle.
Loop the free split ring over the pin, point the pin upwards and locate the Alpha clip over the pin,
pushing down firmly.
The trace is then ready to cast and on impact with the water the clip will be pushed upwards
releasing the pin and allowing the mid-section of the trace to expand to its full length.
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Spreader Boom Rig

The spreader boom rig is a general purpose, boat fishing rig. With two hooks hard on the seabed
it is particularly effective for flatfish, gurnards etc.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Avis Boom
2 x Crimps
1 x 6 - 3/0 hooks
Snoods
1 x Spreader Boom
2 x 6 - 3/0 hooks
The Rig Body

1. Tie a swivel to the top of the trace, thread on a crimp / Avis boom / crimp and then tie the bottom
to the spreader boom.
Locate the boom and crimp in place.
Beads for smaller fish and general fishing, muppets etc. for cod.
3. Tie the snood to the swivels at either end of the spreader boom and then the hook to the ends
together with any attractors.
The drawing below shows a spinner blades for general fishing but any attractors can be used.
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Stop Knot
The stop knot is used for various purposes such limiting the depth of a sliding float or holding beads
or bait stops in position while remaining adjustable.
Power Gum Stop Knot

1. Lay a length of Power Gum alongside the main line and form a loop.
2. Wrap one end of the Power Gum through the loop and over the main line four or five times.
Moisten the Power Gum and pull on the two free ends and nestle the knot down with your fingers.
3. Trim the ends of the Power Gum leaving around 25 mm (1 inch) so that the knot flows through the
rod rings if using as a float stop. The ends can be trimmed shorter for other uses.
Note: If adjusting the position of the knot ensure that you moisten it first to prevent line burn.
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Surface Float Rig

The surface float is used to present a bait in the top layer of the water and is suitable for mullet,
garfish and mackerel.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Surface controller float; size depends upon the weight being supported including the bait
A sbirolino float can be substituted for better casting.
Optional split shot
1 x small swivel
1 x 600 to 1500mm 5 - 12lb BS clear nylon or fluorocarbon, length depends on depth to be fished
1 x 10 to 1 hook; size of hook will depend upon target species and bait size
The Rig Body

1. Tie the hook to one end of the nylon or fluorocarbon line.
2. Tie on a swivel to the other end.
3. Thread the mainline through the top of the controller float or through the sbirolino (tubing faces
the rod) and tie to swivel.
4. Fix the shot if required between the float and the hook.
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Texas Rig
A Simple LRF rig
Rig Components
1 x worm style hook, this can be a straight or offset hook
1 x bead, glass or metal
1 x bullet weight or drilled bullet, lead or brass
The Rig Body

1. Thread weight and the optional bead onto the leader from the main line.
2. Tie the hook directly onto the leader line.
The idea of the glass or metal bead is to produce a rattle when the lure is worked.
The plastic bait can be rigged in several ways but one of the most common is using an offset hook to
provide a weedless or semi-weedless rig.
1. Thread the worm between 5 and 12mm onto the hook and bring the point out through the worm.
2. Thread the worm up the hook to sit on the offset, moistening the hook can help the worm slide
easily on the shank.
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3. Pinch the worm then thread the point back through the worm to come out the opposite side. The
point of the hook can be nicked just below the outer skin of the worm to complete the weedless
effect.
The idea behind the Texas rig is to fish it sink and draw style. When the rod tip is dropped the weight
falls ahead of the lure, sliding on the line. The lure flutters slowly behind and the weight is allowed to
rest for a few seconds so that the lure continues to fall to the sea bed. Fish will regularly hit the lure
on the drop.
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As the rod tip is raised the line flows through the weight pulling the lure behind it until it meets up
with the sinker again. Using a brass or other hard metal weight together with a glass or metal bead
will add an audible knock which can attract fish to the lure.
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The Recoil Rig for Drop Shot Fishing

Sometimes, when drop shotting, you need the lure to remain in more or less the same place while
still imparting the necessary action to tempt a nearby fish to take. No matter how subtle the lift with
a normal drop shot rig the lead will shift its position in the direction of the retrieve. The recoil rig is
one method of keeping the lure in the take zone for longer.
The main rig is the same as a standard drop shot rig, the one pictured uses a standout hook but a
normal hook with palomar knot works as well. In place of the weight at the bottom of the trace a
small swivel is attached.
The recoil action is provided by a length of 1–1.5mm elastic shock cord, about 25cm works best and
this will extend to around 45cm under load. The cord is threaded through the eye of the swivel and
secured with a figure of eight stop knot. A Gemini or similar lead clip is attached to the free end of
the shock cord using the same method.
In order for the rig to fish correctly it is necessary to utilise a heavier weight than would normally be
attached. Between one and four ounces will be required, depending upon the cord diameter, to
allow the lift of the rod to impart action to the lure without dislodging the lead to a major extent.
This rig tends to work best in deeper water and from a raised platform keeping the angle of the
main line and rig as steep as possible. The lifts and shakes to work the lure should not be excessive
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enough to displace the rig but should still be sufficiently active to ensure that the lure moves in an
enticing manner.
The rig can also be effective from a boat when lure fishing for wrasse.
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Three Boom Paternoster

General Rig
Particularly effective at slack water
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Trace Swivel
3 x Wire or Avis Booms
6 x Crimps
6 x Beads (if using wire booms)
Snoods
3 x 6 - 2/0 hooks
The Rig Body

1. Attach the swivel to the top of the trace.
2. Thread on a crimp / bead / boom / bead / crimp The beads can be omitted if using Avis booms
3. Repeat for the other two booms.
4. Attach the lead link to the bottom of the trace. Then locate the booms with suitable spacing and
crimp in place.
3. Tie sections of the snood line to the booms then attach the hooks together with any attractors.
Beads for smaller fish and general fishing, blades etc. for cod.
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Three Down Rig

The three-down rig is used in boat fishing to present three baits hard on the bottom. By varying the
hook sizes and snood or trace breaking strains everything from flatfish to cod and rays can be
targeted.
Rig Components
Main Body
Rig Components
Tubing Boom
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Bead
1 x Link
Approx. 500 mm 30-50lb BS line. This can be replaced by a French boom.
Main Body
2 x Trace Swivel
2 x Snood Swivels
4 x Beads
4 x Crimps
1 x 6 - 2/0 hooks
Approx. 500 to 1500 mm length 30lb BS trace line
Snoods
2 x 6 - 5/0 hooks
The Rig Body

2. Tie a swivel to the top of the trace, thread on a crimp / bead / swivel / bead / crimp
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3. Repeat for the second dropper then tie the second swivel to the spare end of the trace. Locate the
dropper swivels with suitable spacing and crimp in place.
4. Tie sections of the snood line to the dropper and end swivels then attach the hooks together with
any attractors. Beads and blades for smaller fish and general fishing, muppets etc. for cod.
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Three Down Wishbone Rig

The three-down wishbone rig is used in boat fishing to present three baits hard on the bottom with
two of the baits close together. By varying the hook sizes and snood or trace breaking strains
everything from flatfish to cod and rays can be targeted.
Rig Components
Tubing Boom
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Bead
1 x Link
Approx. 500 mm 30-50lb BS line. This can be replaced by a French boom.
Main Body
2 x Trace Swivel
1 x Snood Swivels
4 x Beads
4 x Crimps
1 x 6 - 2/0 hooks
Approx. 500 to 1500 mm length 30lb BS trace line
Snoods
500 to 1000 mm 10-30lb BS clear nylon or fluorocarbon 2 x 6 - 5/0 hooks
The Rig Body

2. Tie a swivel to the top of the trace, thread on a crimp / bead / swivel / bead / crimp
3. Tie the second swivel to the spare end of the trace. Locate the dropper swivel with suitable
spacing and crimp in place.
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4. Attach a hook together with any attractors to a section of the snood line followed by a crimp and
bead. Thread this line through the end swivel and follow with a bead and crimp before attaching the
second hook with attractors.
The crimps can be replaced by stop knots or silicon tubing stops if using fine nylon for snoods.
5. Locate the swivel on the snood with suitable spacing and crimp or fix in place with stop knots.
6. Tie section of the snood line to the dropper then attach the hook together with any attractors.
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Three Hook Flapper

The three-hook flapper rig is a short to medium distance rig when used for shore fishing. From the
boat, it is a general purpose rig mainly for smaller species.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Medium Swivel
6 x 3mm Beads
3 x Snood Swivel
6 x Crimp
1 x Lead Link
Snoods
3 x 450mm approx. lengths 10-20lb BS snood
3 x 6 to 1/0 hooks
The Rig Body

Repeat for the other two snood swivels.
2. Tie on the swivel or oval split ring to the top of the trace body.
3. Fasten the crimps to the line, the distance apart should ensure that the snoods will not tangle
when casting or fishing.
4. Tie the hooks to the snoods and then to the swivels; the snood lengths should be around 300mm
with a 1 metre trace body. If you need to fish with longer snoods then it will be necessary to either
lengthen the trace body, which may restrict casting. or reduce the number of snoods to two.
5. Beads and / or sequins can be added to the snoods as attractors before adding the hooks;
buoyant beads can be effective on the upper snoods.
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6. The breaking strain of the snoods and size of the hooks will depend upon the target species.
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Tope Rig
The tope rig is constructed with a bite length of either heavy duty monofilament or a short length of
wire. It also incorporates a rubbing leader to help protect the rig from damage from the tope's
rough skin.
Rig Components
Tubing Boom
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Bead
1 x Link Approx. 500 mm 60-80lb BS line
Main Body
Approx. 2 metre length 60-80lb BS shock leader
Snood
2 x Heavy duty swivel
1 x 300 mm of 80 - 150lb multi-strand wire. This can be omitted if using 250lb nylon.
2 x crimps
1 x 1.2 to 3 metre length 150 - 250lb BS mono snood. Skippers prefer the heavier nylon as it is easier
to handle the fish at the side of the boat.
1 x 6/0 to 8/0 hook, either barbless or with bar flattened with pliers.
The Rig Body

A zip slider can replace the tubing boom.
2. Crimp the hook to one end of the wire and a swivel to the other.
3. Tie the snood to the second swivel and to the swivel to the wire.
4. Attach the trace swivel to the link below the boom.
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Turbot and Brill Rig

The turbot rig, which is also effective for its close cousin the brill, is a flowing trace fished off a boom.
The long trace body helps present the bait in a natural manner close to the sandbanks.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Trace Swivel
1 x Boom; French boom or tubing boom
Link Bead
Snood
1 x 2 to 6 metre length 15 - 40lb BS snood; fluorocarbon or clear nylon
1 x Snood Swivel
1 x 2/0 to 6/0 hook or pennel rigged hooks
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the swivel to the trace length thread on the tubing boom; thread on bead and tie to link. A
French boom can be substituted.
2. Cut the snood length in two at the midpoint and join together with the snood swivel.
3. Tie the snood to the long end of the boom.
4. Tie the hook to the other end of the snood.
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Waggler Float
The waggler float can be rigged as a fixed or sliding float. It gives great bite indication when used for
fish which swim close to the surface such as mullet.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Waggler float; size depends upon the weight being supported including the bait
AAA split shot; amount of shot will depend upon the size of the float
SSG split shot
1 x small swivel
1 x 600 to 1500mm 5 - 12lb BS clear nylon or fluorocarbon, length depends on depth to be fished
1 x 10 to 1 hook; size of hook will depend upon target species and bait size
The Rig Body

1. Tie the hook to one end of the nylon or fluorocarbon line.
2. Thread line through the eye at the base of the float.
2. Tie on a swivel.
3. Place the bulk of the shot either side of the float to trap it in place . This will cock the float quickly
for bite indication.
4. Place the remainder of the shot between the float and the hook.
Can also be used as a sliding float by threading directly on the main line and securing with a stop
knot at the required depth.
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Wessex Rig
The Wessex rig is a one up, one down short to medium distance shore rig in which the bottom hook
is free running. It can also be effective from the boat.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Oval Split Ring
3 x 3mm Beads
1 x Snood Swivel
1 x Trace Swivel
1x Link Swivel or Trace Swivel with Lead Link
1 x Crimps
Snood
2 x 1 to 2/0 hook
The Rig Body

1. Tie on the trace swivel and thread on a bead followed by the link swivel to carry the lead.
2. Thread on the following components in this order;
Breakaway Adjustable Crimp / Bead / Swivel / Bead / Crimp
4. Tie the hook to one end of the top snood length then tie the second snood length to the trace
swivel and attach the hook.
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Wishbone Rig
The wishbone rig is a clipped down rig used for flatfish, whiting and other smaller species at
distance. It presents two baits in close proximity to each other.
Rig Components
Main Body
1 x Oval Split Ring
3 x 3mm Beads
1 x Snood Swivel
1 x Small Swivel or Swivel Bead (the swivel bead can prevent wear and tear on the snood)
1 x Crimp
replaced)
1 x Lead Link
Snood
1 x 500mm length 15-20lb BS hook snood
2 x Sequins for bait stops
Beads and / or sequins for attractors
2 x 1 to 2 hooks
The Rig Body

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Impact Shield / Bead / Crimp / Adjustable Crimp / Bead / Snood Swivel / Bead
2. Tie on the oval split ring, ensuring the line is approx. 800mm long.
4. Tie the heavier snood line to the swivel on the trace body then tie the other smaller swivel or
swivel bead to the other end.
5. Tie the one of the hooks to the snood length, thread on a sequin and tie a Powergum stop knot
above.
6. Thread the snood through the small swivel or swivel bead.
7. Thread a sequin onto the spare end, tie the second hook on and tie a Powergum stop knot above
the sequin. The stopped sequins above the hooks will prevent the baits being blown up the snood
when casting.
8. If you wish to use sequins and / or beads as attractors thread them on the line before and after
step 6.
9. Locate the hooks in the impact shield or bait clip holding the sinker down firmly and tension the
trace body from the oval split ring, position the adjustable crimp against the bead at the swivel up
the main line until the snood line is tight and fix the crimp in place. The adjustable crimp can be
fixed using pliers but it's recommended that the Breakaway crimping tool be used.
10. The adjustable crimp can be replaced by another type of adjustable stop such a telephone wire
crimp or Powergum stop knot.
11. The wishbone swivel can be trapped between two stopped beads to retain the hook snood
lengths or can be trapped between stopped silicon tubing or SRT spring to spread the baits on
release.
12. By lengthening the drop between the two snood swivels a Dvice can be used with this rig and the
impact shield or other bait clip assembly eliminated.
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Ada’s Plaice Rig ..............................................................................................................................................................3

Simple Blood Loop Paternoster ...................................................................................................................................90

Ada’s Plaice Rig

1 x Small Oval Split Ring

Approx. 1 metre length 60-80lb BS main line

1 x 500mm length 15-20lb BS hook snood

2 x Sequins for bait stops Beads and / or sequins for attractors

The Rig Body

Impact Shield / Bead / Crimp / Cascade Swivel

6. Thread the snood through the small swivel or swivel bead.

Ade’s Sheppey Rig

1 x Gemini Splash Down Sinker

Approx. 1.5 metre length 60-80lb BS main line

1 x 400 - 600mm length 30-40lb BS snood

2 x 2/0 to 4/0 hooks for pennel

The Rig Body

Bagnall Bar Rig

1 x Length of Powergum or Breakaway Adjustable Crimp (allows the snood to be re-tensioned

1 x Length 10-30lb BS hook snood

1 x 1m to 2m length 15-30lb BS trace length

The Bar Body

3. Thread on the SRT spring or the silicon tubing followed by;

2 x Breakaway Adjustable Crimps; telephone wire or Powergum stops can be substituted

1 x Lead Link with Breakaway Imp

Approx. 1 to 1.2 metre length 60-80lb BS main line

1 x 300 to 450 mm length 20 - 30lb BS snood

The Rig Body

Breakaway Adjustable Crimp / Bead / Swivel / Bead / Crimp

2. Repeat for the second snood swivel assembly.

3. Tie on the oval split ring. A swivel can be substituted.

6. Repeat steps 4 & 5 for the shorter, lower snood.

8. Repeat step 7 for the upper snood.

Bristle Boom Rig

Approx. 1 metre length 60-80lb BS main line

The Rig Body

3. Repeat for the bottom and mid-trace booms.

1 x bead, glass or metal

1 x bullet weight or drilled bullet

The Rig Body

1 x SRT Spring 5 x 3mm Beads

2 x Breakaway Adjustable Crimps; telephone wire or Powergum stops can be substituted

1 x Lead Link with Breakaway Imp

Approx. 1 to 1.2 metre length 60-80lb BS main line

The Rig Body

Breakaway Adjustable Crimp / Bead / Cascade Swivel / Bead / Crimp

2. Then thread on the following;

3. Tie on the oval split ring. A swivel can be substituted.

Conger Running Leger

1 x 500mm to 1 metre length 150-200lb BS snood

1 x 6/0 to 10/0 hook

The Rig Body

3. Attach the snood to the link swivel.

Continental Style Scratching Rig

Approx. 2 metre length 40-80lb BS clear nylon or fluorocarbon main line

The Rig Body

Micro bead / Two-way bead / Micro bead

2. Repeat step 1 for the remainder of the two-way beads.

3. Tie a perfection loop at the top of the trace.

5. Tie a hook onto the end of the snood.

7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 for the two other hook snoods.

Deep Spinning Plastics Rig

1 x hook to suit lure size

The Rig Body