The Hair Rig

The Hair Rig is one of the most common ways to attach a bait to your hook in modern angling. However, it is all too often tied wrong and this can lead to lost fish!

Step 1. Tie a small loop in the end of your hooklength material (this could be mono or braid). Thread a boilie or bait you are using onto a baiting needle. If you are making your rigs at home and do not wish to waist bait, make up some 20mil, 15mil and 10mil 'templates' using an old wine cork measured to the correct size with a hole drilled in the centre. This will enable you to get your bait the desired distance from the hook. 



 You will then need to add a hair stop through the loop to secure the bait in place.

Step 2. Now you are ready to tie the bait onto the hook. Position the line along the shank of the hook placing the boilie at the desired distance from the bend of the hook and pass the end of the hooklength down through the eye of the hook.

Step 3. This is the important bit and is where many anglers make a mistake! Start whipping the line back down the shank of the hook, making sure to start from the back of the hook as you look at it. This will stop the knot cutting into the join of the eye of the hook when tightened which could cause the knot to fail!

I usually do between 5 and 8 whips.

Step 4. Now, pass the line back through the eye of the hook and tighten down the knot forming a tight barrel.

Step 5. You may wish to add a piece of shrink tube depending on the rig you are tying. Use the steam from a kettle to shrink it down but BE CAREFUL not to burn yourself!

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