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I have caug plenty of carp on the float rod and never used a hair rig. Why do so many dedicated carp angler swear by the hair rig? Does it lead to more hookups?
I have caug plenty of carp on the float rod and never used a hair rig. Why do so many dedicated carp angler swear by the hair rig? Does it lead to more hookups?
As always how big are the fish your fishing for and how pressured are they? No point in using hairs on a commercial unless it has bands attached so you can replace the bait quickly.
I have caug plenty of carp on the float rod and never used a hair rig. Why do so many dedicated carp angler swear by the hair rig? Does it lead to more hookups?
I don't believe that hair-rigging does improve hookup rate but it saves on the necessity of staying awake and alert for endless hours. So it allows the angler to fish way beyond their threshold of lacking sleep.
I read somewhere that anglers thought carp were much harder to catch before the advent of the hair rig - the modern day version is usually credited to Lenny Middleton, Kevin Maddocks and Arthur Clarke collectively.
The hair was introduced to the carp world in the 70's and mentioned in "carp fever" by Maddocks (some say he stole the credit for it) ether way Ive caught carp both with and without a hair, my first carp without was 18lb in 1982 on the Leeds and Liverpool on a size 18 hook while fishing for roach.
The advantages of a hair;
enables you to present baits which act more naturally in the water
they also allow you to fish bigger baits in comparison to the hook size
Hairs allow various presentations and rig designs and often prick the carp on a blow-back due to the way carp feed by sucking in the bait
etc.....
Much to many anglers surprise (certainly mine when I first started using them), other species can be caught on a hair rig too
cg74;1308889[B said:]I don't believe that hair-rigging does improve hookup [/B]rate but it saves on the necessity of staying awake and alert for endless hours. So it allows the angler to fish way beyond their threshold of lacking sleep.
I don't believe that hair-rigging does improve hookup rate but it saves on the necessity of staying awake and alert for endless hours. So it allows the angler to fish way beyond their threshold of lacking sleep.
Afraid I've got to disagree with that as well Colin. When the bait and hook are sucked in, and the carp does it's normal sifting action as it sorts the foodstuffs out, a hook separate to the bait offers better chance of the hook point finding a hold. The bait has the largest surface area so that is what will get blown out easiest.. a trailing, separated hook definitely gives you better hook-ups over a side hooked bait (with a reduced gape) at that moment, and can help stop them spitting the hook without you knowing, which is much easier for them to do with a hook buried firmly in a bait.