 | The Chod Rig
Samantha Collins-Ratcliffe describes the Chod rig, what it’s for and how to tie it.
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| How to Tie the Knotless Knot
Ian Gemson shows you in detailed step by step pictures how to tie this popular knot.
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| The Quick-Change Banded Hair Rig
Words and pictures from Graham Marsden about the Quick-Change Banded Hair Rig.
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| The Wyre Rig – the Ultimate Carp Rig
Dave Drought reckons this 360 degree sliding hooklength is the ultimate big fish rig for hard waters.
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| The Daddy Longlegs Rig
The best anti-eject rig I’ve ever used says Dave Drought.
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| The Floating Reed Rig
Clive Pennington rarely loses hooks in weedbeds. Here’s why.
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| The Crucian Carp Pole Rig
A delicate pole rig especially suitable for crucian carp, says Lee Swords.
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| The Extended Feeder Boom
“What I have done is to take an idea from a John Roberts’ boom and extend it.” Says Jeff Woodhouse.
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 | Review - Korda Anti-Tangle Sleeves
“I have been using very soft uncoated lines for barbel fishing and in this area they are an absolute bonus,” says Jeff Woodhouse.
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 | Starting Carping Part 4 – Visibility & Indicators
Dave Rothery explains how to make your rigs and the line less visible, and setting your lines and indicators.
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| Starting Carping Part 3 – Rigs
Dave Rothery explains about the different rigs that will suit most situations.
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 | Ultimate Knots
UPDATE - FLUOROCARBON LINES - Kryston boss Dave Chilton with the ultimate in-depth feature about knots and how to tie them, and a first look at a new loop knot - A must-read feature for every angler.
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 | The Jan Porter Bolt Rig
Gary Knowles introduces us to the Jan Porter Bolt Rig, an effective and safe way of fishing a swimfeeder with a bolt effect
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| The Clean Bottom Pop-up Rig
Dave ‘Frothey’ Rothery with words and pictures of a pop-up rig that is most suitable for fishing over a clean bottom
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| The Withy Pool Rig
Colin Page with a great illustration of his interpretation of the highly successful Withy Pool Rig
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| The Banded Pellet Rig
John Conway shows us how he fishes pellets using conventional and whipped pellet bands
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| The 360 Spinner Rig
Big Rik presents us with a rig that will turn and take hold no matter which direction it is picked up from.
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| Rigs Page Owner Hooks Winners - April
Here are April’s winners of the £100.00’s worth of Owner hooks for Rigs Page submissions from Harrison Advanced Rods
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 | Some Thoughts on Flies
Sean Meeghan provides the words and pictures about some deadly fly patterns he’s developed from the original versions
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| DIY Fly Box
Something slightly different for the rigs page today from Chavender. Get creative with those old DVD cases and make yourself a nifty little Fly Box.
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| Rigs Page - Orvis Knot (for Fluorocarbon)
Neil Thomas with a knot he highly recommends for tying a fly to fluoro
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| Sliding Float Rig and Sliding Stop Knot
Jeff Woodhouse shows us the right way to fish those deeper than average swims with his Slding Float Rig set-up and includes instructions on how to tie the sliding stop knot.
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| The Stu Dennis Weighted Rig
Stuart Dennis presents us with a ‘technical’ rig that isn’t just designed to turn the hook, but turn and take hold more aggressively
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| Rigs Page Owner Hooks Winners
We have the March winners of the £100.00’s worth of Owner hooks from Harrison Advanced Rods for Rigs Page submissions
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| The Terry Hearn Stiff Rig
Dave Rothery describes in words and pictures the very successful Terry Hearn Stiff Rig for fishing pop-ups
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| The Lee Swords’ Combi Rig
Lee Swords submits his ‘Two ‘O Clock in the Morning and the Bream are doing my Nut in Rig’
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| The Flexible Sliding Hair Rig
Big Rik presents a flexible sliding hair rig that, unlike some variations, will not collapse
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| The Straight-Through Rig
Jeff Woodhouse with a nice, simple submission to the Rig’s Library. Complicated isn’t always best is Jeff’s sensible philosophy
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| DIY Slider Floats
Baz Fleming with instructions on how to use, and make, your own slider float
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| The Rig's Page - Leger Tube
The indication of a short hook-link, without using a short hook-link?! Here's how - Mark Williams
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| Helicopter Roach Rig
Andy Nellist's Powergum Helicopter Roach Rig
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| DIY Marker Float
Chris Thornhill with a step by step guide to making marker and pike floats
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| Re-opening the Vault on Carp Rigs
Our two carp fishing maestros, Rik and Stuart remind us that there is plenty of good stuff about rigs on FM should you know where to look
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| Safe Barbel Rig
Following two season’s use this is the barbel rig favoured by Graham
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| The Right Way with PVA
Dave Rothery with bags of good advice about PVA
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| D-Rig Anti – Eject Hook
Chris Thornhill shows how to make the 'D' rig Anti-Eject hook
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| Out of the Loop
Lee Swords provides some alternatives to the closed loop rig
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 | Woody’s Angle – The Myth about Death Rigs
Jeff Woodhouse has some strong but convincing words to say about so-called ‘death rigs’
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| Quick Change Rigs
Two examples of a quick change rig to simplify changing the hooklength, especially in darkness
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| Andy Nellist Safety Link
Andy Nellist has a great idea for a safety link which is especially useful on rivers like the Ribble that have tackle-grabbing snaggy bottoms
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| Hackett's Sliding Hair Rig
The sliding hair rig that Phil Hackett devised with chub in mind, but which can be used for many other species
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| Low Resistance Eel Rig
Richard Huggett contributes a picture of his Basic Low Resistance Eel Rig
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| The Spliced Loop
Dave Rothery with words and pictures on how to create a spliced loop
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| The Keith Moors’ Knot
Dave Rothery shows you how to tie the Keith Moor’s Knot for joining main line and leadcore
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| Simple Link Leger
The simple link leger rig that can use a string of shots, a bomb or a swimfeeder
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| Bent Hook and Substitute Rigs
Bent hook rig and a rig for replacing the bent hook rig, same efficiency but safe, by Dave Rothery
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 | The Pendulum Cast
A few useful diagrams from Andrew Burgess on how to Pendulum Cast
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| The Pendulum Cast Diagram
The Pendulum Cast - The big picture
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| Pole Floater Rig
A brilliant idea for a floater rig from Paul Ashton to fool those carp that run a mile at the sight of a line on the surface
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| The Rigs Page – Cakey’s Floater Rig
An ingenious floater rig from Cakey that will help you to fool those surface feeding carp that have seen it all before
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| The Rigs Page - The Cube Rig
Dave Rothery dips into his rig wallet and makes another interesting and unusual contribution to the Rig’s Library - How to present watery liquid attractors around a hookbait.
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| The Rigs Page - The Stocking Rig
Dave Rothery puts his missus’s high attract red nylons to good use and devises a novel way of presenting crushed nuts, etc……… Another great idea for the Rig’s Library.
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| The Rigs Page - The Silt Rig
Stuart Dennis adds another page to the Rig’s Page Library with a simple but effective rig for fishing over silt.
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| Drop-Off Pike Indicator
Fenland piker Chris Bishop contributes another addition to the Rig’s Page Library with a simple, safe but very effective drop-off indicator.
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| The Hinged Cast
Mark Williams with a rig adapted from one that appeared in Fred Buller’s Book of Rigs and Tackles.
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| The Noble Art Of Bottom Bouncing
You would have thought this was a device that belongs in the FM Forum’s X-rated Baitbox section but not so, it’s a neat gizmo for lure fishing. Read what Jeremy Airey has to say about it……….
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| The Rigs Page - The Spaghetti Rig
Stuart Dennis with a cracking idea for the Rig’s Library and the first public appearance of the Spaghetti Rig.
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| Deadbait Lifebelts
Mark Williams puts an old mouse mat to good use as lifebelts for deadbaits. A bit too late for that I would have thought…………….But another cracking idea for the Rig’s Library.
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 | Twisting A Pike Trace
Step by step guide to making a ‘snap-tackle’ pike trace by twisting rather than crimping.
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 | Making A Pike Trace By Crimping
Step by step guide to making a ‘snap-tackle’ pike trace using crimps.
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| The Rigs Page - Rik’s Helicopter Leadcore Rig
A new addition to the Rig's Page Library - Big Rik explains his Helicopter Leadcore Set-up in words and pictures.
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| The Rigs Page - Cakey’s Spring Rig
A new addition to the Rig’s Page - No more boilie stops, no more hair needles, no more messing about when you use Cakey’s Spring Rig.
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| The Poppernoster Pike Rig
Chris Bishop shows us the Poppernoster Pike Rig, a rig for fishing virtually tangle-free popped-up deadbaits.
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| John Sidley Eel Rig - For Catfish
The well proven and efficient John Sidley eel rig specially adapted by Big Rik for catfish
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| The Rigs Page - The Pendulum Rig
Mark Williams submits the ‘Suspender Rig’ to the Rig’s Page Library, a rig for fooling those wary surface feeding carp.
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| The Rigs Page - Rik’s Helicopter Rig
A variation of the well known helicopter rig from Big Rik that offers a great deal of scope in presentation styles.
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| The Rigs Page - The Sliding D-Rig
Big Rik shows how to tie the Sliding D-Rig, one of the better rigs used by experienced carp anglers.
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| The Rigs Page - The Bread Roll Rig
Another addition to the Rig’s Library from Clive Evans - this could be just what you need to fool those wary carp into accepting a floating hookbait.
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| The Rigs Page - Back Lead Barbel Rig
A rig from Alan Marshall for spooky barbel when you need to get the line flat on the bottom and out of the way of rooting barbs.
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| The Rigs Page - The 1½ Boilie Rig
The 1½ Boilie Rig is just an illustration of a rig that utilises 1½ boilies to offer ‘something different’ when the fish are well educated.
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| The Rigs Page - The Safety Lead Clip
An anti-tether rig form Big Rik that uses a special clip that ejects the lead following a line breakage.
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| The Rigs Page - The Stiff ‘D’ Rig
The Stiff ‘D’ Rig – a rig with excellent anti-eject properties.
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| The Rigs Page - Rik’s Pellet Rig
A simple hair-rig devised by Big Rik that uses a baitband for fishing pellets over prolonged periods.
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 | Pike Care Kit
The essential kit and instructions for unhooking and returning pike.
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| The Rigs Page - The Cagefeeder
An addition to the Rigs Page Library – The Cagefeeder Rig. Especially useful for feeding mashed or liquidised bread.
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| The Rigs Page - The Dave Horton Trace
Andy Doughty illustrates the Dave Horton predator trace.
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 | Get Properly Knotted
Line drawings of some of the most popular angler’s knots.
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| The Rigs Page - The Short and Stiff Rig
Big Rik with the rig to use for long casting, non-tangling pop-ups.
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| The Rigs Page - Simple Float Stop
Just a simple silicon rubber float stop, but it makes life a lot easier.
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| The Rigs Page - The Knotless Knot
The Knotless Knot has become the most popular way of creating a hair-rig. Big Rik shows how.
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| The Rigs Page - The Brummie Barbel Rig
Big Rik with The Brummie Barbel Rig.
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| Big Rik’s Barbel Rig
Big Rik’s Barbel Rig.
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| The Rigs Page - Simple Running Leger
A section devoted to illustrating rigs – The Running Leger Rig, suitable for swimfeeders and other eyed leger weights.
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| The Rigs Page - Using PVA Bags
PVA bags have become very popular. Here's one way of using them.
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| The Rigs Page - The Meatball Rig
Not the easiest bait to use, but here's a rig for hooking meatballs.
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