PVA Rig Made Easy

Sam with a 32lb common caught using her PVA rig method

PVA Rig Made Easy

All the components you need

PVA stands for Polyvinyl Alcohol which dissolves when wet. The first time I tried to reach a long distance with a PVA bag it didn't stand up to the job and I wasn't confident with the overall result. So I decided to make a rig which would cast and not get tangled when it hits the bottom of the lake.

How to make my Rig step by step

Screw curtain ring into any lead weight of your choice

Use permanent black marker pen to disguise the curtain ring

Put leader though the hole and thread into loop before pulling tight

Place braid at the back of shank and loop round 5 times. Then thread through the back of the eye of the hook

Slide the shrink tube onto the braid and pull it over the shank of the hook

Hold the shrink tube over a steaming kettle until it start to gets tight

Slide the anti-tangle sleeve half way down the braid

Thread the braid through the small eye of the swivel and use a grinner knot

Now the rig is made you can thread onto the leader and then place a stop bead on to the leader

Place bait of choice into PVA bag until half full

Twist the PVA bag until nice and tight

Then tie a knot at the top of the PVA bag

Thread through the curtain hook and tie a simple knot

Use a sharp pair of scissors to cut the end of the PVA

Attach the hook securely into the PVA bag

As you can see all nice and neat and easy to do

And all ready to cast out

When using this method I always use boilies that I've previously crushed into a fine mix using a food mixer. I find this is easy to put in to a PVA bag with some boilies chopped in half. I also prefer to vary other ingredients mixed in the PVA, sometimes including maggots or hemp. You can use any non water-based bait you like. I often use Quest Rahja spice for this as it's a good all round bait throughout the year.