POLEMINATOR
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Good or bad ? Worth a try or a big no no ?
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Never would of guessed lolThe name gives it away - the fish hooks itself.....................
Unless it hooks deeper or something, why does it matter if a hook self hooks or hooks with a strike ? The fish is hooked regardless, surely the best welfare of a fish is for it not to be hooked if there worried about welfare ?
Unless there is absolutely zero resistance, there's some level of self hooking in every rig.
Unless there is absolutely zero resistance, there's some level of self hooking in every rig. The efficiency of the self hooking effect tends to depend on weight when legering and resistance through the water in the case of floats. The effect can be enhanced when legering by the use of heavier bobbins and stiffer tips. When fishing rivers, the flow itself can be utilised to increase self hooking. There are an awful lot of people that are rather puritanical about bolt rigs, (semi) fixed leads and hair rigs that are happily using self hooking rigs in a different form.
Kev, be fair, don't just quote one sentence when the rest of the paragraph goes on to say precisely that there is a variance in just how effective a rig might be when it comes to its self hooking properties.
My only beef is with the puritans that will happily use dink rigs and the like whilst castigating those that use out and out bolt rigs. The reality is often a case of spot the difference. Unless someone goes out of their way to minimize any chance of self hooking (using the lightest possible floats and leger weights), they aren't really in a position to criticize anyone. I don't care what legal methods anyone might choose to use. I just wish the puritans would allow others the same grace.
What is a dink rig?