The Best Chub Rig in the World – Ever!

[FishingMagic]

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[jasonbean1]

just wait....cg will tell you how to catch chub.........

 

[barbelboi]

I've been trying out the Drennan inline maggot feeder for some months with a two inch hook link with good results. However this certainly adds a new dimension to me for eliminating playing fish on a short line.
Jerry

 

[chav professor]

Never caught a chub using this type of feeder rig. Many thanks for giving an insight how to best get the fish going. I like the sound of feeding maggots through the feeder and reading the tip so you know when to chuck out a hooklink and armed hook! Brilliant Ian!

 

[richard bowler]

Instead of a cork plug to shorten your hooklength I use sticky price tags to stick the hooklength to the feeder, when a chub hooks it's self it just falls off. You can by sheets of price tags cheap at office supply shops. I've also used an elastic band around the feeder and tucked the hooklength into that.
As Ian say's my most effective way of catching chub by far.
All the best
Richard
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[Berty]

You mean it wasn't Stef's idea!!??? lol

 

[bigchub]

I customise Kamasan Black Cap feeders into inline versions. I find that the Drennan bolt rig feeders are a little on the large size and are to heavy to chuck out with a quivertip rod. If anyone wants to know how I do it I'll put up a short article.

 

[barbelboi]

I customise Kamasan Black Cap feeders into inline versions. I find that the Drennan bolt rig feeders are a little on the large size and are to heavy to chuck out with a quivertip rod. If anyone wants to know how I do it I'll put up a short article.

Why would you want to use a quivertip with Drennan bolt rig feeder
Jerry

 

[bigchub]

Why would you want to use a quivertip with Drennan bolt rig feeder
Jerry

If you re-read my comment you will see that I don't use Drennan bolt rig feeders with a quivertip. As stated the Drennan ones are too big for chub fishing but I convert Kamasan Black Cap's into a mini version. I use these with a very short hook link of 1-3 inches.

 

[barbelboi]

If you re-read my comment you will see that I don't use Drennan bolt rig feeders with a quivertip. As stated the Drennan ones are too big for chub fishing but I convert Kamasan Black Cap's into a mini version. I use these with a very short hook link of 1-3 inches.

Must have miss-read it, I thought it read "I find that the Drennan bolt rig feeders are a little on the large size and are to heavy to chuck out with a quivertip rod". .................Hence my comment.
I tend to use Harrison Specialists pointed directly at the feeder - good balance IMO.
Jerry

 

[bigchub]

Must have miss-read it, I thought it read "I find that the Drennan bolt rig feeders are a little on the large size and are to heavy to chuck out with a quivertip rod". .................Hence my comment.
I tend to use Harrison Specialists pointed directly at the feeder - good balance IMO.
Jerry

An 11ft 6" light/Medium feeder rod with a Drennan Bolt Rig feeder of 2oz + loaded with maggots is not a good idea, hence why I convert Kamasan Black Caps.

 

[barbelboi]

An 11ft 6" light/Medium feeder rod with a Drennan Bolt Rig feeder of 2oz + loaded with maggots is not a good idea, hence why I convert Kamasan Black Caps.

I'll simplify the statement - why mention the Drennon in the same sentence with a quivertip if we both know they're not compatible
Jerry

 

[bigchub]

I'll simplify the statement - why mention the Drennon in the same sentence with a quivertip if we both know they're not compatible
Jerry

Simply because there are no small versions of said Drennan feeder around (well not small enough for me) that suit my needs.

 

[barbelboi]

Simply because there are no small versions of said Drennan feeder around (well not small enough for me) that suit my needs.

Fair do BC, that's why they're not suitable for 'tips but, IMO very effective if used with balanced gear.
Jerry

 

[Simon K]

There was the "finned" Fox inline feeder of 1oz which we were using bolt-rigged in this fashion, but I would now use the heavier Drennan, avon tops and (along with Jerry) pointed as much as poss at the feeder.
With a baitrunner, of course.

I've never felt the need to go with very fine hooklengths. Always had very good results with 8 to 10lb fluoro. Once the chub are in "frenzy" mode and trying to eat the feeder I don't find the hooklength diameter makes any difference!

I'd just like to find a proper shoal of chub again to use the method on.

 

[mjw]

I seem to remember reading about this rig some years ago,not sure where though. It may of been in one Phil or Stefs articles.

 

[cg74]

just wait....cg will tell you how to catch chub.........

Well strangely enough Jason, I was shown this rig at Throop (guessing 12 yrs ago), the version I was shown, the angler swore by using a Fox feeder with fins, don't know how that'd help but he certainly caught some lumps.

As you know I'm all to aware of how too get chub feeding; this being the prime way to trigger their innate behaviour of turning on to the most abundant food source, not unlike trout do.
But what with me being a lazy git, I usually opt for the big bait under their noses approach; relying on the chub's innate opportunistic trait.

Happy Beany??:wh



Nice read Ian, cheers.

 

[john step]

There was a similar in priciple to a method used yonks ago on the Trent (But without the extending hooklink)in matches perfected by an old timer who I think was called Bailey. The method was to use a very large swinfeeder with almost no hooklength. The feeders were converted pea cans and the like. The size 12 hook was fixed I think on half inch link above the feeder and baited with ONE maggot. The rig was continualy cast to induce the said frenzy which induced the bolt effect.
I can only guess at the size of mortgage you would need to buy enough maggots for this method nowadays

 

[johnnyfby]

There was a similar in priciple to a method used yonks ago on the Trent (But without the extending hooklink)in matches perfected by an old timer who I think was called Bailey. The method was to use a very large swinfeeder with almost no hooklength. The feeders were converted pea cans and the like. The size 12 hook was fixed I think on half inch link above the feeder and baited with ONE maggot. The rig was continualy cast to induce the said frenzy which induced the bolt effect.
I can only guess at the size of mortgage you would need to buy enough maggots for this method nowadays

would that be the "Dink Dink" rig....

 

[Simon K]

would that be the "Dink Dink" rig....

I don't think so, completely different rig with the hooklink on a loop up the line from the feeder.

Colin, I think the fins were so the round feeder didn't roll in the current.

Single maggot and a line aligner. I mentioned this method in the back end of my Chub article.