Hope it's not true.

[no-one in particular]

Isn't the difference between a Bolt Rig proper and all the other "Rigs" --intent?

 

[peterjg]

You all seem to have missed the point (no pun intended!). In lots of circumstances and conditions a normal running rig will catch more fish BUT where the bolt cum hair rig wins every time is when you are tucked up in your sleeping bag or reading a book or in the next swim having a chin wag with your mate or having a fry-up or fishing at extreme range or etc, etc .....

 

[Philip]

where the bolt cum hair rig wins every time is when you are tucked up in your sleeping bag or reading a book or in the next swim having a chin wag with your mate or having a fry-up or fishing at extreme range or etc, etc .....

..So enjoying yourself and having fun. Which everyone bangs on about being the whole point of fishing.

Good ole bolt rigs ! How could you tuck into a full English if you had to watch a float ?

 

[peterjg]

Phillip, I'm not knocking it, I've spent decades doing just that!

 

[Alan Tyler]

It's amazing how often the best fish of the day comes to the tea/bird-watching/lunch break rig of a bigger hook and bait, the float set to fish the edge over-depth by about half, dropped on to the rod-top line but off to one side, tightened up to half-cock and the centre-pin's check switched on.
Screeeech! and you're in; bolt-rigging without appearing to be a cad and a bounder.

Practice pouring from a flask using your reel-hand...

 

[Philip]

It's amazing how often the best fish of the day comes to the tea/bird-watching/lunch break rig of a bigger hook and bait, the float set to fish the edge over-depth by about half, dropped on to the rod-top line but off to one side, tightened up to half-cock and the centre-pin's check switched on.
Screeeech! and you're in; bolt-rigging without appearing to be a cad and a bounder.

Practice pouring from a flask using your reel-hand...

Covert Carpers in disguise. Bet they stick on a boile too when no ones looking ..

 

[Alan Tyler]

I'm in Brazen Barbeller mode at the moment, and have more faith in mussels than boilies, but you're basically bang-on!
Lifting out a combi-link under a float with an ancient 'pin and a cane/cane/split cane bottom rod brings some funny looks, I can tell you.
And I didn't complain when a simpler version tripped up Caspar the friendly Ghostie at 9lbs. That fish has been such a tease!