dezza
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Some years ago I read an article, it may have been in a South African magazine, that the hair rig contravened all that was supposed to be considered as sportsmanship in what we term as fair angling with rod and line.
Now before we go any further, I myself have used the hair rig on and off for over 25 years. In the 70s I was hair rigging maize grains. I even tied a fly on a length of wire and attatched a bare hook behind it, so I claim no moral high ground here.
But when a large organisation such as IGFA state that no record fish can be allowed that was caught on a bait or lure that wasn't mounted on the hook, then there must be a reason for it.
The reason is that many believe that to use the hair rig contravenes fair angling with rod and line.
Certainly Chris Yates believes that, but what about you?
Now before we go any further, I myself have used the hair rig on and off for over 25 years. In the 70s I was hair rigging maize grains. I even tied a fly on a length of wire and attatched a bare hook behind it, so I claim no moral high ground here.
But when a large organisation such as IGFA state that no record fish can be allowed that was caught on a bait or lure that wasn't mounted on the hook, then there must be a reason for it.
The reason is that many believe that to use the hair rig contravenes fair angling with rod and line.
Certainly Chris Yates believes that, but what about you?
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