Hinged Stiff Rig - Pop Ups

[James Furness]

Originally Posted by mul

The shot on the hook rig is something I've tried to 'talk' myself into using a few times - I like the idea of 'forcing' the hookpoint downwards to wards the bottom lip. The concept is great when the rig is in a fishes mouth but what about when it's not? Surely this 'forcing down the hookpoint' also means that there is a far greater chance of picking up crap off the lake bed and imparing getting a good hookhold? (especially with a critically balanced bait which will flutter round when fish are near)

- or am I getting something wrong regarding the way it's set up/overcomplicating things (I think this is probably the case!!!)

I too was a bit dubious about this when i first used it, but not had any probs. I always cast it out with either a bit of rig foam or with the hook threaded into a small PVA bag to stop it catching on any debris whilst it settles on the lake bed, and then once its settled i just take up the slack line by slowly turning the spool and not actually winding with the reel handle, so that the rig doesnt move!