D Rig

[beltdrive]

Please can someone tell me how to make a D rig,

With out buying one, Or a web Site.

 

Thank you

[Gaffer]

Hi Beltdrive, making a 'D' rig is quite easy.

 

Simply tie a knotless-knot leaving a long 'Hair'.

 

Instead of the 'hair' having a loop at the end of it, simply slip on a ring and thread the 'hair' back through the eye of the hook.

 

Using a lighter, gently melt the mono to form a 'blob' to secure the 'D' in position. See below.

 

 

Either tie on your hookbait, or use a bait band threaded through the ring, or even a bit of braid as a 'Hair'.

 

Have a play and an experiment. The eye on some hooks isn't big enough to pass the mono through the eye to form the 'D', so be weary of that.

 

Also, experiment with the size of the 'D'. I prefer to whip up the shank, about 10 turns, to form a long 'D', however, some just use 4 - 5 turns to form a short 'D' (Swimmer rig).

 

Hope that helps.

 

[ 28 April 2002, 03:25 PM: Message edited by: Gaffer ]

[beltdrive]

Thank you very much Gaffer, That's Magic

 

Tight Line's

Belt Drive

[Elton]

Gaffer,

 

Have I been sent that one for the Carp Clinic yet?

 

Tight lines,

 

Elton