rigs
How to set up
The 9 core sea and freshwater rigs every UK angler should know, with step-by-step guides on how to tie and fish each one.
Sea fishing rigs
Pulley rig
A snaggy-ground specialist. The pulley swivel lets the hook snood pull the lead clear of obstructions on a tak…
Two-hook flapper
A classic clean-ground rig with two short snoods 'flapping' off a bodyline above the lead. Simple to tie, easy…
Running ledger
A free-running lead on the mainline above a stop bead and swivel. The line slides through the lead on a take s…
Wishbone rig
Two snoods diverging from a single bottom junction, both ending in baited hooks above the lead. Casts cleanly,…
Long flowing trace
A single hook on an extra-long snood, often 2 m or more, fished off a boom or a running ledger. Lets a wo…
Freshwater fishing rigs
Hair Rig
The defining carp rig. Bait sits on a "hair" loop behind the hook so the hook itself is exposed when the fish…
Method Feeder
Moulded groundbait/pellet around an inline feeder, short hooklink with hookbait nearby. Self-hooks on a tight…
Pike Deadbait Paternoster
Two-hook wire trace presenting a deadbait off-bottom on a running lead. The UK pike standard for stillwaters a…
Drop Shot
Finesse lure rig for perch and zander. Hook tied on a tag halfway up the line, weight on the end — the lure ho…