HAIR RIG

[daymere]

[font "Times"][#00cc00][size 4]HOW TO MAKE THE HAIR RIG

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[font "Times"][#000000][size 3]1. Take about 12 inches of 1 lb. line
2. Bring the two ends together
3. Run your fingers down the line
4. Make a loop about 2 inches in diameter (see fig 1)

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[font "Times"][#000000][size 3]5. Tie a knot and pull tight
6. Push the knotted end through the eye of the hook and pull tight (see fig 2)
7. Thread the other end through the loop between the eye of the hook and the knot(see fig 3) and pull tight

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[font "Times"][#000000][size 3]8. Wrap the line around the shank of the hook to the desired length, e.g. 3/4 - 11/2 inches, depending on the size of fish that you are going for (see fig 4)
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[font "Times"][#000000][size 3]9. Trim off the loose ends [/size][/#000000][/font]baiting the hair rig


A No-Knot Knot is used to tie the hook to the leader and to supply the Hair, in this picture the Hair is a continuous loop. Another way to tie the Hair is to just tie a knot at the end forming a small loop.


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The bait is then threaded onto a boilie needle and the barb of the needle grabs the Hair loop. In this example the yellow foam represents Maize. Optionally, a more bouyant presentation is made using Pop-Up Foam (white foam) to make the bait either neutrally bouyant, just barely resting on the bottom, or actually floating popped-up off of the bottom.


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The bait is pushed off of the needle and onto the hair.


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A Boilie Stopper is inserted into the loop to prevent the bait from slidding off.

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Finally, the bait is slid back tight against the boilie stopper and the rig is finished. Many opinions vary on the length of the hair and whether the bait should just touch the bend of the hook, come off closer to the shank or further from the bend.
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[JapanRon]

Hi there Daymere,

Lot's of work there! Much appreciated. I just thought I would alert you to the illustration on step 7 being missing. Please don't shoot the messenger![laugh][laugh]

Sometimes wierd stuff happens. Look forward to seeing more of your handy work.

JapanRon
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[daymere]

will fix thanks for the heads up been really writeing my ;;;; off.
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