Setting Up Your Rig

Basic rig's will most likely be in the form of a mainuse Snap clips or Breakaway Cascade Swivels.
body line such as a 50lb leader or Rig Body lineChoosing a Hook Type for your rigs
with a number of junctions made by crimping aThe average mouth size of the species you are
Smartie or Swivels leading down to your final linktargeting gives you the upper hook size limit. Then
with your lead weight.reduce that with the size of your desired bait. Bait
However, for the most of your rig making needs,hooks can be broken down further into different
the following terminal tackle will be needed. Boomsstyles.
can help keep your snoods away from the rigO'Shaughnessy and Straight shank hooks for
body reducing the risks of tangles. Crimpsfresh cut bait.
preserve spacing and also allow other rigAberdeen style hooks great for worms and
components to be fixed to your rig body as theSandeels.
sea angler choose's.Circle and wide gape hooks for bulky baits such
Rig elements rubbing together or lead weightsas crab.
weaking knots can be protected with Beads suchThere are also a lot of manufactured hooks
as Oval Streamline or Impact Beads. Castingmade for specific baits and species. Mustad and
distance and bait presentation can be improvedSakuma do a large range of styles as a good
by using Bait clips such as Breakaway Impactstarting point.
Shields, Gemini Rig Clips or to streamline the rig