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a friend uses the size 5 TA straight eye and it balances a 13mm crushed cork thing that mark does, but I think making rigs specific to a hookbaits is a mistake, I like my intended bait to be just over buoyant and trim down as opposed to try and match hook to finished bait personally, as they all vary a bit.
gardner trick link and thinking anglers think link are another level but I'd have a soft spot for amnesia booms, weirdly I've never liked it with a knotless knot though? 25lb version I used ot use
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#18 25 May 2022 at 7.43pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #1
A plain braid knotless knotted line aligned hooklink with a Gardner Mugga or Solar 101, usually a size 4.
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#17 25 May 2022 at 7.11pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #15
Ok if your fishing over a clean bottom. Personally use the slip d and German. Mainly use a semi stiff coated braid like esp tungsten loaded hooklink
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#16 25 May 2022 at 7.09pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #15
Just out of curiosity, what are using for boom on your German and what length. Thanks.
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#15 25 May 2022 at 6.29pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #14
IQD for me in 20lb 
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#14 25 May 2022 at 0.04am | | | |
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In reply to Post #1
Stiff D-Rigs using 20lb amnesia with a size 6 chod hook.
Lethal rigs 👊🏻
Perfect with a Handcraft hookbaits barrel wafter
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#13 21 May 2022 at 8.07pm | | | |
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Yup, I like the TA hook ring swivels myself
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#12 21 May 2022 at 5.01pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #10
I’m also a big fan of the longer d-rig. A decent mono or flouro, an out turned eye hook and a ring and you’re sorted.
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#11 21 May 2022 at 3.47pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #1
Slip D or Multi for me…….. 
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#10 21 May 2022 at 1.05pm | | | |
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I've done well on simple long d rigs
used germans, noodles etc, they all work I try to match the rig to the baiting scenario I have infront of me
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#9 19 May 2022 at 8.58pm | |  2 | |
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After 35 years carping the German is the only bottom bait rig I use now. 15lb Tungskin or the Turbo with a stiff Flouro depending how clean the bottom is.
The thing that catches most out isn't the rig its the bait, some wafters are just too light, big fish displace a lot of water just moving in for a feed, the hook never ends up in front of them, I overweight pop ups for the same reason. Again after 35 years of trying everything I only use either the HSR or the Ronnie now, hook link's as above.
Only use the one hook pattern to, hand sharpened Muggers only in a 4.
All bases covered with hook beads, hook swivels, one type of hook two types of hook link, swivels and a spool of bait floss, amazing how simplicity clears the mind and increases confidence.
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In reply to Post #1
IQ D Rig for most situations or simple hook swivel with bead on short braided link for PVA bags
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In reply to Post #1
About 4 to 5 inches of ESP Tungsten, size 6 hook with a kicker and a small bit of coating removed by kicker.
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#6 12 May 2022 at 11.52pm | | | |
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In reply to Post #1
Multi rig with no hinge, so essentially a d rig where yiu can change the hook. I now use some variation of the multi rig for all of my carp fishing wether it be bottom bait, wafter or popup, saved me loads in hooklength materials
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#5 12 May 2022 at 10.07pm | | | |
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I was a massive fan of the German rig up until recently going back to a blowback rig with a coated braid with a section stripped back. The hook holds are so much better and seem to get a lot more pick ups with the blowback not knocking the German just can’t see me going back to it anytime soon
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