HINGED
STIFF RIG
T
he brainchild for top rig guru Mike Kavanagh the Hinged Stiff Rig is one of the most popular big fish rigs of the modern day. Here we show you just how easy it is to create one...
Despite its popularity with the more seasoned carp anglers the Hinged Stiff Rig can seem quite daunting to a newcomer such is the complexity of tying one completely from scratch. Thankfully there is a really simple way to construct your very first Hinged Stiff Rig without having to master whipping knots, D Rigs and creating curves. Thanks to the Edges range of Ready Tied Chod Rigs, all you have to do now is to tie a boom on and you’re ready to rock! When it comes to making the boom you can use all manner of materials including really supple ones, however, when creating a true Hinged Stiff Rig, you need to use a nice, stiff boom. Stiff coated braids such as Camotex Stiff are great for the rig, but many of our consultants such as Ian Chillcott, Scott Day and Shaun McSpadden much to use a fluorocarbon boom to make the rig as invisible as humanly possible! You may be asking what the benefits are of this particular rig and what type of bait you would use it with. Well firstly it is designed for use with ultra-buoyant pop-up boilie hookbaits, which can either be fished over a boilie-only feed or a spod mix including boilies. It is seen by many as a big fish rig as it represents quite a large mouthful for a carp to take in so often deters the smaller carp, but in our experience the rig will nail carp of all sizes!
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