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artificial hemp seed

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David Traynor

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Hi, has anybody had much success using artificial hair rigged hempseed? i have recently bought some and was wondering if it is worth using or has anybody used actual hempseed hair rigged or not?

Thanks Dave
 
Use to hair rig hemp on the Throop in the early eighties and frustratingly caught nothing but chub. Given there was a hemp ban in those days and the barbel used to go bonkers over the slightest wiff of hemp it was a pretty dissapointing hookbait.
Have had much more success using arti. casters combined with hemp feed.
 
I had some good results on the Teme a few years ago.
I droppered a tablespoon of hemp and carefully lowered the hookbait into the middle of it. The bites were confident and if you weren't watching the fish you would not know they even had the bait in their mouth. The only indication was a twitching of the line as it entered the water.
The rig was three surgical silk hairs (I was in the trade and sutures with an attached needle were always available) with three or four grains of enterprise hemp on each hair, these were whipped to a black Drennan star point hook in a size 12 and the hook tied to the mainline. weight was supplied by a clip on weight which I bought in France. I sometimes used pva stockings full of hemp just nicked on the hook, if you add plenty of salt, I mean plenty, the pva wont melt.
Now you have reminded me of it I have got just the place in mind where I could have another go with it. I'll have to check if I still have any left in my stock of hooks and old rigs.
 
Many moons ago, a friend of mine caught barbel using a single grain of hemp on the bend of a Drennan size 8 super specialist hook...weird but true. I have had limited success with carp using hemp super glued to fine multi hairs. I would imagine the imitation hemp would work just as well (imitation corn etc. works just as well as the real stuff)...and it would certainly be less hassle to use.

Try it...with a bag of salt treated real hemp (see Ades post) in a PVA mesh ball nicked onto the hook.

Cheers, Dave.
 
Thanks guys, I have just bought some imitation hemp (there are about 10 or so threaded through a line) I will definitely be trying it this season.
Thanks Dave
 
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