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D rig

Only ever used it for tenching using artificial casters.
Seemed to work OK but I found it a bit fiddly to tie and reverted to tying casters on the hair ala Dave Lumb rigs.
 
When fishing for Barbel i really cannot see the need for specified rigs such as in carp fishing. More often than not Barbel pick your bait up and turn away downstream giving you a good hook hold. These technical rigs are more suited to still waters due to the nature of how the fish approach and have time to investigate prior to tacking a bait..Imo rig concealment is of more importance..But i suppose its all down to what gives you confidence..;)
 
Yep, but with a bottom bait. Thought it might be a goer with the bait tight to the hook but with plenty of movement,
 
Chris,

Cant see why it wont work, but also cant see why you would need it. I suppose it depends on what you are trying to achieve. Have you seen your fish picking up and spitting out hook baits and do you feel that hook and bait separation is necessary? if so, a blow back rig might be more efficient or trying to achieve a neutral balanced hook bait. Never needed to resort to this type of presentation myself, although have used critically balanced pop ups, which worked, but failed to achieve any better results than other set ups.:)

Paul
 
Don't over egg the pudding, simple rigs are still highly effective for barbel due to their underslung mouths and poor ability to eject hooks.

Experiment by all means but you can put your efforts into other areas that will be more effective such as how you feed the swim.
 
Dave Burr said:
Don't over egg the pudding, simple rigs are still highly effective for barbel due to their underslung mouths and poor ability to eject hooks.

Experiment by all means but you can put your efforts into other areas that will be more effective such as how you feed the swim.
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My thoughts exactly.
 
Hi my original question was has anyone used it and done any good, not should i use it? If you have and have something constructive to say i'm all ears !
 
I sometimes use a blow back rig (sort of D-rig), as it allows quick bait and hair changes.
I have not found it any more productive than other hair rigs but it does work.
 
I say give it a go mate. The worst anyone has said is that it won't be any better, not that it'll be less effective.

I'm a big believer in following my instincts, whether that be swim selection, bait selection or in your case the need for a change in terminal tackle. Something has put a doubt in your head, so you may as well experiment a bit. As Oscar Wilde once said "The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden itself".

All the best,

Stu
 
Hi Chris,

I have used the rig for carp fishing a lot, with varying degrees of success, but not yet for barbel...can't see why not though. All I will say is, if it is movement you want, then one form or other of the blowback rig would be good. Or, if the 'D' rig has really grabbed your fancy, then extend the 'D' section of the rig by either running the no-knot whipping much further than usual up the hook (to the base of the bend at least) or trap the material there with shrink tube, before bending it back and returning it through the eye and heat blobbing. This will allow the bait to move more or less the full length of the hook, allowing much more movement...and use an oval or pear shaped rig ring to tye the bait on, rather than round.

Always worth a try fella...after all, if the 'It already works, so no need to try anything else' theory held sway too rigidly, we would still be heading off abroad for our holidays in hot air balloons :D:D

Cheers, Dave.
 
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Stuart Wright said:
As Oscar Wilde once said "The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden itself".



Stu
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That's certainly the first time i've seen Oscar Wilde quoted on a fishing forum. Looking forward to reading an excerpt from George Bernard Shaw on the next "what headtorch" thread...;)
 
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