Paul Richardson
Senior Member & Supporter
Hi All
I have seen a few commercial videos featuring this rig, which is a small length of feedergum ( powergum) twixt hook-length & mainline. I believe it's designed for long range feeder fishing with braid, and the feeder-gum link acts as a shock absorber to prevent lighter hook link failing against head shakes, lifting smaller fish to hand etc.
I did try braid for chub but didn't like it and reverted back to mono, but every season without fail I lose some good chub just after hooking when they give a big old head shake and snap , say 6lb or 7lb Guru or DH hooklength like it's cotton. Typically I simply scale up the hooklink and sometimes it works , sometimes I can't buy a bite.If and when we ever got a low, gin clear winter river and I need to scale right down to say 4lb hooklink to get a bite, it gets even more precarious, hence my interest in this rig.
Has anyone tried it? Any feedback, good or bad? Does it affect the strike, as a lot of my winter bites are very delicate and I have to hit them? I'll no doubt give it whirl but forewarned is forearmed and all that.
Thanks in advance
I have seen a few commercial videos featuring this rig, which is a small length of feedergum ( powergum) twixt hook-length & mainline. I believe it's designed for long range feeder fishing with braid, and the feeder-gum link acts as a shock absorber to prevent lighter hook link failing against head shakes, lifting smaller fish to hand etc.
I did try braid for chub but didn't like it and reverted back to mono, but every season without fail I lose some good chub just after hooking when they give a big old head shake and snap , say 6lb or 7lb Guru or DH hooklength like it's cotton. Typically I simply scale up the hooklink and sometimes it works , sometimes I can't buy a bite.If and when we ever got a low, gin clear winter river and I need to scale right down to say 4lb hooklink to get a bite, it gets even more precarious, hence my interest in this rig.
Has anyone tried it? Any feedback, good or bad? Does it affect the strike, as a lot of my winter bites are very delicate and I have to hit them? I'll no doubt give it whirl but forewarned is forearmed and all that.
Thanks in advance