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With bites being so quick and baits often being rejected if they don't feel right, has anybody tried or thought of trying, anything similar to hair-rigging (soft baits), or fishing more assist hooks (hard baits)??
My LRF mission is yet to fully begin (waiting on a silly amount of gear to arrive), but rather than just putting up with the fact that bites are quick and hard to hit, should we be combining this type of fishing with other branches of the sport in the UK?
In the carp fishing world, hair-rigged baits massively up your hooking rate by basically being an "anti-eject" rig. Once the hook enters the fishes mouth as it sucks the bait in, it has trouble getting out again because of the angle of the hook/line.
This will work if the fish are fully inhaling the bait, but not so if they're just plucking at the bait to check it out. I'd imagine that very small fish have a problem fully inhaling a bait on the first go - and probably wouldn't do so if they're weary, but as we start using smaller baits and hooks it might become a possibility.
What are people's opinions on the way small fish are currently taking baits? Are they just pecking at the tails of baits, or inhaling and very quickly exhaling? Understanding this will make finding a resolution much easier.
My LRF mission is yet to fully begin (waiting on a silly amount of gear to arrive), but rather than just putting up with the fact that bites are quick and hard to hit, should we be combining this type of fishing with other branches of the sport in the UK?
In the carp fishing world, hair-rigged baits massively up your hooking rate by basically being an "anti-eject" rig. Once the hook enters the fishes mouth as it sucks the bait in, it has trouble getting out again because of the angle of the hook/line.
This will work if the fish are fully inhaling the bait, but not so if they're just plucking at the bait to check it out. I'd imagine that very small fish have a problem fully inhaling a bait on the first go - and probably wouldn't do so if they're weary, but as we start using smaller baits and hooks it might become a possibility.
What are people's opinions on the way small fish are currently taking baits? Are they just pecking at the tails of baits, or inhaling and very quickly exhaling? Understanding this will make finding a resolution much easier.