Hardly rocket science but.....
For direct hooking do you use anything under the meat on the bend of the hook. I know people use stops, bits of rubber, a maggot to retain the meat. I use a bit of grass stalk or better still spaghetti - this the uncooked strips broken into convenient lengths. For harder meats I'll not use anything and probably go to hairing anyway.
For hairing, I'll use a small section of silicon small bore rig tubing on the hair (for the softer meats to minimise the meat being cut through by the hair) and then pasta or a stop at the end of the loop.
When there's lots of bottom debris, weed or trundling I'll direct hook. For slacker and clearer water I'll hair.
How do you retain yours...any more tips?
Cheers
Bob
For direct hooking do you use anything under the meat on the bend of the hook. I know people use stops, bits of rubber, a maggot to retain the meat. I use a bit of grass stalk or better still spaghetti - this the uncooked strips broken into convenient lengths. For harder meats I'll not use anything and probably go to hairing anyway.
For hairing, I'll use a small section of silicon small bore rig tubing on the hair (for the softer meats to minimise the meat being cut through by the hair) and then pasta or a stop at the end of the loop.
When there's lots of bottom debris, weed or trundling I'll direct hook. For slacker and clearer water I'll hair.
How do you retain yours...any more tips?
Cheers
Bob
