THE GERMAN RIG
It doesn’t tangle, it can be used with just about any hookbait, and is a brilliant hooker – three reasons why this rig should be in every carper’s armoury...
IF YOU’RE looking for a no-nonsense, go-anywhere rig for bottom baits and wafters this spring, look no further than the German Rig. It’s a set-up that has found favour with many big-carp anglers both in the UK and abroad in recent seasons, and it’s easy to see why. It’s super-simple to tie, hardly ever tangles and is an awesome hooker that big carp really struggle to deal with because of the inclusion of a small swivel on the hook shank, making the hookbait hard to eject once picked up.
the bag, dedicated wafter hookbaits, or other critically-balanced offerings such as snowman arrangements.
There is nothing stopping you from going slightly against the grain and using it with other hookbaits, such as balanced ‘stacks’ of rubber corn or even large drilled pellets or bunches of maggots. In fact, just about the only thing it’s not suitable for is pop-ups!
So, if you haven’t already tried it, make sure you give the German rig an airing this spring.
It’s deadly for big carp!
“It’s a set-up that has found favour with many big carp anglers”
The ‘German’ is also a highly versatile rig. It can be used with just about any form of lead set-up, although helicopter or lead-clip arrangements are the most popular choices among its regular users.
This versatility extends to the type of hooklink that can be used with the rig. Although it is most commonly tied using a coated braid hooklink, with none of the coating removed or any stripped-back sections near the hook, it can also be used with straight mono.
When it comes to hookbaits, the German rig works well with standard bottom bait boilies straight out of