TRIPLE-HOOK CLIPPED RIG

Adding clips for casting distance.

Gone are the days when shore anglers used to pin their baited hooks down with telephone wire and bent bits of wire.

Modern technology, along with clever innovation, has seen rigs improve rapidly to gain those extra few yards that might make all the difference and catch more fish.

Making a rig streamlined and aerodynamic is what helps us to present perfect baits long distances from the beach.

Clipping hook snoods close to the rig body ensures that there is far less drag and wobble during its flight after casting, thus maintaining a straight and true path.

Tackle giants Gemini and Breakaway have paved the way for how we prepare our casting rigs by introducing gadgets like Splash Down sinkers, SRT Springs, Imps, Cascade Swivels

and Impact Leads, with many other brands out there too.

Here the rig body is made with about 36-40in of 70lb (0.75mm) mono line, with the 12in snoods cut from 15lb Amnesia. The connecting swivel is 80lb breaking strain, while the top snood swivel is 45lb bs. The SRT spring is used to tension the top snood when clipped on the Cascade or Match swivel on the second snood. The second hook clips to the lower Casade or Match swivel, and the bottom hook fits on the Imp clip or any other impact release device.

“Clips ensure far less drag and wobble during the flight of the rig”

1 The Cascade Swivels sit between beads and crimps.

2 Add crimp, SRT, bead, snood swivel and tie on rig swivel.

3 Add an Imp at the bottom and insert the lower hook.

5 Repeat with the other snoods. Store rig in a bag.

4 Attach top hook to Cascade, tighten snood, nip crimps.