How to make a reverse hair-rig for carp fishing
Rig presentation is everything to big-carp specialist Richard Farnham. He's always looking for a better way to present his bait, especially when tackling waters such as the renown Horton Church lake - where takes are very few and far between.
Many years ago, during a full season tackling the venue where blanks are common, he set to work creating a new rig that might well transform those tentative pick-ups that carp can give into full-blown runs.
The idea was to create a rig where the carp found it absolutely impossible to suck up the bait and eject it without the hook point connecting with the fish - and so his reversed hair-rig was formed.
This rig transformed a terrible season on the venue. After a little tinkering with the set-up, and adding tungsten putty to pin the braided hooklength down, and flying backleads to sink the mainline to the bottom, Richard began to get runs.
His newly developed reversed hair-rig produced a new personal best carp for Richard - Shoulders at 42lb 8oz. This proves without a shadow of a doubt that this rig can effectively be used to effectively fish for very shy and wily carp.
Cut off a length of braided line and tie a small overhand loop in the end. Thread the braid through the back of the hook’s eye
Fold the braided hooklength over like this. Remember to make the distance between the loop and the hook’s eye long enough to fit your bait.
Whip the tag end of braid around the folded-over braid and the hook shank enough times to cover the doubled-over braid
Make another whip upwards, over the other whippings and pass the tag end through the back of the eye once more. The knot is now complete.
