Different rigs for different occasions and the Silt Rig is exactly that: ‘a great rig for a bespoke situation’. This simple but effective rig will camouflage your hook length whilst providing a stiff boom as well as a supple but effective anti-eject hooking arrangement.

If you’re fishing over silt then the last thing you need is a bright braid or mono hook length standing proud of the lakebed. You need a fast sinking hook length that can absorb the identity of its surrounding, hence giving a truly camouflaged account of itself. I’ve recently given a wide birth to complex hooking arrangements and rigs and for this season I’ll be slowly steering myself back to the simpler set-ups. The Silt Rig covers my objectives by combining a standard knotless knot with a lead core hooklength.

As the picture shows, I leave the last couple of inches to the hook stripped back of lead allowing the hook to move freely. The natural line-aligner effect of the knotless knot allows the hook to turn smoothly in the carp’s mouth and ensures a firm hook-hold should the carp attempt to eject the bait. The leaded part of the boom (from the swivel) ensures the line will sink fast into the surrounding silt and will of course absorb the colour of the silt. In addition, the weight and stiffness of the lead core boom ensures a tangle-free environment.

The only addition I like to make to this rig is super-gluing the knots both on the swivel and the hook. But that’s just a confidence thing!

About the Rigs Page

The Rigs Page is a library of features to illustrate all those rigs that will be useful to both beginners and experienced anglers.

The rigs can be extremely simple and well known, or very complicated and little known, it doesn’t matter providing they make some kind of sense and have a really practical application.

It could be a standard running leger rig that a beginner will appreciate seeing in pictures, or a very complicated anti-eject carp rig that the experienced carp angler would like to see.

If you wish to contribute a rig to this section please remember that the emphasis is on illustration rather than words. Good line drawings are fine in the absence of photographs. Please send to editor@fishingmagic.com

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