Baits Bands
Bait Bands

The Banded Pellet Rig

The normal banded pellet has been pulled down into the bottom of the bend of the hook because this is where I think most of the banded pellets end up after the chub have mouthed it a few times and that’s where it ends up after a big cast especially if you’ve got the pellet wrapped in paste.

Normal pellet band hanging from hook bend
Normal pellet band hanging from hook bend

Pellet band whipped to hook shank
Pellet band whipped to hook shank

The other picture is to show you the whipped banded rig. When I put the pellet on I add a second band to stop the hook from twisting sideways.

The bait bands I use are Gardener Latex Bait Bands (Super Strong) Qty 100 6.4mm (1/4″).

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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.

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