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I have copied and pasted part of a post of mine from Guide to Knotless Knot and Rigs: It is as simple as attaching a hook with a knotless knot, and in many or even most cases, simple is best. There are sometimes when a rig needs to be slightly upgraded and by adding a Line Aligner then you can create a more aggresive hooking angle Coated Braid with a Line Aligner: These simple rigs can be adapted for Braids, Nylon, fluorocarbons and Coated Braids, and used for bottom baits or pop-up rigs. To use them for pop-ups, add sinker, olivette or a piece of putty at the height you want the bait popped up off the bottom Here is a Short Stiff link line aligned and a loop knot at the end Braid Line Aligner with Shrink Tubing The hook has been tied on with a knotless knot, and then a piece of Shrink Tubing threaded on using a needle, coming out the front of the tubing, and then steamed to shrink it down, then I tie on the swivel. The tubing curves in slightly to extend the shank, and also holds the hair to the back of the shank. This rig is my standard rig at the moment, and has been cut off the mainline straight after a session, so still has the beads and run ring for a bolt or running lead attached to the tag. The hooklink is Kryston Mantis, tied to the eye of the hook (size 6 Gardner Mugga) with a braid hair also tied to the hook, and then whipped down the shank and held in place opposite the base of the barb with a small piece of tight fitting silicon tubing. The small loop at the end of the hair, is where in addition to a bottom bait, I also tie on a pop-up. The hook has had a shrink tube line aligner added, and I can guarantee that it works: I promise use you these rigs do work, and are mostly as simple as I can make them, and probably as complicated as you need to go. The stiff link is what I use on The Lagoons, even though that pic is years old, to beat crayfish. I put a drilled wooden ball on the hair, and a meshed bottom bait at the end of the hair, held in with a hair stop. Even if or when the Crays manage to get the meshed bait, the knot on the hair in addition to the remains of the mesh prevent the wooden ball coming off. I do confess I am currently using Solar 101 hooks in size 6, as well as The Gardner Mugga's, but the tying is exactly the same.

is it just the middle rod , or always the right ? or more lucky on the left ? or the one on its own ? I only fish two less problems that way dave

I used to use clear shrink tubing all the time, I would have a piece over the knotless knot and a small little bit further down the hook to keep the hair nice and neat. Recently I switched to black and lost all confidence in it because I didn't like the way it stood out. I've now gone back to using nothing but a simple hair rig. I've done really well with and without it