nick12345

i understand the mechanics of the rig and their presentation uses, i had read about (terry hearn) the hinged stiff rig being best suited to helicopter type presentations as the stiff part will/may stick up with inlines and lead clip systems when fishing in silt and muck. In this occurance i couldn't work out why you would have a boom as the rig is situed on the leadcore. The stiff hook part of both rigs is the same for a chod as it is the hinged stiff rig, so if it runs/sits on the leadcore is the boom pointless ? or does it aid in the entry into the carps mouth, or for ejection purposes. or shold we just be using a chod and doing away with the boom all together (in these circumstances) ? Finally i was thinking about loop and rig movement is it beter to have a more flexible freely moving rig or to have a tight stiffer set-up as im sure both can have their merits, have people done well on smaller or larger size loops or no loops etc ?

so your saying that if possible/cleaner bottom then its better to use a hinged stiff rig than a chod ? as they are the same but with a boom. what im trying to get at here is the point of the boom section and what it actually does in the mechanics of the rig ? is the hinged stiff rig a better hooker than a chod ? in most cases apart from the weed factor which means a chod is called for ? and i was wondering about boom lengths ? and loop sizes for the hinged stiff rig, and what effects the differing variations/lengths would have on the finshed rig. cheers nick

i was wondering what people thought about the two rigs in question, for example -their mechanics, how they work and the differences between them ? -peoples personal preferences between the 2 ? -Their lead set-ups and how they are presented etc any oppinions are welcome nick.

the best way to combat this is to tie the loop longer and have the loop knot inside the first bait (bottom bait)you put on the hair, this will hold it neatly. try putting your baits on before you tie the rig to ensure every thing is perfect.