spatch8

Cheers beanz.....well now I know.

I don't believe that the length of your rig will have much affect on the distance between your hookbait and your lead. Unless your have something on your hooklength keeping it straight (eg. a stick) the bait and lead will drop down through the water pretty much together and land very near. A longer length would just mean more line in that area surely and potentially more chance of a tangle? A longer length will only increase the time and distance the fish can go with your hookbait in it's mouth before feeling the lead.

Yeah, a standard knotless knot hair rig will catch you fish....but there are many situations where a more specific rig will catch you more. I do see your point though. There are a lot of peeps who will chuck a rig out because they saw a 'pro' do it in a mag or on the tele without really thinking about why they're doing it and if it really suits their water and situation. But if you think about the rig and how it works more and fish it effectively then I think the vast majority of them will give you the edge over the old-style standard hair rig.