Bait Screws

[crusian]

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[crusian]

Ah , ran out of time editing ! .

Should I change from a Ridgemonkey  Small Hook Ring  Bait Screw as sometimes the screw seems to work its way through the hookhold and cause a bit of damage to the Carp's mouth ? .

I'm thinking of a plastic bait screw with no swivel .

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[InteraX]

I hate them! A bit of floss on the end of a micro ring swivel gives the bait a bit more movement.

[salokcinnodrog]

1 hour ago, crusian said:

Ah , ran out of time editing ! .

Should I change from a Ridgemonkey  Small Hook Ring  Bait Screw as sometimes the screw seems to work its way through the hookhold and cause a bit of damage to the Carp's mouth ? .

I'm thinking of a plastic bait screw with no swivel .

😃

Like @InteraX I don't like them.

I would prefer a bit of nylon or bait floss on the D or rig ring as I have found that bait screws can work free and drop the bait, no matter how much a swelled bait is supposed to grip better.

It takes a big plastic one to grip properly!

 

Incidentally, I save cut down used rig materials for that specific reason, to use create a hair or for mounting pop-ups. It doesn't matter whether it is monofilament, coated or uncoated braid. The only thing that doesn't lighter blob nicely is fluorocarbon.

[yonny]

19 hours ago, crusian said:

sometimes the screw seems to work its way through the hookhold and cause a bit of damage to the Carp's mouth ?

If you have seen that with your own eyes, I think you've answered your own question!

[crusian]

4 hours ago, yonny said:

If you have seen that with your own eyes, I think you've answered your own question!

Yes , I guess I have , Yonny you wise old owl  .

I'll start of with a basic plastic screw , and maybe then upgrade to a small rig ring and attach  the pop up with floss  .

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[salokcinnodrog]

A fair few ways to use rig rings on pop-up rigs:

Tie a rig ring onto the end of the hooklink material and then do  basic knotless knot. You have the pop-up close to the shank and bend of the hook.

 

Again, a knotless knot leaving your tag end, but thread the rig ring, tag end through the eye, and you have a basic D-rig.

 

I frequently slide a rig ring onto the shank, hookbead fixed on the shank opposite the barb to point. That can be used on various rigs; Ronnie's and Spinners, Reverse combi-rigs or plain and basic straight on the hooklink and counterbalance.

[yonny]

12 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

I frequently slide a rig ring onto the shank, hookbead fixed on the shank opposite the barb to point.

I almost always do this nowadays, albeit with a micro ring swivel. Even for chods. Dead easy.