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 .

😃

[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  .

😃

[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.

[crusian]

15 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

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.

Thanks , Nick

[kevtaylor]

On 19/08/2026 at 13:39, 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 .

😃

I use the ESP bait screw and haven't noticed damage, but that makes good sense, will keep an eye on that.

Also got the Korda ones which are plastic screws moulded onto a metal swivel - these are buoyant so no affect on the po-up itself 👍