Numpty question on snowman rig

[petemid]

I have a bit of a numpty question regarding the snowman rig, after a bit of a search I am still stumped

 

 

With the snowman rig my bottom bait slides down the hair and sits against the hook and leaves a gap between the bottom bait and the pop up. How do I resolve this?

[fishboy2008]

My advice would be try to use a smaller baiting up needle, maybe your making to big a hole in the boilie. If that dont work use a bit of putty maybe just to secure it in. However before casting find a shallow margin a check the snowman is working correctly and the pop up isent to strong.

 

In my opinon use a 20mm bottom bait and a 15mm pop up, that seems to work perfectly, all depends on how boyount the pop up saying that.

 

Good luck and Tight Lines.

 

Ryan

[stoogi]

I tie a couple of knots in the hair when using braid

[jemsue5]

Thread a small sliding rubber float stop onto the hair first and then slide it up against the bottom bait.

[666carpcatcher]

Some people use the rig with a sliding bottom bait, and drill the boilie first so it slide well on the hair

 

But if you dont want it to slide as Jemsue said use a float stop

[slacker]

Hey,

 

Always used to drill the top bait and insert part of a match, stab that into the bottom bait fiddley but works a treat.

 

 

slacker

[petemid]

Thanks for the tips guys

 

I did manage to get catch one in France using the snowman with the bottom bait sliding on the hair, so may give that a go in the future.

[paulmlpss]

just make sure you tie a bigger loop on your hair so the knot is inside the boilie next to the hook and then it wont move

[Guest fenboy]

just make sure you tie a bigger loop on your hair so the knot is inside the boilie next to the hook and then it wont move

you beat me to it, spot on if your using a double bait tie a bigger loop in the hair so the knot is in the second bait .

[nick12345]

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.

[coops_northants]

I do a double loop, like the guys say with a larger loop it works the same. Another thingf i think i will try is the korda stops, those extending jobbies as that gives you a few options too.

[chrislory]

I use a thin sliver of fake rubber corn- holds everything neat, and adds a bit of boyancy.

[ouchthathurt]

i join them together with a length of spaghetti, that does it. also (an idea stolen off lee jackson) you could join up bottom baits and pop ups and use them as freebies?

 

[kieran23]

use figure of eight loop knot on hair so knot is bigger then make sure knot is in boilie and it wont move

Best regards

[salokcinnodrog]

Handy to bring up an old thread

 

I use the boilie stops that come on the "length". Fire extinguisher tags, clothes label tags that you cut the boilie stop off each time.

 

I push the forward pointed (ish) end into the bottom boilie, and then cut it off close to the boilie. It stops the boilie sliding up and down the hair

[joeboy]

dont need to get technical, pinch a split shot under the boilie