Well its time to write about rigs again and the making of them, this rig might not go down to well with some specimen purists, but using paste is part and parcel of specimen angling.
The Paste rig. There is nothing really fancy about these rigs, it does get a little tricky on the hair end but practice makes perfect.
So away we go, first off the components’.
1) Little springs. 2) Beads small ones. 3) I am going to use snake skin. 4) Hooks by now you should have your confidence hook. 5) Swivel. 6) Rig building tools.
This is a very easy rig to build I am going to give dimensions, these are personal, but I have had a load of success on these rigs. I am going to say this I use this rig mostly for carp fishing (competitive angling).
Start off by cleaning off 10cm of the coating, the whole length of material should be 25cm. Tie your knotless knot, leave a 15mm hair, that is measured from the bend in the hook.
Now comes the tricky part take a bead and tie it onto the hair, I use the good old clinch knot, to tie the bead on. Now take the little spring and roll it onto the bead, until the bead is at the top of the spring. Now you can make a loop or tie a swivel on the other end of the hook link material.
Like I said a very easy rig to tie, the secret lies in the little spring being barrel shaped but I suppose you can use any shape that takes your fancy. When you have finished the rig should look like the one in the picture.
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