What are Hair Rigs ?
The hair rig is easy to make, all you need is a good hook, leader material, silicone tubing (optional), and some patience. The idea of the hair rig is to separate the bait from the hook. Any fish will take a bait off the hook because the bait will act normally. Wary fish can be fooled by this rig, even when they won’t touch anything with metal in it. Mono, braid and the new fused lines make good leaders and hairs. Don’t use the small diameter braided lines as there is no advantage to them in North America and they slip knots. Take advantage of the strength and abrasion resistance of the heavier pound test braided lines. Tie or snell the hook to the line and leave a tag of several inches. Tie a small overhand loop in this tag and you have your hair. It is not complete until the hair comes off the bend of the hook. You can use silicone tubing or heat shrink tube to do this. Another way is to tie the line on the bend or to wind the hair on the hook until it comes off the bend. The latter
