My tools for tying 'eyed' hooklengths. There are a number of devices on the market for tying hooklengths, but I have found a simple piece of wood the best for me. Basically it is simply a piece of wood with a series of headless pins placed at specific lengths apart, from the first one there is one at 6", 9" & 12". Quite simply all you do is to firstly tie the hook onto the trace, then hoop the hook around the first pin. Now measure out the required length of trace against the specific pin & pull the trace around it. Pinch the trace together a couple of inches from the end pin & remove. Now tie a double overhand loop, wet & pull tight. Trim off tags & there you have it, perfect hooklengths every time. Without any distraction I can do about 40 an hour. I store them in my home made hooklength box.

Here are a some different ways of attaching the pellet to the hair rig. all involve a knot-less knot.From left to right there is 'the lasso', followed by 'the drilled pellet, bait band & boily stop', followed by 'the plain bait band', & finally 'the double plain bait band' (using two bait bands loop to loop) . My favourite is the 'drilled pellet, band & boily stop', I find that it is the most secure & i have more confidence in it than the others.

Martin Bucknell kindly sent me some of his home made pellet wagglers to try. On first impression they are excellent. Being made from foam they have a very good size to weight ratio meaning you can use a smaller float & cast it further more accurately. The build quality is excellent, as the stem travels straight through the body making them very strong. They are finished in a very robust paint so will not chip. So far I am very impressed, I will post my results after I have actually given them a good workout. Martin can be contacted via the Total-fishing website.
2 comments:
i have found your site very useful and full of information.
good luck in all your ventures and tight lines
Thanks.
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