That’s a great picture of a hair rig setup from Buckeye Bob Bernowski at www.carpecarpio.com. Bob’s got some FANTASTIC tips and tricks, and I highly recommend going and paying his site a visit. His entire writeup is available here - http://www.carpecarpio.com/carptips.html
Per Bob – the number one reason to use a hair rig for (carp especially, but catfish are the same way) is that carp taste food first, spit it out, then decide if they want to eat it or not. Using the hair rig allows the fish to suck the bait in, taste it, and spit it back out, but gives the angler the advantage of having the hook stay in the lower part of the mouth. Even if the fish doesn’t like your bait, your chances of landing the catch increase.
Here’s a hair rig setup.
More on threading hair rigs…
Take a long shanked hook and straighten it out – then put the non-barbed end into a small piece of wood, or plastic, etc. to make a handle. Simply stack your bait (IN Bob’s pictures he’s got cornmeal and foam) onto the threader, grab the loop, and slide the bait onto it.
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