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How To Tie A Zig Rig

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Tying a zig rig is simple, all you need is a good hooklink material like the Ultima Power Zig, a strong hook and a small section of silicone tubing.

The rig components used in this demonstration were Ultima Power Zig hooklink, ESP Big T Carp Hook and ESP Silicone Tube .

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Step 1.

Cut the Ultima Power Zig to your desired length.

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Step 2.

Now tie a small overhand loop in one end for your hair stop and thread on your desired choice of pop-up or foam followed by a bait stop.

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Step 3.

Then cut a small section (2-3mm) of silicone tubing and thread it onto your zig hooklink.

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Step 4.

Now thread the point of the hook through the silicone tubing heading towards the bait and set the hair length at about 2-3mm with the tubing sitting at the top of the shank.

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Step 5.

Now tie a knotless knot and don’t forget to whip the hooklink back round the knot once on the way towards the eye to prevent it from slipping.

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Step 6.

To finish the zig rig off tie a figure of eight knot at the other end.

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The zig rig is now finished and ready to use.

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If you are not sure about any of the knots use the Carp Catchers Blog search bar to navigate to the relevant knot

Tight lines

Dave

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