Keeping rag on the hook

Regular Joined: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 333

Guys, I've been fishing with rag lately, and am struggling to find the best way to keep it neatly on the hook. I do thread the hook through the mouth and thread the rag along the shank of the hook, but (especially with big casts) the bait sometimes comes off or the end of the worm not on the hook at least breaks off. Particularly issue with long rag. Any top tips?

Thanks guys

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Apparently if you dip the worm in the water before you cast it helps stop it from breaking off- dont know why but apparently it works- you might want to purchase Baits and Rigs book published by Sea Angler- I got it off Amazon for 6.99 but bought something else with it so there was no postage costs- or get it from the library if they have it in as you can read through it and digest pretty quickly although the pics are handy for making your own rigs

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The longer ragworm is kept in water, the more brittle it becomes. It is quite normal for the worm to break off anywhere from half way down. If you have tails dangling, try dipping the whole baited hook in the water before you cast, this helps to hold the tails on. You could break the tails off, thread them onto a baiting needle, elasticate them and then thread them onto the hook. A matchman I know only uses the thick part of the ragworm and discards the tails. If you think about it, that's where most of the juices are.

concrete.

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:07 pm

best thing to do is dip them in the water before you cast it has allways worked for me!!!

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:39 pm

Try incorporating a bait-clip into your rigs, place it just in front of the lead-link, and this will prevent the snood from 'helicoptering' around whilst in mid-air and the bait breaking off etc.

Tight Lines.