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EXCLUSIVE
THE
BLOWBACK
RIG
I
always favour a lo n g e r
rig, often fishing wa te r s
holdi ng big ca rp , I w a n t
my r igs to offer p le n t y
o f movement. Fishing thi s r i g,
I can be super versatile w i t h
m y hookbaits - I can fi sh b i g
s n owman baits, small er b a i ts
o r wafers, or even magg o t s .
T h is means in pretty much a l l
m y fishing situations, my r i g
w i ll stay the same. I use a n
o v erhand knot on the shan k o f
t h e hook acting as the ‘b l o w
b a ck section’ and the rea s o n
I use a knot rather th an t h e
more commonly used swivel,
is I feel a knot just looks much
n e a t e r, a n d i s l e s s b u l k y t h a n
h a v i n g a s wi v e l o n t h e ho o k .
I always fish with Kamakura
Wi d e G a p e X ’s , I ’ v e u s e d
Wi d e G a p e s f o r y e a r s a n d
they never let me down. They
a r e i m m e n s e l y s h a r p a nd t h e
thicker gauge that the ‘X’
range offers, gives me peace
of mind I’ll land what I hook.
I use a short section of
m e d i u m sh ri n k t u b e, s t ea m e d
in at a pretty tight angle to
c l o s e th e g a p e o f t h e h o o k ,
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