How To Tie The Bottom Bait Rig

With the popularity of Pop-Ups, sometimes it's a real edge to fish a bait hard to the deck. This simple to tie Bottom Bait Rig (also known as the Flipper Rig), is a great options and one seriously effective rig.

You will need:

Wide Gape Hook

Dark Matter Coated Braid

Medium Silicone Tubing

Medium Shrink Tubing

Razorblade Scissors

Hair Stops

Strippa Tool

Baiting Needle

Pulla Tool

Step 1

Start by taking some Dark Matter Braid off of your spool

Step 2

Using a Strippa Tool, Peel off around 5-6 inches of coating

Step 3

In the supple end, form a small hair loop

Step 4

Next, take a baiting needle and mount your chosen hookbait

This rig lends itself to using Bottom Baits

Step 5

Pass down onto your hair, and secure in place with a Hair Stop

Step 6

Cut off a short section of Silicone Tubing

4mm is perfect, to ensure it grips the hook in position

Step 7

Simple slide down your hooklink towards your hookbait

Step 8

Carefully, pass your hookpoint through your Silicone Tubing and push round to the position shown

Be careful not to knick your the braid!

Step 9

Secure your hook in place with a Knotless Knot

Ensure there is a nice supple section exiting the eye of the hook.

Step 10

Take your Shrink Tube and cut off a small section

Around 15mm should be perfect

Step 11

Slide over your knot and steam-down like so

Step 12

In the other end of your hooklink, form a Fig.8 Loop Knot, pulling tight with a Pulla Tool

Step 13

Trim the tag end, and you're ready to attach to your chosen Lead arrangement

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