Bait attachment accessories

Hook Bait Attachment Accessories

While in traditional still fishing techniques soft baits can be pierced onto hooks, in modern techniques for using baits such as hard pellets, boilies, or artificial baits, we will need a different attachment system. Thus, borrowing from carp fishing techniques and the hair rig setup, several methods for quickly securing baits onto the hair rig have emerged, which are preferred in still fishing.

The first option is the bait needle, known as the bait sting, which can be inserted into semi-hard baits whose texture is not very dense. Available in various lengths with one or more counter spikes to secure bait attachments. It has the advantage of allowing for quick changes of bait without the need for additional tools. The disadvantage is that in the case of floating baits, the bait needle adds extra weight, which must be considered when balancing the bait.

The second option is latex elastic bands, which can be stretched over hard baits or pulled through soft baits. Even a few dead maggots can be caught in the band. It does not affect the buoyancy of the baits but has the disadvantage of requiring an additional device to stretch or pull the band.

Hard baits that require drilling with a drill will be easier to mount on the hair rig using a small plastic stop, such as quickstop or pushstop.

In situations where the hook used has a blade, some attachment systems are fixed on small latex bands that can be pierced onto the hook or attached to the loop of the hook, thus becoming a quick substitute for the hair rig.

For attaching maggots to hair rig setups, maggot clips are preferred, which are round, metal clips that can be opened for attaching maggots and closed to prevent them from falling off.

Other options, although used less frequently in still fishing, may include fixing screws for pop-up baits that screw into these baits, as well as paste baskets which are essentially a support system around which pieces of paste can be molded.