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Assist rigging Poppers/Stickbaits

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Sydney Neal:
For me, when I use either cheap lures that may break or expensive ones that I don't want scratched by fish with teeth, I use a extra long assist hook made from jigging cord,from the split ring and use small rubber bands to attach to the belly hook or tail point.

Mark lynch:
Hi Sam,

If it's not a secret mate, where did you get the little grommets? Could you get them onto a split ring?

Cheers,

Mark

quote author=Sam Morrison link=topic=6164.msg52204#msg52204 date=1366260736]
Hey guys,

I'm just playing around with options for creating rock solid connections. I wired this little popper the other day, it is relatively short being 130mm and only runs a tail hook for this reason. I would like to start experimenting more with assist rigging off of the cupped mouth.

I would like to see how you guys are attaching assists, and rigging it up.





Here's a close up... Grommet for your leader/uni knot to sit nicely in and a ring to attach your assist cord too... I would like to incorporate a swivel in here, and will give it a go when the swivel option arrives.

Unnecessary over kill?
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Mark Harris:
Jigstar Mark.  http://www.jigstarrods.com/rings.aspx

There is also a brand which I think from memory is called Pro-Magnum. Have a search and you might find those.

Ed Nicholas:
Slightly off the subjest here but the Grommets dont solve the problem for flattening leader at uni. I have seen them break time and time again here in S.Oman, you simply cannot wrap anything once with any of these soft leaders. Most will disagree with me as do alot of guests when i try suggesting it .. they all hang their heads and apologise though when their monster GT destroys their rig  :'(

For any fish minus 30kg then no issues but once you start locking up on 50kg+ fish then any mono leader HAS to be double wrapped.

I am writing all of this presuming you cant double wrap a grommet? My bad if you can  ;)

Mark those fig 8 rings you left me are awesome and thats the way i rigged this lure (Double wrapped) 4 turn Uni to swivel, Split ring to lure with fig 8 attached to split too. It also had a treble on the back but the first fish came in on the assist so i took the treble off and 20 mins later landed this fish with just the assist single hook on a BIG Popper .. stoked.

Mark lynch:
Cheers Sam and Mark,

Thanks for that. Learn something new everyday. Couldnt count the number of times my leader has come apart right at that point. On big and small lures alike.

Ed - I wish I was having to deal with fish of that calibre mate. Will remember that though.

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