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Tying rigs?

Thrasher

Thrasher

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Is tying your own rigs more expensive than buying them ready to go?

I tie flies but can probably buy them far cheaper than I can produce them, but I use quality hooks and materials and it allows me to experiment and invent not having to buy run of the mill flies.

Does the same apply to rigs?
 
Thrasher said:
I use quality hooks and materials and it allows me to experiment and invent
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I think your post just about sums up the situation. I've bought one or two pre-made ones, and a lot of the pre-made ones I've seen advertised either don't show the rig clearly or don't list the components IE the breaking strains of the mono used.

I've bought a load of components in dribs & drabs over the last 3 years and tend to make my own. Like you, I like to experiment! As for the cost difference, I haven't really looked into it. Most rig components aren't expensive anyway.
 
Thrasher said:
Is tying your own rigs more expensive than buying them ready to go?

I tie flies but can probably buy them far cheaper than I can produce them, but I use quality hooks and materials and it allows me to experiment and invent not having to buy run of the mill flies.

Does the same apply to rigs?
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L&M rigs eBay will make to your spec also but uses good parts and lists them we have never had an issue with any of there rigs and i make my own and make to what need for etc but buy there 3 hook clipped 2 up 1 down and 1 up 1 down as back ups or just use if need to

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/382905192744?hash=item5926ed9128:g:pdoAAOSwRUhY-Okz

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223501051266?hash=item3409b36582:g:VpEAAOSwKdZbYtMp
 
Thrasher said:
I tie flies but can probably buy them far cheaper than I can produce them, but I use quality hooks and materials and it allows me to experiment and invent not having to buy run of the mill flies.
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I tie my own flies but scavenge a lot of the materials. If you have a dog you have a never ending supply of different lengths and consistencies of fur. The underfur on Alfies arse makes really good dubbing.
 
Yep, make my own but also keep it very simple.

Not a fan of crimps, imps, springs and all the other must have bits that cost a fortune.

Maybe because almost all of my fishing starting out was on rock marks and getting through a bag of 10 expensive components in one session brought tears to the eyes.

So these days I buy decent components but try and work out how to do the same rig with knots, swivels, beads and basic bait clips.
 
Mr Fish said:
Yep, make my own but also keep it very simple.

Not a fan of crimps, imps, springs and all the other must have bits that cost a fortune.

Maybe because almost all of my fishing starting out was on rock marks and getting through a bag of 10 expensive components in one session brought tears to the eyes.

So these days I buy decent components but try and work out how to do the same rig with knots, swivels, beads and basic bait clips.
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I tied up some three hok flapoers with blood looos and loop to lop snoods,swivel at top, lead link at bottom, to use last time out thinking the whiting won't mind a good old basic rig.
They tangled quite a bit.
 
I make all of my own rigs. I know what the components will stand up to and I can make them to my own spec.
Much cheaper than buying them ready made, at maybe £1 a pop without the lead, and many components can be reused.

It's also part of fishing, sitting and thinking how to tempt a fish to eat your bait and making a rig that will make that happen.

I'll get it right one day.
 
Thrasher said:
I tied up some three hok flapoers with blood looos and loop to lop snoods,swivel at top, lead link at bottom, to use last time out thinking the whiting won't mind a good old basic rig.
They tangled quite a bit.
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It’s a tangly kind of rig though, especially with three and whiting, pout, small eels etc.

If I do make those I stick to two hooks, short snoods and use 30lb Amnesia. The fish don’t care and it makes it a bit stiffer as well as reusable if it does tangle.

Don’t use it that often but it’s a handy rig sometimes for shorter lobs and is quick to make.
 
I make my own, recon its got to be cheaper, but thats not the reason i make them, i can experiment with different styies for different areas, plus hate crimps that most premade ones tend to have.
Only down side is ive ended up in A&E with hooks in me mitts a couple a times.
 
bananas said:
I make my own, recon its got to be cheaper, but thats not the reason i make them, i can experiment with different styies for different areas, plus hate crimps that most premade ones tend to have.
Only down side is ive ended up in A&E with hooks in me mitts a couple a times.
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I think that is a risk with any rigs Bob! I've had them fall off the table when rig building and get hanged up in various items of clothing - thankfully none impaled in me flesh yet! ??
 
Trampster said:
I think that is a risk with any rigs Bob! I've had them fall off the table when rig building and get hanged up in various items of clothing - thankfully none impaled in me flesh yet! ??
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When I was about 12 I made a four ounce sliding bolt rig with a size 4 chemically sharpened hook..as I dropped it back in the tackle box it slipped out of my hand and I impaled myself through the bed of my nail.. like you couldn't see the hook shank..my mum dosed me up with whisky and ripped it out with a pair of pliers.
 
bananas said:
I make my own, recon its got to be cheaper, but thats not the reason i make them, i can experiment with different styies for different areas, plus hate crimps that most premade ones tend to have.
Only down side is ive ended up in A&E with hooks in me mitts a couple a times.
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A hazard of fishing of any type, sharp beggars.
 
Mr Fish said:
It’s a tangly kind of rig though, especially with three and whiting, pout, small eels etc.

If I do make those I stick to two hooks, short snoods and use 30lb Amnesia. The fish don’t care and it makes it a bit stiffer as well as reusable if it does tangle.

Don’t use it that often but it’s a handy rig sometimes for shorter lobs and is quick to make.
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It was with ting in mind that I made it and it wasn't getting flung too far. I think it was 30lb amnesia I used for the snoods. I will give it another go.
 
Thrasher said:
It was with ting in mind that I made it and it wasn't getting flung too far. I think it was 30lb amnesia I used for the snoods. I will give it another go.
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Yes they’re not perfect rigs but I find them convenient for the ease of tying.

Used two last night and the straps screwed them up a few times but was about to unravel them fairly easily while the second was fishing.
That’s why I do like Amnesia, it won’t hold a tangle. Other brands would be fit for nothing but the bin after that.
 
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