Free Line 109 — October 2026 - Flipbook - Page 104
EXCLUSIVE
R i g. Two presentatio ns t h a t
c o mplement
each
other
p e rfectly and, between th e m ,
c o ver almost every situati o n I
e n counter.
Both rigs are tied excl usi v e l y
with components from ATOMIC
TACKLE. At the heart of e a c h
i s the Size 4 Grabb a H o o k ,
a pattern that has beco m e a
p e rmanent fixture in my ta c k l e
b o x. The subtle beaked p o i n t
i s perfectly suited to fish i n g
i n heavy weed, maintain i n g
e x ceptional hooking po ten t i a l
while providing the confidence
n e eded to fish demand i n g
v e nues such as Wraysbury.
The hooklink material o f
c h oice was 25lb Flu ro Wy r e
S o ft, a beautifully su p p l e
f l u orocarbon that al l b u t
d i sappears
beneath
the
s u rface, creating an incred i b l y
d i screet presentatio n. T h e
C ombi Multi Rig is t h e n
f i n ished with JEL-E-W Y R E
B a re-Bak, adding j ust t h e
r i ght amount of stiffness w h i l e
s t i ll allowing the hoo k b a i t
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to behave naturally over the
lakebed.
I’m a firm believer that
c o n f i d e n c e ca t c h e s c a r p , a n d
t h e s e a re t w o r i g s t h a t h a v e
earned
mine
c o m p l e t e l y.
They travel with me on every
c a m p a i g n a nd h a v e a c c o u n t e d
for some of my most memorable
captures. When everything
e l s e a r o u n d y o u i s c h a n g i n g,
h a v i n g a b s o lu t e f a i t h i n w h a t
lies at the business end is
worth more than any new
trend or gimmick
One of the defining edges
throughout this campaign
h a s u n d o u bt e d l y b e e n m y
h o o k b a i t s. Fo r t h e p a s t 1 8
months I have relied exclusively
o n B l a c k s p o t s Ho o k b a i t s , a n d
t h e y h a v e p l a y e d a p i v o t al r o l e
i n th e c a p t ur e o f s o m e t r u l y
special carp, both at home
and abroad. In a game where
the smallest details often
s e p a r a t e s u cc e s s f r o m f ai l u r e,
a b s o l u t e c o nf i d e n c e i n e v e r y
component of your approach
i s p r i c e l e s s.
