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a few basic knots for making hair rigs
if your planning on making a hair rig with these knots start off with a length of line or braid about 8-16 inches long depending on how long you want the rig to end up
if this is your first attempt at making a rig use a long piece of line as it will make it easyer to tie 14-18 inches would be good

basic loop.wmv  a good loop knot for a hair and can also be used for making combi linked rigs if you go through the loop two or three times.
get your piece of line and double it over so you have a loop now cross the doubled up line to form another loop and thread the line through the new loop and pull tight
for a hair try to keep the loop smaller than 18 mil so the knot is hidden inside a boilie
                                             


knotless knot.wmv   a verry popular knot for tying your hooks on when using a hair rig and can also work as a line aligner when using a stiff hooklength like flourocarbon
now that youve made your loop for your hair you just thread your line through the eye of the hook from the back so that the hair sits flat along the shank of the hook
the length or line beteween the end of the loop to the bend of the hook is up to you and depends on bait size used
i tend to have mine so the  top of the boilie sits behind the bend of the hook
so if you measure from where the shank is inline with the hook point to the tip of your loop there is 2-4 mil of line longer than the bait so for a 18 mill boilie there would be a gap of around 20 mil

now that you have adjusted the hair to length you just wrap the free bit of line (the opposite end to loop) around the hook shank moving back towards the hook point the amount of times is up to you but 4-8 is a average
now thread the same free bit of line throughe the eye of the hook from behind so the tip of line comes out past the hook point
wet the knot and pull tight
                                             


tucked half grinner.wmv the tucked half blood knot is a great knot for tying your swivels on when using braid but it can strangle mono making it weak
just thread your line through the eye of the swivel then double the line back on it self
now twist the swivel while holdling the two strands of line around four to 6 times
now thread the free end of your line through the first little loop of line above the swivel eye that was formed by twisting this will form a new loop
now pass the line through the loop that you just formed
now wet the knot and pull tight with the end of your line that would be attached to your hook
if your intending to add shrink tubing for a line aligner youl want to do that before tying your swivel on
                                                  


palomar knot.wmv   a easy knot for attaching  your swivel but i dont personaly use this one
fold your line back on itself to double it up now thread the doubled up tip through the eye of a swivel/hook
now cross the doubled up line to form a loop
now thread the doubled up tip through that loop
with the tip of the doubled up line push it over the back of the hook so the hook goes through the loop
now wet the knot and pull tight
  


boilie to hair .wmv   this is how to attach a boilie or any other bait to your hair with a baiting needle but harder baits need to be drilled first
if your using big hallibut pellets dont try drilling them in one go as they will split, drill it a bit then clean the drill bit and do a bit more
also if your glugging them its best to drill hook baits before soaking
i use a tiny bit of plastic in the shape of a barrel called a hair stop to stop the bait from slipping off they can be bought from tackle shop in strips or you can use small bits of twig
the hair on the vid is longer than usual so it would be easyer for you to see              


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