The Hair Rig

Learn how to tie the Hair Rig and many other rigs for bottom baits, pop up and wafters using clear, step by step instructions. 

Please take some time to look over the Tools and Tips sections. 

There are 35 rigs detailed here, with more to come. 

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No matter how you look at it, whether you are new to carp fishing or a seasoned angler, to consistently catch carp you need a consistently good rig. The method of presenting your chosen hook bait is probably the most important part of carp fishing.

UK carp anglers Len Middleton and Kevin Maddocks  revolutionised modern day carp fishing when they invented the hair rig in the early 1980’s.

Nearly 40 years later, there are many variants of their first rig. Not only that, but advancements in hook link material, hooks, hook accessories, weights, and hook bait, to name but a few, has given us the ability to fool a carp.