FREE #4 EASY TO FOLLOW RIG MAKING INSTRUCTIONS... • POPUP RIGS • ZIG & FLOATER RIGS • BOTTOM BAIT RIGS • LEAD SETUPS THE HINGED STIFF RIG THE 360 RIG NEW EDGES READY RIGS ...THAT WILL HELP YOU CATCH MORE CARP! PLUS THE COMPLETE EDGES RANGE! Fox Rig Guide 2017_1-13.indd 1 18/04/2017 09:18:10 CARP RIG GUIDE #4 WELCOME... to Volume 4 of our free Edges Rig Guide. The aim of this year’s off ering is to give you a host of step-by-step sequences to follow to enable you to be able to master tying some of the most popular and most eff ective carp fi shing rigs around. In addition we also wanted to help you with the lead presentations too so we’ve included ‘how to’ sequences for setting up four of the most commonly used lead arrangements as well! We have separated the guide into 5 sections each of which is colour-coded to make it nice and simple for you to navigate. 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Fox Rig Guide 2017_1-13.indd 2 18/04/2017 14:43:51 INTRODUCTION CONTENTS... 4/5 The Chod Rig 16/17 The Floater Rig 6/7 The Hinged Sti Rig 18/19 The Blowback Rig 8/9 The Multi Rig 20/21 The Sti ‘D’ Rig 10/11 The Withy Pool Rig 22/23 The KD Rig 12/13 The 360 Rig 24/25 The German Rig #4 14/15 The Zig Rig 26 Inline Drop-o 27 Lead Clip 28 Running Rig 29 Helicopter Rig 30/47 The Edges Range Swim Mapper is designed to help you sh more accurately and and icons, Swim Mapper allows you to record speci c visual e ectively than ever before! marks and concise distances to ensure you can arrive back into a It was the world’s rst App that was speci cally designed to aid swim you’ve previously ‘mapped’ and be angling with pinpoint anglers when mapping out and logging the details of each swim accuracy within minutes. they sh on any given lake, river or canal. Using a series of photos T o fi nd out more about Swim Mapper visit www.swimmapper.com 3 Fox Rig Guide 2017_1-13.indd 3 12/04/2017 10:36:21 THE CHODRIG WITHOUT A DOUBT ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED: ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND EFFECTIVE POPUP PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE MODERN CARP ANGLER HERE IS OUR HOOK: HOOKLINK: OTHER COMPONENTS: STEPBYSTEP GUIDE As you will be using very You need a super-sti mono Micro Hook Ring Swivel, size sti chod lament to tie the to create an e ective Chod 11 Flexi Ring Swivel and some ON HOW TO TIE THE rig you need a hook with an Rig and you will not nd any Power Grip Tungsten Putty to PERFECT ONE!... out-turned eye. sti er than Rigidity in 30lb. counter balance the hookbait. Fox Rig Guide 2017_1-13.indd 4 18/04/2017 14:44:05 POP-UP RIGS HOW TO TIE THE PERFECT CHOD RIG... 1 2 3 Cut 4ins of Rigidity, attach a Sti Thread the ring of a Micro Hook Push the end of the Hair through Rig hook to one end with a knotless Ring Swivel onto the Hair as the back of the eye of the hook knot and leave a short Hair. illustrated above. forming a ‘D’ shape. 4 5 6 Trim excess tag end leaving 2mm Attach a size 11 Flexi Ring Swivel Place the hooklink onto a Multi and then blob this with a lighter to the end of the hooklink with a Chod and Zig Bin and hold it over a to hold the ‘D’ in position. 2-Turn Blood Knot. steaming kettle for a few seconds. 7 8 9 Attach your chosen pop-up If needed mould some Power Grip You have now created the perfect hookbait to the Micro Hook Ring putty over the eye of the swivel to Chod Rig hook section that can be Swivel using the ‘blob’ method. counter balance the pop-up. mounted onto a helicopter rig. TOP TIP! A stunning carp caught with the aid of a Chod Rig. Your Chod Rig can be shed Helicopter-style on ‘naked’ main line or on a leader – simply set the top bead 1.5 times higher than the length of the weed you’re shing in. 5 Fox Rig Guide 2017_1-13.indd 5 12/04/2017 10:37:00 THE HINGED STIFFRIG ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED: THE HINGED STIFF RIG IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND MOST USED POPUP PRESENTATIONS AROUND, HERE’S HOOK SECTION: BOOM SECTION: HOW TO MAKE You will need to create a Pick a material to suit the Chod Rig (as shown on lakebed – the cleaner the ONE!... previous pages) for your lakebed the sti er the hook section. material as a general rule. Fox Rig Guide 2017_1-13.indd 6 12/04/2017 10:37:13 POP-UP RIGS HOW TO TIE A HINGED STIFF RIG... 1 2 3 Start by constructing a Cut a 10ins length of your chosen Tie one end of the boom to the Chod Rig hook section boom material, here we are ring of the swivel on your hook HINGED (see page 5). using Coretex Matt. section with a Grinner Knot. 4 5 6 Thread a Tungsten Anti Tangle Tie a Figure-of-Eight loop in the Slide the Anti Tangle Sleeve back Sleeve onto the other end of end of the boom section for use up the hooklink and over the the boom. with quick change swivels. loop like so. 7 8 9 Add a couple of small blobs of Attach your chosen pop-up Your Hinged Sti Rig is now Tungsten Rig Putty along the hookbait to the Micro Hook Ring ready to help you catch the boom to help pin it to the lakebed. Swivel on the hook section. carp of your dreams! TOP TIP! There’s no doubting this rig does help you catch big carp! If you wish to use a very sti boom like 30lb Illusion Fluorocarbon or Camotex Sti a Helicopter Rig will aid your presentation. 7 Fox Rig Guide 2017_1-13.indd 7 12/04/2017 10:37:39 THE MULTIRIG THE MUTLI RIG IS ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED: A FIRM FAVOURITE WITH ANGLERS ACROSS EUROPE AS NOT ONLY DOES IT CATCH ITS FAIR SHARE OF CARP BUT IT IS ALSO HOOK: HOOKLINK: OTHER COMPONENTS: VERY QUICK AND As you will be using very You want a fairly sti Micro Hook Ring Swivel, sti doubled over hooklink hooklink for this rig Tungsten Anti Tangle Sleeve EASY TO WORK you’ll need a hook with something like Coretex Matt and some Power Grip WITH TOO... an out-turned eye. in 35lb will be perfect. Tungsten Putty. Fox Rig Guide 2017_1-13.indd 8 12/04/2017 10:37:59 POP-UP RIGS HOW TO TIE A MULTI RIG... 1 2 3 Start by cutting a 12ins length Pass the loop through the front Now thread the ring of a Micro of Coretex Matt and tying a 2ins of the eye of a Sti Rig hook as Hook Ring Swivel onto the loop RIG loop in one end. shown above. exiting the eye like so. 4 5 6 Pass the hook through the loop Slide a Tungsten Anti Tangle Tie a Figure-of-Eight loop into and then positon the loop into a Sleeve onto the hooklink thin end of the rig, then slide the Anti ‘D’ as illustrated. end on rst. Tangle sleeve back over it. 7 8 9 Attach your chosen pop-up Mould two blobs of Tungsten Break the hooklink coating hookbait to the Micro Hook Ring Putty along the hooklink to help below the loop and then mould Swivel using the ‘blob’ method. pin it to the lakebed. some tungsten on the knot to counter balance the hookbait. TOP TIP! A Multi-Rig caught stunner! If you land a sh and the hook point is burred over you can simply change the hook loop-to-loop style without tying a whole new rig! 9 Fox Rig Guide 2017_1-13.indd 9 12/04/2017 10:38:25 THE WITHY POOL RIG ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED: AS BIZARRE AS THIS RIG MAY LOOK, IT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE POPUP RIGS ANGLERS HOOK: HOOKLINK: OTHER COMPONENTS: HAVE IN THEIR Try using a hook with a nice Most anglers prefer a Withy Pool Adaptors, wide gape for this rig, beaked semi-sti material for this Tungsten Putty, ARMOURY... or straight point is your so Coretex Matt or Camotex Hook Silicone, Boilie Stops, personal choice. Semi-Sti are ideal. Anti Tangle Sleeves.