NASH E-ZINE SPRING 2016
NASH KNOWHOW
LOADING THE BAG
NASH KNOWHOW
How to tie…. Mega Maggot Bags
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Bait the hook with two or three maggots hooked through the skin at the blunt end. Try not to burst them, the juice will blister PVA mesh.
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Pass the tag end through the large eye of the Helicopter Swivel and with an overhand knot tie the large bag of maggots tight to the base of the lead.
Pour a handful of maggots down a loading tube of Webcast Ultra Weave PVA, and gently compress them with a plunger to form a large parcel of maggots.
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For barbless only venues, thread a small Clinger stop on after the maggots to trap them securely on the hook and prevent them sliding and masking the point.
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A large bag and lead together are a heavy load so use a minimum of 12 lb NXT D-Cam for 2 oz leads with a mag bag, 15 lb D-Cam for 3 oz leads.
A giant PVA bag of maggots is one of the most deadly tactics yet found - here’s how to tie the end tackle you need for a slice of the action.
Splice or knot the smaller eye of a Helicopter Swivel to the end of an 18 inch length of Cling-On Leader, and splice a small loop at the other end to tie to the main line.
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Remove the rear anti-tangle rubber from a 2-3 oz Inline Flat Pear lead and slide it down the Cling-On leader and pull the small eye of the Helicopter into the recess in the nose of the lead.
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Slide the ring of a Uni Ring Swivel down the leader and over the hard plastic tube above the lead, and trap it in position by pushing a soft Bore Bead over the end of the tube.
Tie of the top of the bag as tightly as you can with an overhand knot and cut the bag away from the loading tube to leave an 8-10cm tag end of PVA mesh above the bag.
Nick the hook very carefully into the mesh, leaving some slack in the hooklink. Keep the hook point facing outwards and away from the grubs inside the mesh to prevent masking the hook.
Is your venue being turned over by maggots? Maggots can give you the sport of your life, carp becoming so focused on them that when they start to be introduced in quantity it can be almost impossible to tempt fish on any other bait.
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Tie a size 10 Fang X Micro Barb hook to a 15cm length of 15 lb Armourlink using a five turn grinner knot or a Palomar knot.
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Pierce a rubber maggot with a Micro Boilie needle. Push the tip into the side of the maggot 1-2mm up from the blunt end and push the tip of the needle directly out the tip of the grub.
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Thread the rubber maggot down the Armourlink and over the eye of the hook so the Armourlink exits on the inside of the shank, creating the line-aligner effect to help turn the hook.
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Tie the other end of the Armourlink to the eye of the swivel trapped above the inline lead. Start with a link around 8-12cm. That’s the end tackle complete.
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