The Multi-Rig - by Ryan Boyda
For a number of years now I have been using the multi-rig and it has quite often produced me the goods including the odd kipper. It is one of the most simple of rigs out there but extremely effective when set up correctly. I’ve played about with a number of components but found the following to be absolutely spot on. Firstly E.S.P strip tease in 20lb, size 5 stiff rigger, a large rig ring of 3-4mm, rig putty and some super floss. Here’s how i set it up...
Step 1
Tie a 1 inch loop with an over hand knot.
Step 2
Strip a small section of plastic coating off just behind your large loop of around 5mm.
Step 3
Tie a small loop at the other end of the hook link to your required length (I like mine to be around 7 inches).
Step 4
Pass your large loop through the eye of the stiff rigger from front to back.
Step 5
Slide on your rig ring and pass the end of the loop over the point of the hook to create a D on the back of the shank.
Step 6
Tie your required pop-up onto the ring with the super floss. Add some rig putty neatly onto the knot of the large loop to balance your rig.
HOW THE RIG WORKS
The stiffness of the striptease is perfect to eliminate tangles and also when the rig is balanced correctly it will push itself away from the lead giving you very good presentation. It’s important to get the rig arrow straight and balanced to sink at a steady speed so it can sit over any chod which may cause the hooklink to kick up. Moving up to the hook end, I like to use a large rig ring on the D for two reasons. Firstly to give a bit of separation between the hook and bait, secondly to allow the bait to freely slide down the D on ejection. This helps to keep the hook in one position once the hook pricks the bottom lip. It’s worth mentioning here i test every hook before casting out to make sure its razor! As you have a sliding D I like to take full advantage by having the top of the D finishing inline with the barb this allows the pop-up to sit above the hook hiding it from view. With the pop-up section of the hook length doubled over it’s much stiffer so I like to angle it at 45 degrees to make it sit more aggressively. This coupled with the short 5mm stripped section allows the hook to rotate 360 degrees so the hook can take hold from whichever angle the carp sucks from which results in some very solid hook holds. I prefer to fish the rig over a scattering of boilies or as a single hookbait and although i have used it with bottom baits i much favour it as a pop up rig.
It’s not uncommon for me to have the rig on all rods as my confidence in the rig is so high. Earlier on in the year an awesome looking carp around the 40lb barrier was moving around an area of the lake where i was baiting close to some snags. I got two multi’s positioned on the spot just before darkness fell. Through the night a few heavy rolls over the area sent the pulse racing. First light arrived with my Neville one noting and the fish desperate to do me in the snags. After an epic 30 minute battle i knew what i had on the end and was praying the hook held firm. There was absolutely no need to worry though as the stiff rigger was firmly embedded over an inch back in the bottom lip! At 39.06 i was over the moon.
The most important thing about having a rig your happy with is that it gives you a clear head to think about putting the rest of the jigsaw together in tempting your next bite.
Ryan Boyda
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