As Carp anglers ourselves we've been tying carp rigs for over 10 years and decided to utilise that experience by creating Ready Tied Carp Rigs for other anglers on a Full Time basis.
Using only the best components available to us, all of our rigs are created to the highest possible standards and to ensure the best quality we check every single rig for defects or imperfections prior to packaging/despatch. We do not sell any rigs that we wouldn't be willing to use ourselves.
With the customer service we provide, the attention to detail we give and the quality of our products, we're confident that once you've used our rigs you will become a permanent customer.
The Ronnie Rig (also known as the spinner rig) is very much the fashionable rig at the moment but with total justification. Many anglers will have this rig in their rigsafe along with the similar German Rig.
Even though rigs do go through phases, this rig will stay in many anglers armoury and is without doubt a lethal rig when presented in the right spot.
This rig has accounted for many big Carp and Catfish and the odd Sturgeon as well. My customers have had French Carp to 60lb with many 40s in the UK, Catfish to over 60lb and a Sturgeon to over 90lb.
As this rig is so versatile it can be used all year round and cast onto most lakebeds with excellent presentation. (If you want to use it amongst weed we recommend using a Heli Leader setup). As far as hookbaits go, the list is vast. You can use fake baits such as corn, maize, tigernuts etc, or a popup with some real or fake maggots (a deadly winter tactic) or a popup straight out of the tub. If you want to go even further you can drill out boilies, tigernuts, wafters etc and insert some cork to create your own unique hookbaits.
This particular rig has been used to great effect by the Korda anglers on the Masterclass and Underwater series where countless carp were caught.
To get the best performance from the Ronnie Rig you should use a Popup but you can also use a Wafter hookbait where the hook will lay flat on the lakebed but ideally a German Rig would be used in this instance.
Rig breakdown:
This particular rig comes with a few patterns of hooks:-
Curve Shank - The perfect hook pattern for this rig. The curve of the shank and added tubing kicker leaves the hook sitting at an aggressive angle and primed to prick the bottom lip.
Wide Gape - A favourite of Darrell Peck - just like the curve shank, the hook is set at an aggressive angle to set the hook.
Both hook patterns are Teflon coated and anti glare. Available in sizes 4,6,8 in either Micro Barb or Barbless (we do not crush barbs or modify in any way)
The Boom section is made with a stiff material to kick the bait away from the lead and also give excellent anti tangle and reset properties. The rig mechanics then allow the hook to turn 360 degrees so the rig can be picked up from any angle and it will instantly flip to allow the hook to take hold.
We have a few different Amnesia boom colours available for this rig from Clear, Silt to our new Camo Fleck Boom. Amnesia is believed to be better that Korda Boom by many anglers. As the boom is memory free you don't need steam to straighten it out if it gets kinked after landing a fish. Simply pull on each end with a rig puller tool a few times and it will straighten in seconds. Different lengths of the boom are available.
For attaching your hookbait there are various bait attachment options available such as metal bait screws, rig rings, micro swivels etc which allow you to mount the bait in your preferred method.
There are various shrink tubing kicker colours available. The kicker colour can either be chosen to blend in with the lakebed substrate or to stand out and entice quicker bites as proven on the Korda Underwater series.The kicker also enables the hook to sit at an aggressive angle and catch hold quicker.
For terminating the rig there are the options of either having a loop which can be attached to quick change swivels (lead clip or helicopter setups) or a size 8 flexi swivel which is compatible with most lead clip systems.
The rig is Crimped, Krimped at both ends using 0.6mm x 5mm Double Barrel crimps - krimps which adds extra strength and neatness. (We do not use single barrel crimps which can slip or even snap boom materials).
If the options you require are not included on the listing just drop us a message and we will be more than happy to make the rigs as required.
TIPS:- If you're using a popup you may need to add a bit of rig putty around the crimp to balance correctly. The buoyancy of a popup will vary depending on the brand and size so it's always worth testing your rig in the margin or a tub before casting. Ideally you want the rig to fall slowly through the water so it will sit on top of any debris or silt that may be on the lakebed.
Components and Specification available:
Hook Pattern: Curve Shank in a range of either barbless or micro barbed. Sizes 4,6 and 8.
Hooks: Japanese Teflon coated and chemically sharpened, high quality, ultra sharp, anti glare.
Bait Attachments: Matt black 13mm metal bait screw or Matt black rig ring. Other options are available on request.
Shrink Tubing Kicker: Silt (black) Weed (green) Sweetcorn (yellow). Other colours available on request.
Boom / Rig Material: Amnesia 25lb
Terminated: Loop or matt black flexi swivel
Length: 6,7 or 8 Inches. Other lengths are available upon request.
Rig putty is NOT provided.