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Want to land more fish? Then pay extra attention your hookbait!
Matching your freebies in taste, colour and reaction to feeding carp
The addition of a PVA nugget ensures my wafter is well presented
02 Strip back around 10cm of the hooklink coating and tie a small over-hand-loop.
03 Thread the Balanced Wafter onto the Hair and secure in place with a bait stop.
04 Hold the hookbait against the bend of the hook like this to set the length of Hair.
05 Begin the Knotless-Knot by winding down the hook until level with the point.
06 Move the Hair out at an angle and add a further two turns to the knot like this.
07 Take the hooklink back through the top of the eye to finish the Knotless-Knot.
08 Now thread a sinker onto the hooklink and use it to anchor a small blob of putty.
09 Its important with a long rig to add an anti-tangle sleeve before attaching the rig.
Balanced Wafters are available in 12mm, 15mm and 18mm sizes, which as a rule match size 8, size 6 and size 4 hooks respectively
Always check the balance of your rig in the margin before casting out
Some leadcore wire on the Hair is a good way of making a little adjustment to the balance
Balanced Wafter Success!
Balanced Bites! Part One
Mainline carper, Ali Hamidi reveals how using 'critically-balanced' baits couldn't be easier thanks to our new range of Balanced Wafter hookbaits!
RIGS: KEEP IT SIMPLE!
GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT
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