Knotless knot (hair rig)

Carp hair rigs. The bait hangs off the hook on a "hair", so the hook point is free to catch hold when a carp sucks the bait in.

Step by step

Tie a small loop in the end of your hooklink, thread your bait onto it with a baiting needle and lock it with a boilie stop. This is the hair.
Push the other end of the hooklink through the eye from the point side, so it comes out of the back of the eye.
Hold the hair along the straight part of the hook (the shank), so the bait hangs about 1 cm below the hook's bend.
Wrap the hook line tightly around the straight part of the hook and the hair 7–10 times, working down towards the point.
Push the end back through the eye from the point side again and pull tight. Tie the other end to your swivel.

Tip: If carp keep taking the bait without getting hooked, shorten the hair a little.

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