WILL’S TEA BAG RIG
01 The lead attaches to a
running link swivel, stopped
by a sleeved snap link.
02 A sink bead is set above
the oval ring. This anchors
the short, baited hook link
to the deck.
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03 Push the needle
longways through the tea
bag and thread it down the
hook link.
04 The tea bag then rests
on the sink bead to leave
the rig tangle free when it
is cast out.
05 Once in the water with
hook bait sits up well off
the bottom, away from all
the rubbish.
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deck, by simply hair rigging the hook bait
and threading a tea bag onto the hook line
– down to the hook. This will work, but I
am finding that more often these days, you
get an awful lot of rubbish building up on
lake beds over winter, which can often mask
the bait if it is disturbed by fish as they graze
around, so when I do fish the method, I look
to fish popped-up baits. These can be mini
boilies and barrel baits – there are loads to
choose from – and I find the bright yellow
baits the best. However, red, orange and
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