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What rig goes inside a solid PVA bag?

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Bailiff says: Solid PVA bag rig

A solid PVA bag needs a short, supple rig that sits neatly inside the bag and presents your hookbait in a pile of food once the PVA melts. It's the go-to for silt, weed or winter fishing where you want a tidy mouthful in one spot wherever you cast.

Solid PVA bag rig

A short supple rig inside a solid PVA bag of pellet or crumb. The hookbait lands in a pile of food, wherever it lands.

MainlineInline leadWide gape hookSolid PVA bag, pellet packedSmall pop-up or wafter

Parts

Wide gape hook, size 8 to 6
Supple braid, 4 inch
Solid PVA bags
Inline lead, 2 to 3oz
Size 8 swivel
Small pop-up or wafter, 10 to 12mm

How to tie it

  1. Tie a 3 to 4 inch hair rig with a small hook and a small hookbait.
  2. Attach to an inline lead on a short swivel.
  3. Put a little pellet in the bag, then the lead, then pack around the rig with more pellet.
  4. Lick and stick, squeeze out the air, and trim the corners.

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