Got to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU for sharing this rig info.. ive been confident in my rigs for years and catch good carp from all over the place, but there's one particular lake I fish that is a notoriously hard water and I have been blanking on there for a couple of seasons... I used the Hermit rig for the first time on there yesterday and had my first fish from the lake. A fully scaled mirror. it worked an absolute treat..10/10

@JamieLee-tk8qb

20 күн бұрын

Any clues which lake ? Not here to mock I just have a feeling I know it

I'm a great believer in keeping everything as simple a possible but I can see why this rig works....and it is not overly complicated, in fairness.

Please take this off!!!!! My biggest edge for years now

The legend steve reynard ❤ man smashed it at bluebell lakes

Going to try this setup this weekend, looks great.

Wtf...the hermit rig - I think I need to come out of my shell more 😂😂

Changed my fishing over the last 7 years.. not tryed it with the lead fixed tho

@aarondavies8486

Жыл бұрын

Not very safe then is it

Trying it toneet 🤞

@blackmothcustoms

11 ай бұрын

How did you get on?

@chucky1golf

10 ай бұрын

@@blackmothcustoms blanked 👍

Views gonna spike after the magic twig

@anthonybowen3431

11 ай бұрын

😂😂 I’m here after the magic twig

@Tackletart90

11 ай бұрын

Me too

Withy with a hermit give the carp a chance Steve 😂😅

Fantastic rig but not safe. In the event of a crack off the lead cannot release. Only use with pole elastic that breaks easily. Always check the safety of the rig.

@march4444

Жыл бұрын

Not true at all mate, it’s a running rig, so the lead is never teathered to the hook link, tench, bream all snap the elastic and run from the lead. Perfectly safe.

@user-bl5jr5vz6i

Жыл бұрын

Marker elastic from Fox, Korda will not snap. Needs to be a low breaking strain pole elastic. Test it.

@leemadden3able

Жыл бұрын

Fair point made there I think I would only use pole elastic but to be fair I think mr Reynard is well experienced with fish care and wouldn’t use it if it was unsafe

@user-bl5jr5vz6i

Жыл бұрын

The fact is it is not safe. Steve has overlooked this. I'm sure not intentionally but a lead set up must be tested for safety if the mainline snaps.

@aarondavies8486

Жыл бұрын

​@march4444 how is it safe with 15lb mainline and 25lb hooklink pml

All a Hermit rig does is cushion against the movement of the lead. It actually reduces hooking potential by being a cushion to the hook point. Say it requires 3oz of pressure to pull the hook home. You have a 3oz lead . With a standard hook link the full weight of the lead is felt once the hook link has straightened. With a hermit/boa the weight of the lead gradually increases as the elastic stretches. So you don't get the 3oz of pressure on the hook point until the elastic stretches out and reaches 3oz of pressure. So it takes more travel and time for the hook to penetrate meaning more time for possible ejection. The fulcrum Steve is talking about is not correct. In fact his scenario reduces the lead weight. Think of a wheel barrow. The weight is the load on the barrow, the wheel is the fulcrum and the carp picking up the lead is you lifting the barrow, Steve's a good angler and would catch what he does without these poorly thought out rigs.

@leeyo5494

7 ай бұрын

the point is the carp use the lead to dehook themself, the elastic stops this while keeping the hook in as they shake,

@jamesharrison5004

7 ай бұрын

@@leeyo5494 you'll be losing fish long before it gets a chance to shake its head.

@CymruCelt01

7 ай бұрын

@@jamesharrison5004 make sure your hook is sharp. A sharp hook and effective rig mechanics is what hooks a fish - not a lead.

@jamesharrison5004

7 ай бұрын

@CymruCelt01 no such thing as rig mechanics. If there was, you'd catch them every time they picked the bait up. Mechanics means repeatable every time. Rigs are not repeatable.

@CymruCelt01

7 ай бұрын

@@jamesharrison5004 what a load of bollocks. Mechanics is simply the design, construction and operation of a tool, or machine - in this case, a carp rig. Also, the mechanics of water, wildlife, such as waterfowl, waterborne species, good old carp and the energy and forces created that can have an unpredictable effect on a carp rig. Now if the "mechanics" of the rig are sound, the rig can still act effectively enough when picked up by a carp. Does a hammer, or screwdriver operate in the exact same way every time? There's a huge difference between "mechanics" of say, a climbers rig and the energy and forces applied, and "repeatable" mechanics. To be perfectly blunt, Jimbo, you're trying to be too smart for your own good. Made me laugh though 🤣

Not this BS again. It would have to be a bad day for me to even consider using this rig.

@darrylclarkson1799

Жыл бұрын

Let's have a look at you're photo album of big carp compared to his?? Just saying like.

@rich4738

Жыл бұрын

Sorry if I hurt your feelings but just saying I'll leave firing bits of elastic into the lake to the noddys and sponsored anglers

@andywhalley3669

Жыл бұрын

​@rich4738 the elastic stays on the ring? Did you not hear him say that the people he teaches try to tie it back up when they caught, but he said to just start again 🤔

@rich4738

Жыл бұрын

@@andywhalley3669 Clearly the elastic stays on the ring, I'm aware of that. Still not tying bits of elastic to my rigs, just another gimmick IMO.

@andywhalley3669

Жыл бұрын

@@rich4738 each to there own and all that