How To Rig Fish Heads On Circle Hooks

July 17, 2012 by Geoff Wilson+

After attaching your hook, in this case to a 30 lb Berkley Fireline leader, take a No 35, or similar size, rubber band, cut it and attached the single strand of rubber to your hook in the manner shown.

1. The next step is to make a simple baiting needle which I accomplished by twisting a bent length of either 0.7 or 0.8 galvanised tied wire into the shape shown and trimming off the excess.

2. Begin by pushing the wire baiting needle, loop-first through the eye tunnel of the fishes head.

3. Thread one leg of the rubber through the loop in the wire.

4. Retract the wire pulling the leg of rubber with it.

5. Push the wire baiting needle through the eye tunnel once more, but from the opposite side, then thread the wire loop once more.

6. Pulling gently on both strands, secure the hook on top of the fish head.

7. Tie both strands off under the fish head using a Granny Knot.

8. The finished bait looks like this.

9. You can easily see from this diagram how effectively the rig works when tension comes on the line.