How to tie the Peperami Rig

Oh the delicious, greasy, spicy filth that is the Peperami is almost irresistible to carp and it seems to trigger some inherent ‘eat me now’ instinct in our carpy quarry. It must be akin to a dirty Donor Kebab for some of us. There’s just something in the ‘Rami that tantalises the carp’s metaphoric taste buds!

This effect is particularly noticeable whilst the water temperatures are still relatively low, probably due to the slower rate at which the meaty/spicy oily attraction leaches out in the cool water – not to fast and not to slow.

Peperami: it must be akin to a dirty Donor Kebab for the carp!

Rigs don’t need to be complex. Just cast iron tried and tested hooking mechanics and an uncluttered presentation with either a CVR or Mugga hook with the Hair trapped opposite the barb and the hook has the propensity to ‘go in’ bend first and be in the perfect position to nick you a good hook hold.

The simple rig’s effectiveness is boosted and enhanced by a couple of cheeky little tweaks that ensure maximum attraction, great presentation and quicker rig reaction. First off, the ‘Rami is trimmed of most of its skin, making it into a cylinder of bait mounted lengthways on the Hair. De-skinning it opens up the almost gooey, luscious meaty innards to allow all ‘tut flavour to flood out’. Delicious!

There’s no need to chuck the trimmings in the bushes as rat fodder either; hell NO! Adding these chops and slithers into the dot pellet helps even more of the pungent flavours to be released. Leaving a tag on the 50p-sized bag of pellet allows you to wrap it around the shank as shown, trapping the Hair in place and maintaining your rig’s effectiveness.

Already to be cast out

Finally, the hookbait is balanced with a mere slither of Zig Rig Foam. The Peperami is already relatively lightweight, so you really only need a tiny bit to make the hookbait sit up over the pellet. This offers a couple of little advantages. Firstly, the dot of Zig Rig Foam offers a tantalising speck of colour for the fish to home in on, and secondly it also means the rig and hookbait combo is balanced and reacts quicker than the carp expects as it’s difficult for the feeding fish to regulate or control the suck as they hoover up the little patch of goodness. Don’t forget to check the balance – it’s REALLY easy to overdo it and end up with a mini Zig!

Step 1 Take 12-inches of 25lb Ultra Skin and remove 10cm of coating and then form a small Hair loop.

Step 2 Tie a Knotless Knot and leave a long Hair.

Step 3 Next take a small piece of Covert Silicone Tubing and position over the shank of the hook.

Step 4 Take a piece of Peperami, thread onto the Hair lengthways and trim off the edges.

Step 5 Follow this with a small piece of Gardner Zig Rig Foam and trim down as shown.

Step 6 It should sit nicely of the back of the Peperami, making the hookbait sit up off the lakebed by the length of the Hair.

Step 7 Take the small off-cuts of Peperami and add a pinch of small pellets before making a PVA bag.

Step 8 Knick the hook through the PVA and wrap the tag around the Hair and secure by hook it over the hook point.