Assembling A Mackerel Feather Rig for Sea Fishing

Assembling a mackerel feather rig
Link to blog and illustrated guide
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[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i bought mine online at ebay, they are just long cock hackles, but if you have a store near you that sells fly tying goods they should stock them it is one of the basic fly tying materials. Other than that marry a chicken farmer's daughter, all the chicken you can eat for life and hackles for your rigs Hope this helps, maybe not the last bit

[@Tangaroa1dollarway]

You're doing a hell of a good job there Paul, thank you soo much for your expertise. Great job.

[@nikedk]

wow, I am new with fishing, but you help me a long way. love you video with a great explanation.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Thanks for the kind words, i spend most of my time stopping myself from over complicating things.

[@M4rts]

Absolutely love the videos and the channel. After making one of these rigs (probably took me a tad longer to do than you though), I finally got.to.use it today when I noticed some "fizzy" water in front of me. And wham they were on the take from the first cast! Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos and for sharing.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i am glad they came in use, it reminds me to go and find some mackerel

[@davidhampton3955]

Thanks for this! I've been fishing for years but just made my first tinsel rig using your video. Great stuff

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

HI, i try to reply to questions on youtube but i have been an bit snowed under as i didn't think so many people would watch these videos or send me e-mails i am a bit rubbish at the whole social media thing. So hi and sorry to all the people i don't get back to.

[@johnharding6394]

Would it be worth making a separate set with much smaller hooks for sand eels?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

might be, i did make some tiny ones once for lrf fishing and they worked on mini species, but i have never tried for sand eels

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

cheers, i think he was referring to the the production rather than the content which i am still learning but getting there. Thanks again

[@MrJottem]

It's almost 3.30 am in The Netherlands, and I'm still watching your vids. Thank you so much for sharing your great ideas with us.

[@MadSmokerBBQ]

Blessed relief from those more sexy, dynamic and backed-with-horrid-music vids which blight the youtube suggestion box. Thanks and attaboy. no bs.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

you might be right, my wife said something similar, but thanks for taking the time to cheer me up before i go to bed.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Thanks, i have just come back from mackerel fishing on the beach, and tomorrow we are having a fishy barbecue .

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

cheers, hopefully they will get a little better as i am on a short video making course and am learning quite a bit. Thanks again

[@wamoety123]

If you have a face book account we can contact each other more often. I made some changes to the handle of my jigging reel. I would like to send you the photo.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i suppose there are worse beetles cheers

[@AnotherBrokenEgg]

Paul, Can't thank you enough! Yesterday, I brought in two bluefish and three Spanish mackerel at once! Your presentations are perfect, with materials needed, great close-ups, good audio, and Terrific Ideas. For above "toothy" fish, I use #2, double long, double strong, nickel plated hooks -- almost never get cut-off. I have found Zebco 40# mainline with 30# branch lines to be most flexible for tying knots -- and it's the least expensive mono around. Of course, the bluefish and Gulf Spanish (US) can be much bigger than the macks in your fishing videos. Really, three branch lines are more than enough. Best wishes, Gaffy.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

+Gaffy Bruce I am glad your having a great time with them and adapting for your needs, thanks for letting me know how your getting on

[@MylesNicholas]

Quick and dirty rig making is what I do when out fishing using black nylon stainless trace. s16.postimg.org/7xxxkns5x/Black_Weld.jpg Hope it gives you some ideas. Been using it since 1980. BTW I don't use nylon line, only thread with zero stretch and usually black.

[@zeenatsapat7602]

Hello

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

thanks for taking the time comment, and good luck with the old fishies

[@trebel]

A very good professional explanation and clearly explained. You are a real teacher. Thank you kindly. Cheers m8.:_:)

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Thanks good luck, is that holy island North East or Wales?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

when i began tying these a few years ago the i started with holographic type feather rig as it was easy to tie because the flash was held in place leaving me to tie the knot. I used this for boat fishing on kelpy reefs for coalfish, pollock, mackerel and cod, it has enough flash but is compact enough for good hook ups. When i was on Chesil beach the other week i quickly found out how important it is even very cheap equipment to set up properly (my rod and reel £30).

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

some times the best advice comes from the strangest places, thanks I am off to bed.

[@fakkak12345]

love the way you explain, you are calm and clear. giving the watcher time to absorb. thanks paul, no more losing money on lurs :).

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

you should be making the vids with hands like that. cheers

[@billgreig317]

Rigs made easy, just follow the instructions from this man.

[@zeenatsapat7602]

Hello

[@gee3883]

Top banana, you just made my life shed loads easier

[@jaycarpenter7078]

Great vid thanks, now I've the rig, do I add a weight when putting it on the line? New to this, usually do fly . Thanks

[@go2better]

Thanks a lot for sharing

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

cheers, i am glad you could follow it. Thanks

[@markfahey3921]

I'm very late to this video but thoroughly enjoyed it - will definitely make some of these.

[@tonyperham4563]

nice job i like that one

[@northernroots1]

fantastic! thank you.

[@franksmithfitness777]

Does anyone else find the guy talking exactly the same as the art attack one back in the day 😅

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

cheers

[@hightidehustle4390]

Great tutorial, thank you very much!

[@Keniath]

boring for you maybe...i find them very informative and it gives you a lot of time to understand everything.not like most videos online that go through everything way too fast and you cant remember half of what you just saw!

[@MadSmokerBBQ]

I'm morally opposed to over-production in most if not all areas of life. Sow's ear and etc. Its my private war. Too many editors are in love with their music beds and visual effect toys.

[@stevemenez9122]

Nice work. I am a complete novice and have just bought a cheap rod, will be rock hopping in Brittany in a few weeks, can you point me in the direction of one of your vids maybe for a simple rig I can prepare a few of in advance? The sea there is very seaweedy, quite rough and I think I am after mackerel, bass and pollock. As I say, total newbie - many thanks for the tutorials

[@drewlawrence696]

Excellent tutorials, concise and informative with good videography...whats not to like, many thanks.

[@kingdom777866]

Very good video fella, I do like the rig for strength however, the booms don’t stand out 90deg from the main line like the blood loop version does, so tangles must be a factor is it not. ?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

they behave very differently in the water than you would expect and think it has to do with using thick 30lb line, the lures tend have a lot of Résistance to the water and move in half circles about the not on the main line. i Stopped using the blood not because i used to get a lot breaks at that junction, cheers for the comment made me think

[@kingdom777866]

@@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman I understand what your saying line thickness does make a difference, I see many videos on here where guys are using a blood loop, and cutting the loop to form the boom .. that I do know is bad news as I found out when I used a tag end of a blood knot to form a dropper when fly fishing.. like you it broke at the knot every time.

[@na2498]

Paul Really learned a lot from your videos on lures and rigs.Three of us are off to Mackerel Point on Holy Island to check out our new home-made gear at the weekend. Don't change your presentation style. It is concise, brief, clear, informative, and it is what regular people want. Don't pay any attention to the t**ts who think you should sex up your presentations. John

[@maroyytc6420]

Good job. What number of nylon from hook to line. Thanks

[@wamoety123]

just search for Wael A.abdel Moety

[@showstuffaccount]

Thank you, brilliantly shown. I don't often post but this was worth it. Know anywhere I can get eel hooks 2/0-4/0 - the sort you use for gummimacks?

[@the.jayasaurus]

Hello this is a great video. Very informative. I am a saltwater angler from Sri Lanka. I always wated to do away most of hardware in front of the lure. I am currently using a heavy fluro instead of wire trace we used to have in fear of losing lures to macs and kudas. For the convinience of changing lures what if i have a strong split ring instead of snaplock end of the fluro so that i can change lures using a plier. Its not as easy as using a snaplock but eliminates having too many hardware. What are my chances of damaging line with split ring end? Thanks heaps for very useful tips

[@kattysat]

Some great tuts, thanks. Trying to save some pennies so will give these a go!

[@JohnKennedy-ll5hp]

Really great video, thanks very much! Very clearly explained with great tips and easy to follow.

[@TheRealGrandadNo1]

Great video, well explained, easy to follow, thank you for sharing your expertise and thank you for posting!

[@josenzo89]

Paul, desde el Mediterraneo te doy las gracias por el montaje, ya lo he puesto a prueba con buen exito. Thanks for the fishing mount, from the mediterranean sea. I testet it, and work fine, mackerel and spider fish like it. Is the best video tutorial por this mount.

[@sala993]

Thanks for your effort in making your videos & saving me money,not to mention the satisfaction of making your own fishing lures.Thanks a bunch..

[@jasonmiller1796]

Love watching you time and time again I’m going to have a go myself at making these thanks to you are you on Facebook

[@TNRVG]

Would this work with fluorocarbon line too? Would make the rig nearly invisible.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

+Panfish I did for a time make these using flurocarbon but i have never been convinced that it is virtually invisible because i can see it in water and sure I am not alone.

[@fiftyhunnug]

+Paul Adams (The Handmade Fisherman) I agree with you. I don't think it's any less visible than mono. And I cannot stand the line memory of fluorocarbon.

[@hendyhehareuw4140]

Good🖒🖒🖒

[@WDWStewarty7]

Ha ha, would you be able to tell me where to get the feathers have done the ribbon and tinsel

[@nokturnalrust]

man i watch each and every vdo of urs and a subscriber... on our tv ur vdos are ON most of the time ...

[@antonywardle]

connecting to the mainline is the knot i've been looking for, for a very long time.. I want to use it for my paternoster rigs. Thanks

[@AllanO808]

Thanks for the very clear audio and relaxed pace of the video. It makes your channel so easy to watch.

[@aundrefreeman490]

Omg, I always wanted to say hi and see if you reply .. Hope you reply.. Btw good videos

[@WDWStewarty7]

Since watching your vids I have made two rigs in in 30mins very easy to follow thanks

[@gherbert7942]

sir, you are brilliant. the caliber of lure that you're able to make out of nothing is astounding! good on ya!

[@tankeat490]

Nice knot... thanks

[@ricard0121do1]

What size wieght?

[@boukellalredouane3543]

thank you paul for this video you are the best

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

boukellal redouane I am glad you found it useful, thanks

[@englishandproud1949]

Best rig tying video I have seen on KZbin. Well done !!

[@johnthomas5806]

thanks............

[@campfish5643]

Very helpful video thankyou very much

[@lrakarid1]

Found your videos the other day and have been showing everyone I know, so easy to follow and full of great ideas. Keep up the good work.

[@wamoety123]

thanks for the advanced pro videos. I've been through making my own Sabiki rigs and lures for a while. I like your simplicity in thinking as well as putting ideas into action.

[@mikddf]

must say these vids are great easy to follow and easy to do cheers m8

[@southbanksy]

Moved to the south coast six months ago and was an avid course angler now looking for some sea sport found your video excellent

[@joneshenry1981]

Kotohuadan topinai.. noikooott vinasi

[@ManojpkManoj-tn6hp]

Thanks bro

[@jannassary]

ENJOYED THE VIDEO/S MAN TOP NOTCH !!!! =)

[@fradrake11]

Thanks for your video's they are one of the best in the whole internet. Clear instructions easy to follow.

[@irvine0]

This is exactly what I am looking for.

[@rob-890]

Gods work

[@skully4289]

thanks!

[@ScrumpyP]

Great vids m8. Very helpful for beginners like me. Thankyou

[@ivanvershynin1025]

How do you make the branch lines even?

[@JoseGonzalez-fp3cn]

or big 5 because there isn't stores like that overhere

[@peterchessell1949]

For any newbies follow this and you won,t go far wrong.

[@aliguleroglu1637]

What is the maxiam hooks can you use for makeral

[@JoseGonzalez-fp3cn]

where do they well the feathers for mackerel

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

ebay, craft shop, sewing shops often sell them and fly tying suppliers

[@fredfable5655]

I like your style. Very nice and neat.

[@DuoBanditBTW]

does it really matter if its a yellow line or not as a main line ?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

i have used hi viz line before today when it was all i had but it would not be my first, thanks

[@wacca1664]

great videos, really easy to follow, thanks a lot

[@user-m11r49xy]

串钩绑法

[@tanner2stryker2]

Could you fish feathers from a float ?

[@lucas150649]

very helpful and easy to watch, cheers

[@bobajob7196]

Nice one, taking the lad out at the weekend. Been a while !

[@peterdobas]

sod video tho the knots puzzled me a bit

[@painful1978]

But I always have a problem with hook line twist around the main line! How can I fix that problem?

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

painful1978 when this has happened to me in the past it is usually because I have used a light line for the snood or made them too long.

[@jimburgess1701]

.....very useful. thanks

[@oldfatgeezer7770]

Very clear. Thanks.

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ARTISAN67]

hi Paul all your video are great motivating to me as an angler. your expertise and explanation great. When ever i am not going for fishing during week ends i am always with your video's. Thanks for be there as Motivation keep post new video

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

Raghubir Singh Sudan I motivated myself today and went fishing without a camera it was great, and I caught some fish, thanks

[@alanmccabe8009]

Fantastic, thanks so much.

[@spyro1967]

great vid thanks mate

[@josenzo89]

I used fluorocarbon, and work good. if u want, u can use it, but nylon is similar really

[@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman]

+JoseKayak I did experiment with flurocarbon for a while and I really couldn't see that i was catching any more fish for the extra price.