How to one hook fish rig with cable ties for fishing

So, you've mastered the knot tying process for fishing, and you already know how to catch bait, so now what? You need to put that live bait to good use... this animated tutorial from Marinews will show you how to one hook fish rig with cable ties for fishing bait. Catching bait might just be as hard as baiting fish, but it's all in good fun when you kick back with a brewsky in your hands. You can learn by simply watching the bait rigging animation at a moderate speed, or if need be, click on "learn by steps" to get step-by-step fish bait instructions to one hook live fish rig with cable ties. You just need some fishing bait, a line and a hook already knotted properly for your need.

This simple yet extremely effective method of rigging a whole fish using cable ties is one commonly used on game boats. Today with the small cable ties available, more and more estuary fishermen are also using the technique to attach poddy mullet and smaller baitfish. Although demonstrated using wire trace, monofilament or other heavy leader are suitable in some circumstances. The number of cable ties can vary, however, in most instances two are ideal.

Bait presentation is sadly overlooked by too many fishermen. Today the lure making industry make a fortune out of lazy fishermen. Rigging baits in place of presenting a lure will, in most cases, out fish the lure.

A well rigged squid makes the very best flathead lure. Small well presented squid, worked as a lure, will catch more bream than lure or standard bait! In fact catch more fish than any lure or standard bait. Small baitfish too, like hardheads, herring, minnows, galaxids, gudgeons and smelt, can be rigged and presented in place of a lure. The first couple of tries may seem fiddly, however, once you set yourself with the right equipment and have some practice under your belt, you’ll out fish everyone around you and never look back.