Bookies Rig’s Dongle Pulley (Smoothhounds) Rig
The Bookies Rigs Dongle Pulley (Smoothhounds) Rig is hand tied by Dean and is his go to rig for targeting hounds. The 80mm braid dongle allows you to achieve perfect presentation with crab or prawn baits. The 4/0 Varivas circle hook is tied using a perfection loop which allows the hook to rotate freely giving almost guaranteed lip hooking when the hound runs off with your bait.
The rig is tied from premium components and the 100lb rig body and hook snood allow safe powerful casting, even with 8oz sinkers, and help resist abrasion from the hounds rough skin. When you are playing a fish the 3’ body and snood helps to keeps your sinker well above the fish hugely reducing the risk of it snagging if you need to bring the fish over boulders or reef edges.
The rig is finished with high quality crane swivels and is fitted a Breakaway Imp bait clip.
Dean Booker is a well-known Welsh saltwater specimen angler who uses his simple but thorough approach to regularly make good catches.
VMO have been collaborating with Dean to make a series of informative and entertaining YouTube episodes and these have featured the rigs which Dean uses for his fishing. We have had a large number of enquiries about the rigs so Dean has been tying extra rigs so that you too can have the right rig to help you catch.
*Please note we try to keep the specification of this rig as near as possible to the illustration but exact components used may vary slightly due to issues with supply.
