The Rig for Specimen Tench this Spring!

Fishing for Tench can be incredibly rewarding and there is no better time to catch yourself a specimen tench then in Spring. Here we take a look at a fully optimised specimen tench rig from our expert angler Phil, who has banked several specimen tench well into double figures using this exact rig!

If you're planning on doing some spring tench fishing you need to have this rig in your arsenal!

Step 1 - Thread the inline feeder onto your mainline, tie on the quick-change swivel and pull into the feeder.

Step 2 - Tie on your hook to around 10 inches of fluorocarbon, then thread a fake maggot onto the hook mag aligner style.

Step 3 - Thread an anti-tangle sleeve onto the hooklink then tie a small figure of eight loop. Try to keep length short around 4 inches.

Step 4 - Before you attach the hooklink to the QC swivel use the pulla tools straighten the rig.

Step 5 - Bait the hook with 3-4 live maggots, fill the feeder then catch tench....