Solid PVA Ronnie Rigs - Ready Made

The Solid PVA Bag Ronnie rigs, Made with a short supple braid to allow them to be added to your PVA bag along with your free offerings, these are designed to use with a Pop up or Wafter.
This method is gaining popularity as it combines the very effective Ronnie Rig with the benefits of the PVA bag ensuring your small amount of free offerings are around your bait.

These Ronnies are tied with a very supple braid on a short link so you dont have coils of braid inside the Solid Bag (3 to 5 inches). The supple braid can be used because the PVA bag will prevent tangles and will give the movement and least resistance, as soon as a fish picks up your bait and turns its head the hook link will become tight to the lead causing the hook to get a better hold. Using a PVA bag is often the go to method when the weather cools and fish become less active, the fish will often come and take the entire contents of your pva bag in 1 mouthful.... Including your hook bait. Before the fish even has a chance to move off the weight has caused the hook to flip and enter in the bottom lip.

Unique features of the PVA Bag Ronnie Carp Rig:-

Because of the Solid Bag the supple braid wont tangle and will reset on an aborted take
Suitable for fishing at any range
Uninhibited 360 degree rotation of the hook, no matter what direction the carp approaches from the hook will spin and will automatically face downwards in the mouth.
presents your bait in the middle of your loose feed every time.
Can be used effectively either by casting the bag out or by dropping from a bait boat
Suitable for use all year round

Suitable for:

The Solid Bag Ronnie rig is suitable for fishing over most lake beds, gravel, clay, clear hard patches. If you are fishing over shallow weed or soft silt, adding a PVA nugget will slow the descent of the hook section and allow the hook to sit on top of any debris

Ideal hookbaits:-

The PVA Bag Ronnie rig is best used with a pop up however you can use artificial baits, wafters and balanced baits confidently

Tips for using a Pop up or Buoyant Bait

To ensure your bait is presented correctly it is important to test your rig in a either a tub of water or the margins. Personally I find it easier using a tub with clear sides, this enables you to see exactly how your bait will sit when its fishing. It is important to remember Pop ups will have a different buoyancy from one brand to another and even from one bait to another out of the same tub.

What you are aiming for:

You want your hook to sit up in the water, and your boilie just above it. To achieve this you need to add some rig putty or one of the excellent ESP Balance beads to your rig. The distance you have the putty or bead from the eye of the hook will dictate the height your bait sits off the bottom. Some people will fish with their bait close to the bottom say around a inch however if there is shallow weed you may want your bait 2 inches of the bottom, you can simply reposition your putty or bead close to the lead to increase the amount your bait pop ups.
By using a tub with some water you can drop your baited rig in to it to check it sits right. If you are fishing over a soft silt bottom or weed then you want the rig to fall slowly through the water so it sits on top of the debris, you can add or remove putty as required to achieve this, you just need to ensure that you leave enough weight to counteract the buoyancy of the bait.
With some rigs such as the Ronnie or Spinner rig you would add the putty around the crimp nearest to the hook, this will make the hook sit upright with your bait just above it.

If your Pop up or bait sits hard on the bottom:

This is a little bit more difficult to counteract because you will need to add some buoyancy to your bait, a bit of pop up corn will often give you just enough buoyancy or you can use a bait drill and drill out some of the boilie and add some rig foam or cork to give you the buoyancy you need. Often you will find baits which have been soaked in a goo or glug will often become heavier and not sit correctly. How much buoyancy you will need to add will be trial and error however, taking the time to ensure your bait is presented perfectly will without a doubt get your more success with your fishing.