straight shank hook help

[zero]

i recetnly bought a lot of sweet beaver in fishing expo and my friend suggest me to buy bmf hook as well

but i got no clue how to rig it i know must use snell knot

but how to put beaver on the bmf hook because i am used to use ewg so

i would like to have step by step pictures so i can understand thanks

[phisher_d]

R.I. makes a product called the BMF barb (pictured), but you can go to a hardware store and just buy a bunch of heat shrink tubing and make your own for less $$.  Without a barb like this the BMF has just two tiny barbs that will not hold a bait very well in heavy cover (you'd be better off with a wide gap IMO). 

Cut the tubing on an angle (as in the picture), slide it onto the hook and heat it with a lighter. Pull on the cut end a bit so that it sticks out, then let it set.  This barb will hold the beaver in place even when punching through heavy weeds.

Use a heavy rod with heavy braided line, slide a peg up the line, then a heavy tungsten weight.  Snell the modified hook, making sure that the mainline enters the hook from the front (this is key). 

The rigging of the beaver is similar to how you would rig a plastic on a EWG hook.  Poke the hook in the tip and out the back about 3/8" down, then slide it up and over the barb.  Then bury the hook point in the bait so that it lies straight.  Do not try to "texpose" the hook point on the outside of the bait like you would with an EWG, it should be buried in.

Slide the peg and weight snug up against the bait and you're ready to punch.

Check out this video for step by step instructions: 

(i've never tried those punch skirts in the video, I just use the bait by itself... they sure do make a nice looking presentation though.  Also, I haven't tried his particular version of the snell knot but I definitely will this season as it looks much easier/quicker than the one I've used)

[zero]

thank you for the vid and i used punch skirt sometimes they work good with beavers

[midnighthrasher]

Great Video!!!

[angler1]

thank you for the vid and i used punch skirt sometimes they work good with beavers

I just bought some of those punch skirts but have not used them yet. Does anyone know how long they have been around b/c I just found out about them?