How To Tie The Curved Fluorocarbon D-Rig For Big Carp Fishing | Ali Hamidi

The D-Rig is one of the most effective bottom bait and wafter rigs in carp fishing, but many struggle to tie the 'whipping knot' version of the rig preferred by Ali Hamidi and others. In this short article and video, Ali explains how to boost the simplified version of the rig with just one small trick...

curved carp fishing d rig

If you love simple but effective carp rigs you’ll love this! On the face of it, it's a simple D-Rig, but there's a twist that will help you to trip up tricky big carp! I like to call this the Dazzler Bloodliner Curve D-Rig - a very easy to tie version of the Blend Fluorocarbon D-Rig. This rig not only re-sets super well, it’s also got an incredibly wide gape created by the big Dazzler Bloodliner Curve! You'll get some mega hookholds with this one. Read and watch how to tie it below...

Curved Dazzler OMC
omc fluorocarbon

How To Tie The Curved D-Rig

  1. Strip a 12-inch length of Blend Fluorocarbon Stiff Hooklink in 20lb. 
  2. Without tying a hair loop, put the tag end through the back of a size 6 Cassien Hook and begin tying a Knotless Knot. Remember to whip a couple of times back up the shank to stop the knot from flexing. 
  3. Grab a Dazzlers Large Bloodliner Curve and thread the hooklink through the wider end. 
  4. Once positioned over the eye of the hook, grab a boilie needle and poke it through the Dazzler and hook eye so it comes out the other side.
  5. Grab a Vitabitz Micro Ring Swivel and add it to the loose tag end (the hair), before pushing this tag end back through the hole you created in the Dazzler.
  6. Use a lighter to blob down the tag end so it can't pass through the eye of the hook, you want to do this about 3mm from the end.
  7. Next, thread on a 30mm Blend Tungsten Anti Tangle Sleeve to the other end of your rig.
  8. Finish the hooklink by adding a 0.6mm Crimp and crimping it down to form a loop, then cut off the tag end.
  9. Blob on your favourite hookbait and you now have an awesome big carp rig! 

If you struggle tying the knot for the traditional Fluorocarbon D-Rig, this is a great solution to your problem. That curved Dazzler makes all the difference! 

Author Ali Hamidi is the Founder and CEO of One More Cast. He is a regular and popular face on mainstream TV, with his recent show 'The Grand Fishing Adventure' alongside ex-pro footballer Bobby Zamora taking him all over the world. Ali has been fishing and working within the angling trade for decades, bringing many exciting new products to market.