How To Tie The Combi-Multi Rig: Darrell Peck's proven set-up

How to tie the Combi Multi Rig: Step-by-step guide.

The Combi Multi Rig is a highly effective set-up made famous by Darrell Peck. It is his go-to rig in most situations and has accounted for countless big carp. Follow this step-by-step guide to tie it exactly the same way that he does.

The Combi Multi Rig is tied by combining a stiff boom section with a supple hooklink, creating a rig that will reset well if it is picked up by a carp and ejected, whilst also minimising tangles. This version is a major improvement over the original combi rig, as it allows you to quickly and easily change the hook, without having to tie up a new rig from scratch. It is most effective when used with wafter or balanced hook baits.

STEP 1: Take 8in. of Korda Slip-D Braid  and fold it in half to form a loop. Then fold over the last few inches of some 25lb Korda Boom to form another loop, holding that securely in your fingers. Thread the loop of braid through this loop in the Boom, so that both loops are facing in the same direction, and then measure it so the gap between them is 2.5cm.

STEP 2: Tie an Albright knot to join the braid to the Boom. Do this by wrapping the two tag end of the braided loop around both side of the Boom loop, starting nearest your fingers and working your way towards the end of the loop. Then pass both tag ends of braid through the loop in the Boom material – in much the same way as you would do with the eye of a hook when tying a knotless knot. Carefully tighten the knot by hand initially, then use a Korda Pulla Tool inserted into the braid loop to really pull and bed the knot down – if it doesn’t slip at all then it will hold under any pressure. The finished braided loop you are left with will be around 3.5cm (the optimal length for the braided loop section in the combi multi rig is 3.5cm, which has been determined through experimentation). A small piece of 0.7mm silicone over the joining knot looks neater.

STEP 3: Cut the Boom off of the spool, leaving enough so that you can crimp a 5in. long boom section. Pass the end of it through the barrel of a 0.6mm Krimp, then through a ring swivel or Hybrid Lead Clip or just form a small loop to use with a quick change swivel, and thread the tag end back through the other barrel of the Krimp. Take a Korda Krimp Tool and use it to firmly crush the Krimp until it is secure. Trim the tag end of Boom to leave 3-4mm protruding from the Krimp. Use two Pulla Tools – one in the braid loop and the other in the ring swivel or loop you have formed and give it a good pull, this will straighten the rig and also test your crimping, if it is going to slip, it will do under this pressure.

STEP 4: Take a Combi Multi Kicker (a size that is suitable for your hook size) and use a Korda Braided Hair Needle to go through the side of the rubber, from the inside out, 5mm or so from the thinnest end of the Kicker. This will allow you to fish it line aligner style. Remove the needle. Take a Splicing Needle and push it up the inside of the Kicker, from the fat end and then go out through the hole you created in the side of it (rather than the other end of the Kicker). Thread the Kicker onto the braided loop at the end of your hook link.

STEP 5: Take your chosen hook (such as a size 6 Wide Gape X) and pass the end of the braid loop through the eye from front to back. The push the Kicker over the eye of the hook. Now pull the braided loop through the Kicker, until the piece of silicone on your joining knot is buffered up against it – this will give you a big enough loop to finish attaching your hook multi rig style.

STEP 6: Choose either a micro ring swivel or a Bait Screw – these can be tied up in advance attached to your hookbaits (it works best with a balanced bait), via Bait Floss and blobbing the end with a lighter (a Floss Cap can also be used), so you can attach the whole thing to the rig in one quick and easy step. Thread the micro ring swivel onto the end of you loop, before passing the braid loop over the point of your hook, multi rig style.

STEP 7: Pull the hook link from the other end to adjust the positioning of the braided loop on your hook, so that the end of the loop is opposite the barb. The Kicker is tight enough (as long as you select the right size for your hook) that the loop can’t slip at all during casting. All you need you need to do now is attach your hook link to whatever lead system you are using (or if you’ve crimped on a Hybrid Lead Clip, simply tie that to the end of your main line or leader) - you can add an anti-tangle sleeve if using a QC clip. To change the hook, simply reverse steps 6 and 5, and then repeat them again with the new hook – you can change your hook very quickly.