Shakespeare SALT 3-Hook Flapper Rig

Overview

The Shakespeare SALT 3-Hook Flapper Rig is a ready-tied sea fishing rig built to present three separate baits at once for UK shore anglers.

Constructed around a 60 lb rig body with 20 lb hooklengths, it carries three Size 2 hooks, making it particularly well suited to smaller and medium bait presentations rather than the larger baits used on bigger pulley or pennel rigs.

Two configurations are available: the 3 Up (SKU 1550473) positions all three hook snoods above the lead, while the 2 Up / 1 Down (SKU 1550474) places two hooks above and one below, spreading bait scent through the water column.

Perfect For

This rig suits general beach, pier and harbour fishing where anglers want to cover ground with multiple baits or experiment with different bait types simultaneously.

Typical bait choices include worm, small strips of squid, fish strips and other appropriately sized shore baits, matching the Size 2 hook size well.

Shakespeare's wider SALT rig range is aimed at European shore and boat fishing, covering flatfish, bass and cod applications, though no definitive species list exists for this exact rig.

Technical Insight

Being an unclipped flapper design, the hook snoods remain free rather than being clipped against the rig body during casting, making it very straightforward to bait and fish while allowing the hooklengths to move naturally in the water.

This trade-off means the 3-Hook Flapper generally isn't the rig you'd choose for maximum-distance casting, but its strength lies in simple, effective multi-bait presentation at normal shore-fishing ranges.

The difference between the 3 Up and 2 Up / 1 Down variants comes down to hook positioning: three baits fished above the lead versus two above and one below, letting anglers choose how bait is spread around the seabed.