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How would the manager know it was them ?

tie a longer loop so you only pull the loop and not the knot through the bait

IMO the fishery manager was weak letting them get away with that, vacate the swim or you're banned would be my take on it.

30lb BS may be a bit thick. Just strip off a few inches of the coating so that your hair section is more supple.

More of a swap than a new purchase, sorted out a float rod, floats and bits and bobs for a clear window for my Tempest Brolly off a mate, he needed the gear for his son.

Good luck matey, hope it's a memorable one.

Just going to play devil's advocate a bit what if you put none into the mix and then just glugged them after boiling before freezing and then again before use? Would that not be the best way to add hydro liquids?

The days of me seeing red has happily past but it takes some effort tho. The bailiff found the sign in a bush

Kind of like a Chelsea smile???? It's why I stopped using uncoated braid, it happened to me. Now I've got the double beep shock rig I can use any rig I want with a mesh bag, usually a spinner tbh 😉if it ain't broke and all that.

Friend of mine was getting mouth damage in Italy, problem seemed to be the 15lb supple braid cutting the corners of the mouth. Think he just upped the BS, it was odd and out the blue - no previous issues. 🤷‍♂️

I can't help thinking supple uncoated braid causes damage, especially if you have a big lead swinging about 4 inches from the fishes face, but yeah most fish on my syndicate with mouth damage came from when the lake used to be a match lake, we are now trying to catch them ones and retire them to another pond.

Oh I'd be so angry, I'd have gone home absolutely raging after giving them what for - so bad!!! So those guys just moved the sign and got away with it. 🤬

I'll look into the overhand loop knot thanks

Checking here i'ts soft n trap 30lbs and i'm using size 14mm, i'll admit sometimes it seems bulkier than other times, kinda inconsistent.

Simple overhand loop knot? What hooklink material are you using?

Never had an issue with the figure of eight. I'd be looking at the boilie or maybe the hooklink if I were you. Assuming the link isn't too thick, the boilie must be too hard/brittle?

Hello fellow carpers, I"m new to the whole carp scene, and I have a question about the knots, I use the figure 8 knot for my hair rigs and sometimes the knot is too bulky for the boilie I end up breaking just to try to get the hair rig through. I"m wondering if there's any other options or any other suggestions or any type of micro knots available. I've looked around and tried the loop knot I got the same bulky knot Thanks in advance Pablo

You technically can go as high as you want with natural liquids, IMO they have a point where its just pointless adding any more (for me thats around 60-70ml) but some say as high as 120, 40 should be ok, personally I have a pref for one thick hydro combined with a thinner bulk liquid. dont forgot you can also give them a coating of hydro before freezing or prior to going to the lake to let them draw a bit more liquid in.

I like this, when the fish have seen it all I find myself tying a standard hair with a bottom bait and tiny funnel web of crumb- simple as it gets, and works 👍 No baiting just a trap in the zone.

Did matey mention what main line he is using? I went back to an old reliable stretchy line I’m not going to open that can and name it light tackle is murky water I think far too much is made of test curves and not enough about line stretch cheers all a little tussle of opinions is healthy enough

So was Barney2. It's a difference in opinion. Get over it.

I was making my point, backed up with experiments and views. You know me and testing; rigs, hooks, braids get tested, I don't just go on hearsay. When I lose fish to a 'tackle failure' I want to find out why. Is it a 'one off'? Is it a faulty dodgy component or my fault. In this case why should I lose fish on a hooklink I've been using when I've had no problems before, what is the difference? The difference was superglue. I'd actually been trying the superglue stiffened section of hooklink against my standard braid rigs.

I've been comparing it to the old Vitalin and after treating it as I did Vitalin, it does not seem to bind as well. It definitely needs a lot less water, and there is less flaked maize than in the original.

No doubt you will fella 👌

Give it a rest lads. Barney2 has said he's used it for years without issues. You say you've not used it for years without issues. Just agree to disagree. No-one cares.