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I think it's down to the competency of the angler whether they can first fish to pads/snags and secondly do it safely so they land the fish Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

Thanks hutch I ended up getting a P. B 25 and half pound common at wyre side sunny 1on your suggestion Got 2 nights left to beat it Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Short rig with a nice big hook, no hair, the worm threaded onto the hook a few times and up the hooklink slightly.

Hi there, This is my first entry on this site and I'm looking for any information that may help. I have been fishing a local fishery for quite a while and have enjoyed reasonable success. Last year the owner restocked the lake with quite a few bigger fish and since then it has been very poor on the "fish in the net" front. All the regulars are having the same problems and even the owner has said that he is disappointed in the results. Recently we have been told that on restocking it could take a couple of years to come on again. Have any fellow carp enthusiasts come across this problem before? Thank in in advance for any help.

Thanks for the reply Jon, I'll tie a few up and test them in a tank injecting them to see how long the buoyancy lasts. I'd probably have to change them at that rate anyway with nuisance fish pecking away at them. I'll let you know how I get on. Appreciate the response. Matt

Some lily roots are as thick as your arm, so yes I would classify that as a snag. Weeds snags? not really, although there can be plenty of grit, shells etc that can make short work of lines with no abrasion resistance. As for rushes, some stick up above the water away from the main bed which can be on the edge, so yes I would say with the line going around a reed or rush bed it would be classed as a snag, in my mind, I do know I would want a decent line to cope with it.

i had the newfangled ones that came with a powerpac

It is indeed fella. I've used the 15 lb in the weedy waters of the Nene Valley. The knot and linear strength are great but the abrasion resistance (while being good for a standard duty line) aint enough - it comes back frayed if you get a carp stuck in the weed for a prolonged period (which is pretty much unavoidable on some of the waters I fish). I moved over to the 18 lb and saw the same thing but the increased diameter gave me a little extra confidence. Moved over to the Gradner Pro - same thing, very similar line. also very good. Now use heavy duty line (Rig Marole SLS Specimon Tough). The abrasion resistance is like nothing I've ever used. Hard as nails. Completely agree fella. BUT... they're carp, and sooner or later one will find the snags. Therefore IMO it's not good practice to fish in a sang situation with a line that's not up to the job of extracting them safely.

I tried them but got fed up with the length of extension cord i needed to plug em in, I use the ones that take Batteries now !

For an all rounder I've always used daiwa sensor in 12 or 15. Never really let me down and cheap too.

Is that from experience yonny or what you have read because I have found it un-breakable and very abrasion resistant, IMO snag fishing is about stopping the carp from entering the snag in the first place and this line would stop a bus IMO of course..