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I also found the pics of the first 20lb fish from Trimley top lake

Well my finished her 3 weeks of radiotherapy today and everything is looking good, she has to wait another 6 weeks for the official all clear. But it's all looking positive. I'd like to thank everyone for their support and well wishes on the forum. Cheers Keith. 👍

Welcome to world of Carp angling . I see that in that 6 months you have progressed through the gears , surface fishing onto the feeder ( which is a great method by the way) and now what you consider the next stage . I agree with Nick , forget Ronnie rigs and whatever May or may not be considered to be fixed lead set ups and keep it simple to begin with . A simple running rig with simple knotless knot rigs and versions there of . Not only is it dead easy but possibly THE most effective way to catch carp . You can always migrate to “complicated” rig and lead set ups later if you must . you may not even want to by then . Google Keith Moors running rig ( it’s on this forum somewhere) and take a gander at Nick’s hooklink s on the sticky above this section . you won’t look back , good luck 👍🏻

The spinner/ronnie is perfectly safe. Both a lead clip and a heli set-up are perfectly safe when set up correctly. They us the 35 Boom solely for it's stiff properties. You don't have to use such materials. You can use whatever you want.

My rigs have barely changed in 30 years of fishing. For bottom baits a basic simple knotless knotted rig with a line aligner. For pop-ups a sliding ring on the hookshank stopped by a hook bead, and a coated braid hooklink stripped from the hook to the height I want the bait popped up. Either putty or a match anglers olivette is the counter weight. This works with pop-ups and snowman baits. Choose your hooklink material for the bottom you are fishing over. In weed I prefer braid as it lays better than stiffer materials like mono or fluorocarbon. The running lead can be fished with a tight line or a slack line. If there is no undertow, fish it with a slack line and your indicator fished at maximum drop only just providing weight. Whichever way the fish goes you will get a run, any bleep is notification of interest. If you fish a running lead it is a Bolt rig, the fish will run, but can run towards you so you need your indicator tight.