WillbeCarpin

To original poster I fish with very short lengths of lead core for solid bags about 6 inches in length. I remove the lead from the core so it's soft and splice a loop one end and a swivel at the other. When it come to inline leads your right they are a bit tight so I get some scissors or a knife and run it round the plastic until I get it so it holds but after a good shake will come off the swivel.

I fish naked chods a lot and this year im using nash dcam sinks well and not had any issues so far and last year i used wychwood dpf purple line and that sunk well too but started twisting up towards end of season and both are near invisible on the bottom, I think any line that sinks well will do the job but you want the confidence that your line cant be seen. Personally i wouldnt buy flourocarbon because of the price but if thats not an issue for you id go with that. Also i cant recommend the avid chod beads enough for naked chods, they hold on the line well and im certain you get better bite indication because the beads are tight on the line and when the fish gets hooked the line moves first before the lead. Iv noticed when you get a run the bobbin will move up slightly almost like a bream bite and then will rip off because the carp doesn't know how to deal with it. I use as lighter a lead as i can get away with usually a 1oz and make sure the line is fished as slack as i can get it, im convinced the weight of the line sunk is plenty of weight enough to hook the carp. And having a heavy lead bouncing around near the carps mouth i dont want it using the weight of the lead to eject the hook.

I got some wychwood c-201s in 3.5tc and they are bang on, can punt solid bags for miles and they look the part too and at a decent price feel like they are worth a lot more.

Like i said its not a top brand of chair but cheap enough and well made. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dark-Green-Portable-Folding-Fishing-Chair-Camping-Recliner-4-Adjustable-Legs-XL-/130960401122?hash=item1e7dd922e2:g:GfsAAOSwQTVWAtp6

I got a kms chair off ebay last year im a big lad and its still going strong 40 quid not a bad price just not a big brand name

I use something similar to the one pictured above, but i use a avid chod bead and a little putty above to help pin my main line down and i use a large buffer bead over the swivel on the lead and only use 1oz leads ( can still chuck them a long way ) i believe the weight of the lead is not really important because the weight of the line when sunk is more than enough to hook the fish and the light lead close to the fishes mouth during the play is not heavy enough for the fish to shake it about to dislodge the hook where a heavy lead would, and if i was to use a heavier lead to get more distance i would want to drop the lead in play. I also use micro barbed hooks always i believe they do less damage to a fishes mouth because once they go in they stay in where a barbless can slip and tear creating big wounds in the carps mouth.

I got 3x wychwood C-201s last year and if you look around can get them for a decent price superb rods for the money.

Iv not used the ND alarms but i like the look of them and the features at a decent price too you have to wonder how long it will take for other company's to jump on board with the features??