I fish different size rigs from 3inch to 12 depending on what bottom I'm fishing on silt long combi rigs gravel or sand very short, it also depends on the fish as each lake is different the lake im on at the moment the carp wait and watch the trench and bream if they get caught the carp do the off so I dont bait a patch I'll just put 1 30mm boilie down as it attracts the bream and trench but to big for them mr carp comes sucks it up short rig sharp hook jobs a good un