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12 hours ago, newmarket said:
10ft Vader rod doesn’t fit into a 12ft Xtractor rod sleeve, hence my issue.
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Hi guys,
I have a Sonik Vader xrs 10ft Rod and a sonik resurgence recon 12ft Rod. I am trying to find a Rod pod which will fit both of these rods in.
When packed away, the 12ft Rod packs down smaller than what the 10ft Rod does. So a 12ft Rod sleeve doesn’t seem necessary.
any recommendations, please?
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8 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said:
A fixed lead is basically any set-up where the lead cannot come off the line in the event of a break-off. A lead clip or helicopter setup could be construed as a fixed lead, the lead clip if the tail rubber is pushed on tightly.
Heli safe clips are NOT safe, the lead needs to stay on to allow the rig to come off the broken line, a heli clip does not allow that to happen.
The answer is to use a running lead, kits are available from Korum, Fox and other brands.
As for Ronnie rigs, you can use them on running leads, but I would suggest you make the hooklink long enough to allow the hook and bait to slowly sink down on the lakebed. In other words use a pop-up hookbait that only just sinks the hook and swivel. It may not offer any advantage over other pop-up rigs.
Thanks for the reply and information, I really appreciate the help.
It seems to me that the Ronnie rig isn’t really a great idea then due to the dangers than can come with the lead set ups, unless on a running lead.
would you suggest another rig I try focus to master then rather the Ronnie rig with a lead clip/helicopter rig. Preferably one which can be as effective yet more safe for the fish?
Thank you for taking the time to help
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Hi all,
I recently started fishing, around 6 months ago now. I started off in the summer floating bread, then as the weather began to worsen moved to fishing off the bottom using a a feeder. I have now learnt how to tie a Ronnie rig, thanks to numerous YouTube tutorial videos. However, i am left massively confused regarding the lead setup for this rig.
Firstly, what lead setup do you guys use for the Ronnie rig? It’s either a lead clip, or helicopter rig from what im seeing. I want to ensure whichever i use it is as safe as possible for the fish, hence why i have been looking at heli-safe clips. However, i worry with these that im going to lose endless amounts of leads, which obviously will add up to a lot of money over time. How do you guys tie your lead sets up, including everything that’s needed to do so.
My local fishery also stayed that no fixed leads must be used at any times. Could someone please explain a fixed lead please and what style of fishing this is. Is it a lead clip? As the lead cannot be released?
Finally, after watching numerous videos on the Ronnie rig by Carl and Alex, Korda etc.. It says that to tie the Ronnie rig and also the helicopter rig to use stronger line than the mainline. 35lb boom for the Ronnie rig, 18lb braid for the helicopter rig. Why is this? I have always fished a hooklink lighter than my minaline for two reasons - 1. If it snaps i do not lose all my tackle. 2. It’s safer for the fish so all my tickle isn’t become stuck to it.
Thanks for any help,
Bruce
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Great, I shall I have a look at these. Thank you for your suggestion :)