LACarper

ok a little confused? is using shrink tubing to create more of a bend in an already bent hook ok or is it dangerous? also i cant use braid as it is banned

just wondering about curve shank hooks by korda it says on the packet that there is no need for shrink tubing because the way in which the hook is made. would it be beneficial to add some shrink tubing anyway?

what name and brand please??

im fishing a lake soon with a no braid hooklength rule. what material could i replace it with? thanks

ok i really dont understand rig mechanics atall, what is the difference between a chod rig set up and a regular pop up set up. how would one outfish the other??

Is it a bottom bait, pop up, or balanced? Also what rig material are you using, and how long is your hook link? Is the bait really thin? What hook size? To my mind, hair length just comes in with a whole other list of variables that affect rig mechanics, and one affects the other and so forth. its a bottom bait, the rig material is coated braid with abit stripped back by the hook. the length is probably slightly more than 4 inches the bait is probs slightly less than half a millimeter in thickness and the hook is a size 10 korda kurv shank hook. Wow, that is a thin bait!! With a 4 inch rig I wouldn't go too long on the hair. The bait hasn't far to move before it will hit resistance and you don't want the whole lot being pulled back out of the mouth before its been sucked in properly. Too long hair on a short rig and the hook might not be in the mouth before the fish realises its not just a freebie. 5-10 mm from the top of the bend in the hook to the bait, but that's just my opinion. Others may differ. Maybe a blow back type rig too perhaps, or some tubing on the hook to keep the hair along the hook until past the point? Doubt there are any hard and fast rules for a bait that's less than half a mm thick! Is it like a sheet or something? I'd have a play around with different set ups and see what works. If you think you're missing pick ups or getting aborted takes then change the hair length or rig length. i think i got it wrong half a millimetre isnt right not sure how thin it was but not that thin. i ended up blanking anyway. not sure what was happening as i was getting bleeps and what seemed like semi takes. i dont know if thi was carp or other fish?

Is it a bottom bait, pop up, or balanced? Also what rig material are you using, and how long is your hook link? Is the bait really thin? What hook size? To my mind, hair length just comes in with a whole other list of variables that affect rig mechanics, and one affects the other and so forth. its a bottom bait, the rig material is coated braid with abit stripped back by the hook. the length is probably slightly more than 4 inches the bait is probs slightly less than half a millimeter in thickness and the hook is a size 10 korda kurv shank hook.

I'm using a bait that is small but quite long and ive made a couple of hair rigs up with the bait on there is a bit of a gap between the hook and bait also making the distance from hook point and the bottom of the bait even further. could this long hair lose me bites?

Thanks smufter but I'm low on cash so will just be sticking to wylands where it will cost me no extra

ahh what a relief to have a reply to this, i was begining to think no one could help so thanks. I'm really glad you said margin fishing too because i love to margin fish as my casting isnt fabulous. Could you tell me is that the same for the rest of the big fish waters? and when you said about simple rigs would a straight hair rig with braid work? also what are the make up of the lakes the bottom is it silty? thanks

Hi just wondering if anyone has fished here ive booked a 2 week holiday to wylands in june. i would like to try my hand at fishing for the bigger fish on the more difficult waters on the complex. could anyone give me some pointers? thanks

Anyone live in or near newbury berkshire who is intersted in fishing further a field and would like to meet up and fish with me? this is my 100th post yay!