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Show off In that case choose your venue according to the type of fishing you want to do Do you want to sit it out on a big fish water, or are you after numbers of fish? You must know which is more likely to interest you, so we can't really give you the advice As for living that close as 138 says, "Show Off"! I have to drive down to Hertfordshire to fish

The set-up pictured above works for pop-ups or bottom baits, and over various types of lakebed Just tie a rig to suit how you think is best

Tel, Thank you for the consideration of the thoughts posted. Unfortunately I believe that manufacturers are sometimes pushed into releasing products without due consideration, fashion or maybe because of "fish at all costs". I'll post this pic again as it shows my standard lead set-up, a running lead going up and down tubing, although the rig is "top secret" As you can see on this occasion I hadn't pinned the tubing down with putty, although sometimes I do, it depends on whether I feel that the fish are spooking off the tubing if it has raised off the lakebed.

I don't use a leader, EXCEPT where I am distance casting. I use straight through mainline with the last 30centimetres protected by tubing. For Silt/Helicopter rigs get a piece of RIGID tubing of between 1-5cms, a rubber bead (2 if you want it to be able to slide up and down the line, or use a tail rubber to hold the tubing in place), a bullet buffer bead or tail rubber, and a ring swivel. Tie your rig onto the swivel as normal, and use the ring on the swivel to go onto the rigid tubing. Put the rubber bead onto the tubing to hold the rig in place, and then push the tubing into the tail rubber or bullet bead. You can either tie the lead on or use a quick link style clip, and the bullet bead protects the knot. If it is free running the tubing can slide up and down the mainline. It CAN also be used with a leader, and because the rubber bead (NOT glued into place), will eject off the tubing in the event of a snap-off, the ring swivel and rig can also be ejected. Aside from the fact that I had been playing with a rig set-up using hooks that are over 10years old to give me an idea, this is still pretty much my current set-up for sliding or helicopter set-ups

No, I'm not misunderstanding. And in this case it wasn't Leadclip it was a Safezone Helicopter leader, where the rig should be able to be ejected. Shockleader, the only need for a leader, absolute distance casting, and NOT if there are snags!

Please, I have retrieved a Safezone leader and attached mainline (measured in terms of 10's of metres) that the lead could not release, was totally jammed up in weed, and the rig could not release. I tried, the bailiff at Suffolk Water Park tried, and between us we could not get anything to release until we gripped the lead in pliers, and twisted the whole lot free. If a fish had taken the attached plastic hookbait that was one tethered fish! In my view the only place for any leader is for extreme distance casting, and then if any snags are present, forget it and accept that you aren't going to cast as far. Leader or not: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=32598

Tel Not just that, any leadcore leader where the lead is fished Pendant style or inline is a complete danger to the fish and is an accident waiting to happen I.e a tethered fish. The leadcore will always be trailing in the event of a snap-off, leading to the potential for the fish to get tethered. For ESP or any manufacturer to release such a product is beyond belief, shows how little that fish care is thought about, and is completely irresponsible Jez, I believe it was a Pendant leadcore set-up that you or Mach3 pulled in at Merrington, complete with fish attached and trailing a rig? Leaders or not: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=32598

And do NOT have anything in common with their name, i.e, they are NOT safe! On a query note, why do you think that you need a leader? At anything over 40metres the line is going to arc down from the rod tip to the lakebed. A leader serves no useful purpose, and does not hide the line anyway in most cases.

Join the still searching club! Suffolk struggles for fisheries, FULL stop. If you go to the search and type in "Suffolk Venues", click search all terms, and then specify UK Where to fish, I gave a list of almost every Suffolk Water I know, Day Ticket, Syndicate and Season etc, it is on page 2 of that thread.

I've used putty on the tubing at the rod end for years, but I do make sure that if I do the Running Ring can get over it with no problems. Not with a running lead, it is actually more instant. If you go to the Lead Set-up or Semi-fixed vs Running threads in Rig Tying Stickies, there is a fair bit of information on them about how a running lead will give more instant indication I accept the fact that there is also slightly more resistance with tubing and a running lead than there is with no tubing and running leads

There are many rigs about that are designed for particular fish, or for particular waters; 360, Bent hook, Withy Pool rig etc. The problems come when every man and his dog use them for every fish that swims. Used in the right situation, for the larger fish they will usually cause absolutely no problems (that is NOT condoning there use), but when every fish that picks up the bait is nailed, then mouth damage can occur, especially more so with smaller fish that often feed and get hooked more. I know that a number of people dislike Longshank hooks for mouth damage, but then many who use them are fishing for smaller fish. Yet there are Big Name anglers who use them specifically for larger fish (over 25lbs for example), and the problem is not evident. In most cases, simple is best, a knotless knotted or line aligned rig with a supple hair is probably the most effective catcher going, even a supposedly inefficient rig can be made effective, by how you get the fish feeding.

Actually I'd bin the lead clips, I hate the darn things The stuff you have to habd will be fine for plenty of rigs, although as BBJ says, swivels are easy and handy. A truthful answer for you, keep your rigs as simple as possible, in most cases simply a knotless knotted rig will do for pop-ups or bottom baits in various types of hooklink material

The lakes at Swangey I believe are signposted from the Attleborough/Snetterton Roundabout on the A11 Swangey Fen as far as I'm aware has only had limited fishing. The original syndicate on the lake, set up by Robert Watts(?) if I'm right in that, he is a genuine guy ) were given access rights via a farmers track or field, who then changed his mind. As a result a lot of the members decided to leave and some asked for money back until it was sorted. There are probably a few easier waters around in the area, although joining such a syndicate is always worthwhile for the peace and tranquility that it provides, as there are a lot of overcrowded waters around the area

If there is a lake in Surrey called Bracken, then that makes at least 2 that I can think of! Thread moved to UK Where to Fish

The best person to speak to on all things Telford is Jemsue5. PM nicely, introduce yourself, and ask nicely usually gets a response from him. Just don't be too inquisitive as he will help you if you help yourself Only problem is that you may not get an answer before tomorrow (from him or anyone)

My usual answer, get hold of a copy of River Carping by Neil Wayte. There are 2 chapters on the River Trent, one by Archie Braddock, and one by Shaun Harrison. What gear do you usually use for Carp Fishing? Most of that will be suitable I reckon, although at times you may need to up the weights you use.

Gaz knows the area better than I do, so when he talks about the platforms I would assume that he is correct. I do know that part of the stretch is on the Cattawade (Lawford Angling Ticket), as I used to work in a Tackle shop and we sold the tickets. Unfortunately I can't remember the cost of them.

Day Ticket area, comes under Cattawade, tickets available from local tackle shops

I asked pretty much the same question YEARS ago (http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=26628&highlight=gosfield+lake), and still have no more information. There may be some more information on a thread called Essex Carp waters or something like that. Just by posting on a thread you bring it back to the top (Thread moved into UK Where to fish section)

I think I overcomplicated myself at the time with piddling about with rigs years ago. On the water I was fishing it produced my 1st ever 20 and a couple of other fish, but I was not putting the bait in the right place. Basically at the time I was out of my depth on the lake, so if I had put a BOG standard rig in the same place it may well have worked. I guess I was following fashion instead of my eyes

I made the mistake of selling some of my fishing books on e-bay, although for some reason I still have the Anglers Mail/Andy Little one, probably 'cos I realised no-one would buy it He did do a good chapter on Savay in Big Fish From Famous Waters by Chris Turnbull as well, although I don't think he has ever been particularly photogenic. I think I kind of preferred the caricature of Randy Spittle.

Dan, I cheated, I still have my copy of Andy Littles Guide to Big Carp Fishing. (sorry I missed a word out of the title in original post), so I was able to dig it out and quote it word for word. I remember the baitless hook as well, but more from a CarpWorld article, I think fishing hemp?

Andy Littles Exploding Stringer system from the Andy Littles Guide to Carp Fishing: An idea for you though, try putting some boilies in boilie mesh, but tighten it down and knot it so tight that you are stretching the mesh. As it dissolves it may well do the same thing with less effort

Hate to burst your bubble, but its pretty similar to that were being used YEARS ago. The hair coming out of the back of the tubing I used in 1993(?) on Weybread, albeit it with a Drennan Super Specialist, now curved hooks just give it a new dimension. In fact I even extended the idea slightly with a rig ring being attached out of the tubing on the shank, which I think is something like the Savay looney rig, and there was also a sliding version