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Kryston Superstiff? Often with braid a lot of tangles occur as you pick up the rod. The braid being softer falls around the lead, then as you pick up the lead moves first and then the hooklink pulls tight around it. I use Braid for most of my fishing with Running leads, and use PVA stringers, mesh or bags. No problems with Tangles. I also know that if you use a Combi Link then you can really avoid tangles even without PVA. 2/3 Mono (Amnesia) and 1/3 Braid works

Local Lake this week. One swim, absolutely disgusting, Line, Leadcore leaders, rigs, broken glass, Beer Cans and bottles, the remains of fires in the swim. Just out of the swim, in almost every part of the undergrowth, and some plain ground, the whole area was covered in Human Excrement and that piece of Bog roll. Just over the road from the lake is a Picnic area with a Public Toilet For Gods sake, if you do get caught short on the bank, BAG IT OR BIN IT.

Had a couple of nights on the lake this week, and was absolutely disgusted. Wandered around, and although the D was free, which meant I could set up and have a Social trip with a mate, the area was absolutely disgusting. The swim was littered with the remains of fires, broken glass, lengths of line, (including 2 Leadcore leaders). Not even hidden in the bushes, but just left on the bank out of the swim, some even in the Car Parking area, the whole area was covered with Human Excrement and Toilet roll. The most stupid thing about that is that 2 minutes over the road at the Picnic area is a Public Toilet and Water refilling station

Stick to the mullet. It suits you Flat top for me mate The loop knot also works with Coated Braids, although after a few casts it does "crumple" and the coating starts to break

Plus it depends on the swivel type you use. If you use a swivel with an addititional ring for the "loop" and have the standard end on the Mainline then you wouldn't need a loop knot. If you use the extra Ring on the mainline then a loop knot may be useful. Incidentally with all the problems with Leaders and Helicopter set-ups (Chod) have a look at these little beauties Beach Beads If there is a need for a Helicopter type set-up, then I know that Cox and Rawle (Sea Fishing) make a perfectly acceptable item for it, as do JRC Beach Beads. It is basically a Dumbell shaped bead, with the TOP section of the dumbell which can pull off the "pin". Even better is that it can be used as a Sliding Heli- set-up. You don't have to pin it down near the lead, it can slide up and down the Mainline, and DO NOT use Rig Glue to hold it together, and use it the opposite way to the advice from Cox and Rawle. It may not be perfect, but I do try to reduce the risks

Wow Paul, That place is steeped in Carp fishing history Damn right. And it was stocked by the late, great Donald Leney. I should know, cos ive flicked through his famous stocking books Get a copy of Carp Fever by Kevin Maddocks, lovely account of some of the fish in there and the ingenuity used to catch them in the "days of yore".

I don't think that it knotless knots well unless the hook you use has a totally closed eye. Even though you go opposite to the join, strands still get caught in the join. I mostly used to tie the hook on with a Uni knot and attach a separate hair, often of Dental floss If I ever used it Knotless knotted I ended up stripping it down, but leaving the knotless knot coated, then stripping the hair, and also a section above the hook eye (use a pair of childrens plastic scissors or a sharp finger nail to break the coating). If there is any weed or gunk on the bottom, then I wouldn't use it for bottom baits, as the gunk gets in between the strands. However it is a brilliant hooklink, but so flipping difficult at times.

Suffolk Water Park has Cafe, Toilets Showers. Taverham Mills, has lodges, toilet and showers Waveney Valley, Yew Tree, Marsh Farm Anglers Paradise Stick them in the search as they do come up

In the top of this section is a Sticky called Where to Fish by Counties http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=27977 The search facility also brings up a fair number of threads on Leicestershire waters. Go to the Search, type in Leicestershire, click "search all terms", Click Forum and choose UK Where to Fish, press Submit, and about 60 threads on Leicestershire waters will come up

Depends on what I want hair wise. I've switched off from using the knotless knot at the moment as I found I lost a couple of fish due I think to the hook not turning in aggresively enough. I went back to Line aligners, and the hook tied on with a Uni knot with a hair made from 4lb Mono tied to the eys. Covered over with Shrink tubing. I always use a separate hair (or D-rig) with fluoros and monos as I don't like a stiff hair on a line that thick and definitely lost a fish with a Mono hooklink where I had been too lazy to tie a D-rig

I don't do the final "tuck" through, but yes

Tench have been showing, and there have been a couple of fish pulled out attached to rigs on that favourite item of tackle I know that my Mate pulled in a Tench attached to a Leadcore rig on there last week. A few Carp showing up, but it is not as easy as it used to be

To me it depends on the hooklink material. I attach all my rigs to the hooklink swivel, don't like Quicklinks of any sort as I feel that it is another pivot point that may or may not be used for the rig to be ejected. I know the thinking is old fashioned, but I don't want anything that can be used to slow down the feel of hitting the lead, that additional link may allow it. When it comes to Fluorocarbon or mono and combi hooklinks I tie the line to the hooklink swivel with a loop knot. This is the one that is shown in Kryston packaging. The best way I can describe it is tie an overhand knot in the hooklink material, but don't pull tight, put swivel on the end, then go through the overhand loop with tag end, go round the line 4 times, and then back through loop, wet and pull both pieces tight. You then have a formed loop. I feel that it gives a little extra "arc" movement that may allow the Carp to move without feeling for the Lead or any resistance For braided hooklinks I just use a straight Uni knot to attach the hooklink material to the swivel. Not much need to feel for the "Lead resistance" as the braid is not going to be tight, and the Carp doesn't know when the resistance is going to pull in. Mind you, I do tend to use Running Leads on most occasions, so there is not much chance of the Carp feeling the Lead, but because I use tubing there will be some resistance. [edited for typo]

Correct mate. And if people are still worried they shouldn't be fishing, maybe take up knitting or something It is as making it as safe as possible. I know that accidents happen, in any form of fishing, whether that is a deep sea trawler who gets his net snagged on the Sea bed, to a Rod and Line angler snap-off that leaves line trailing, both are in reality still fishing. As for using a Running lead in Snaggy waters I know at times I still need to do so, but in that case I attach the Lead to a Paperclip to the Run Ring. The Paperclip will open out and release the Lead. It is far better in my mind to have a fish that is not trailing a lead then at least it has a chance to eject the hook through that callous forming. Paul, by the way, a sewing needle is a "pure" clean object, so that may actually stay in the skin, whereas a hook that embeds is covered in other junk, and usually gets rejected

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I'm all for as simple as you can get it. I know that I used Leadcore in the past, but after some opinions on here I started thinking about the risks, and did some experiments, which forced me to drop the stuff. Same with Leaders I now try to avoid them as much as possible. The only need in my view for a Leader is for Long Distance when you need to whack it out max distance, which at the moment I don't need to do To me the safest set-up is simply a Lead on a Run Ring running up the line (or tubing for that little piece of abrasion protection and anti tangle). I don't usually use a Shocker set-up, not much need as once a fish is running its in the net fish playing capabilities withstanding. So I'm now Hook on hooklink to swivel, Running lead on tubing, which can break free in the event of a snap-off. Simples! www.comparethemeerkat.com

There you go http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=14332&highlight=wensum

Why the after mentioning Bream? Carp are not the only things worth fishing for. I had this discussion with Mindgame the other night. I would far rather my Children forgot about Carp fishing and LEARNT on other species, which it looks like this fishery has done. Good work by the bailiff on the the Bottom pool for that reason alone

The last thread on SWP, and it still holds true: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=27109&highlight=suffolk+water+park Just by posting on a thread you bring it back to the top of the section

Go into UK Carp Fishing Stickies, and go to page2 of the section. There is a whole thread devoted to Heavy Weed! Some posts have been removed. Someone didn't remember or didn't read and accept: Swearing Carp.com rules

Have they banned braid as a Mainline, as a hooklink or totally? It may be worth having a check on it, as a number of waters still allow braided hooklinks, even though as a mainline it will be banned Mono Hooklinks: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=36937&highlight=mono+hooklinks

Weird, as I nearly always use 3oz Running leads with no problems Is it the possibility of Short Hooklinks (3-6inches) accentuating the bounce as the majority of mine are above that? Or is that just supposition? I suppose the Hooklink material may also have some bearing on the possibility of hookpulls, again I don't normally use the same as the majority. Whatever, I don't know the reason, but I don't lose many fish to hookpulls.

Go To: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewforum.php?f=104&sid=15a027785785a995857edbdf0a1df1bc And then have a mooch through some of the threads in that section

Try this: Which Hooklink?

No, I didn't misunderstand you Read it carefully The actual choice of rig, hook and hooklink etc is down to you, but Keith has just given what works for him. It may depend on how the fish on YOUR local lake behave, so you will have to get some time down there watching them, and seeing how they feed, where they feed etc , then base your decisions on that. What works for one person does not work for others. I absolutely love Daiwa Sensor line, others hate it. I don't like Korda Hooks, and avoid them, so what I would recommend will be different to other people Knots for Fluoro, from the SEARCH FACILITY click here http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=32234&highlight=flurocarbon http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=38614&highlight=fluorocarbon The answers to some of your questons can be found on here already, as I said, it will be differing opinions from various people. BUT, the person who has to work it out in the end is YOU The actual choice of rig, hook and hooklink etc is down to you Not if it keeps bloody tangling BUT, the person who has to work it out in the end is YOU I know that, but there is always something you can totally skip on. Whats the point of making the same mistake as someone else? I don't have the time on the bank, to make silly mistakes that someone else could of corrected by asking I am all ready using the running rig set up, i just wanted to know how he stop it tangling. Thanks for the links i will give them a read. Mistakes are part and parcel of fishing and to be honest what is a mistake at one moment in time is the correct solution at a later date , although tangles are not part of it, and I don't accept them, even though I use Braid all the time. I spent a long time making sure that my rigs wouldn't tangle or those that would working out solutions to them. Time on the bank spent watching the fish means that I know my rigs will work. Different fish feed in different manner, and no 1 rig will really cater for different methods of feeding. Like I said in Hook patterns, they don't really make that much difference regards tangles, but I prefer certain patterns that work for me and my fishing. I gave you the option of Coated Braids which really reduce tangles if you want to avoid them, but still have option of fishing a braided end section. PVA will totally reduce tangles, stringers, mesh or bags some rig pics: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22185