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No, read Noknots post carefully RUNNING LEAD on a Run Ring, no tubing, fished Slack, the line falls along the Lakebed naturally (which even Leadcore doesn't). The only extra item on the line is a Bullet or Buffer Bead simply to protect the knot and stop the Run Ring going over the hooklink swivel. Try having a read of these as well: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=26640 Bite indication with a Running Lead set-up is also a whole lot better

Some years ago Partridge bought out D rig hooks complete with ring and the hair whipped onto the shank, they even did them in green Didn't Carp-R-Us (on Nailers ?) and Big Fish Adventure also follow suit? I gave some of the Carp-R-Us ones that I got as samples somewhere to a mate who was having problems tying them. I also made up some myself using Whipping thread or cotton and a short length of Amnesia

Have fun and hopefully a few fishes to you all

Plenty of horror stories about various batches of Hybrid, and Josh has put up just one of the links to it. I'm certain there are others that say the same thing. Personal choice for me is to use Kryston Products, they seem better (for want of a better word) tested

Thanks and In that case wish him all the best from me I did send him a text last week, but know that he has to look after himself before even thinking about replying I hope that all catch this time, and the wwweather is a bit nicer than forecast. Anyone want any bait?

Hi Mate, I split this off from your other post about Finding out about a new lake Cranworth/Woodrising used to be fairly crowded at times, and it was a bit smaller until it was extended along the back. It basically used to be L shaped and most of the fish came out from the far end away from the Car Park end. I know that the Crays could be a pain at times

Thread moved into UK Where to fish. It may also pay to have a dig around on the search facility on here as Merrington has been mentioned a few times in the past

I've stickied this for other Venue reviews, lets hope that Steve isn't the only one writing them. If you any problems with a venue then please try to make Constructive criticism instead of just putting the place down. Remember the rules of Carp.com (click here if you need a reminder), and also the laws of libel and slander, so no just putting a place down because you didn't like it or didn't catch I have split this down to 2 threads to try to keep this to Reviews; Not because I want to as I'm sure Steve is very happy to read comments and enlarge his head size , so please any comments about this thread to here: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?p=421408#421408

Hi peewee_s , this isnt a rant at you in anyway, i dont do that lol There is a point where every rig imaginable is unsafe in some way or other, but as highlighted, leadcore is amongst the least safe with many different opinions on it, however i ask you this, in all the years you have been fishing, have you ever lifted a scale whilst float, zig or surface fishing??? Even if you have, or anyone else has, the lifting of a scale isnt as bad as a fish dieing from being tethered by a miss-used /dangerous rig, or damage caused via the anglers ignorance for the fishes well being during landing, weighing or photographing the capture etc. I have mixed views on leadcore, my opinion of it has changed and is changing along with my views on alot of other things, Im pretty sure i have contradicted alot of my older posts along the way. Magazines work on fads, and its people that use leadcore (for example) because its the "fashion", and not because they actually need to use something to help better their own fishing and for that i personally think that teh mags and certain anglers have alot to answer for People should have their own opinions, instead of being sheep. Jack Sorry Mate, I've got to laugh, because I can remember some ding dongs we had over Leadcore. And before that, like you I used to use the stuff myself, but some debates on here and some experiments convinced me otherwise. Like you my views have changed totally since I was used it after seeing the results first hand, so my posts will also be contradictory The original CV Safety Rig I remember thinking "does that make a Helicopter rig any safer. It keeps the beads together with the swivel etc". I had my own method of making sure that the Beads and swivel could slide off any leader. Easy and Cheap from the Sea Fishing section, Cox and Rawle Rig bodies. It looked like a Dumbell bead but it came apart. A large bore top bead that slid over a bottom section making a dumbell apearance with the rig swivel "trapped" (figuratively, not literally) between the two sections. In the event of a break, the top bead could slide over the leader knot and the rig swivel could do the same. Since then on most occasions I have found very little use for Helicopter rigs as most of my fishing has been with Running leads

I was reading another thread and Levigsp came up with a great saying "if you cannot work out the mechanics of a ", this was referring to a particular set-up (actually 2) in relation to somebody's fishing. Here is an absolute confession for you: I DO NOT THINK ABOUT RIG MECHANICS! Totally strange totally weird, but is it as unusual as that? It may not be that unusual for a couple of reasons, people generally don't think about their fishing, or the other without thinking about it they have an understanding, do we go back to the Watercraft? I watch the Carp wherever possible to find out about the way they feed (suck and blow or pick up and eat), I check hookholds and where the hook has gone in to see if anything needs to be changed. I match Hooklink materials that I think will work best to the lakebed and I play about with how I put the hook on the line in relation to the best hooking potential. i.e. I'm currently preferring a Line Aligner over a standard Knotless. How much about Rig Mechanics is something that is thought about or is that also a "Natural"?

Welcome to the forum. There have been threads on Pool Hall in the past, so a quick hit of the search may give you an idea. http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=34042&highlight=pool+hall http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=35981&highlight=pool+hall Just by posting on one of them you bring it back to the top of the section. Also a tip for you, it is better to give a bit more notice if you need new information. The people who have the "knowledge" may not get on the forum for a few days, so asking at 7pm when you are off in the morning is not a good idea. As you can see it took me 2 days to notice the thread, and that was only to give you the available links

Went down to "my" lake today for a couple of hours and was absolutely appalled. I ended up with a number of Carrier Bags of rubbish that had been dropped. From Fishing line measuring tens of metres, Deadbait Packets, Trace Packets, sweetcorn tins, shoelaces cut in half, and a Pike Trace, complete with half a sprat. Add to that the other rubbish, paper etc I think it was 4or5 bags of rubbish picked up and binned. The sick part is that behind some of the swims are Rubbish bins. The rubbish had been dropped on the bank 2 metres away from them, looking like no attempt to bin it. Those who drop litter should be banned from every fishery in Britain, or even the world and should have their right to life revoked FOR HEAVENS SAKE, EVERY ANGLER, PUT YOUR RUBBISH IN THE BIN or even better TAKE IT HOME AND BIN IT

I used what I had to hand when I first had the problem. Digging around my tackle box at night is a bit difficult, and I was so close to the fish that any banging would have spooked them. The pop-up half was to lift the hookpoint clear of the weed, and the bottom bait was that they were comfortable eating. It may also have had a totally unintended additional effect, that could be useful in that it put an extra bait there. "The bait at the back is safe as the hookbait is buoyant" sort of thing. I think that many of the Carp have been landed so often on pop-ups they avoid them on purpose

Search out Taverham Mills on the forum and even have a look at their website I've posted loads in the past about it. I've also removed your e-mail address as Carp.com has an efficient Private message facility

This one may also be useful: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=37416

Still part of the English Course Work? Read it as part of my English Studies at school. An interesting book (and play) and after reading a bit spooky. How to make everyone in a family feel extremely guilty for their actions

The other thing about the lake is that this is the first year in a while that the water table has been up to its "normal" level. For a number of years we have had some very dry summers and winters, so the natural water level has been low, and the ground has soaked up the rain that we have had. As a result the extra precipitation from the past year or so, can't soak away into the ground, and the river can't be used to take out the excess as it is currently higher than the lake. Those swims that Bob has worked on are actually the right height for a normal water table, when the water is able to soak away as it should I've even taken my son into the swim right next to the outflow stream and was able to set-up right next to it with not even getting my trainers wet. Yet now I think I would need waders to get onto that swim (if the rushes haven't taken it back over yet) As for trees, I can remember a bailiff who was worried when he came into a swim where I had tied the branch back. He thought I had cut them down, was mighty relieved when I showed him the bailing twine.

The aerator gets has been a problem for ages, it gets repaired, and then a few years later it packs in again. It takes ages to make the parts for it I think that due to the site and the landowner the aerator is unable to be changed. As for the swims, they are under constant erosion. They get raised, then a high water level mean that a year or so later it all needs to be done again. I know how much effort goes into the work on the swims. It is on Private land and the owner doesn't want the trees cleared, he allows fishing, and does some of the work himself. There is a Public footpath around 1 side of the lake. As for the heavy baiting, I believe that a couple of members had tickets pulled by bailiffs in the past, but unless the bailiffs see it happen they can't do anything afterwards. It is looked after as properly as time, money and materials allow. Its under constant erosion, and that takes a lot of work, not just an hour here or there, but constant work, almost full time. Unfortunately anglers being anglers don't have that spare time. They have lives and jobs. It is a "syndicate" in a way, not a Day Ticket water, and so the money is not available to be spent on it. To be honest I would thank your lucky stars that it is fishable at all, as in the mid to late 80's and early 90's for a while it was lost to fishing totally.

I know very little about Bures Lake other than what I know is on the LAA website: http://www.londonanglers.net/WATERS/BURES%20LAKE.html Depth varies between 1 and 2 metres and it can get quite weedy. Because of the secrecy around the lake it may be quite difficult to get information on Carp stocks from anyone other than someone fishing there. It was featured in John Wilsons Guide to Fishing in Norfolk and Suffolk book, so more info may be available from the latest copy

I found the Korum ones in QD/Lathams in Ipswich on the shelf. No Audi don't make good cars, they make great cars and why not?

Korum also make the same thing There goes another of my sneaky edges

I've got a few favourites, and don't buy hooks for fashion or because of advertising This is what I currently have either pre-tied rigs on or in the box: Carp-R-Us Nailers and Centurions size 6 and 8's Owner FLB's size4 (Matt, found 1 ) ESP G4 Raptor size7 (bottom bait and pop-ups) Kamasan B175 size 8 (for Pop-ups) Drennan Super Specialist and Specimen size 8,10,12 (floater fishing) and a packet of Carbon Feeder size 16. (probably so I have some small hooks for Lily and Levi to fish with) Fox Series Carp Match size12 (again for floater fishing). I buy hooks that I trust and know work for the set-up that I'm using. So I use specific rigs coupled with the particular hook to how the Carp feed, which fish I'm after and what I'm trying to achieve.

Last info I had, many years old! A 3 acre lake shaped like an L with depths from 3-12 feet Fun float fishing for Carp, Rudd, Tench and Crucians. The Carp go to probably 20lb+ At the time there was No Night Fishing (or by prior arrangement), but this MAY have changed

Hi Kieth,I started comming onto the forum to see if I could get to know any like minded souls and to see if I could learn a thing or two and perhaps help on or two. Most anglers you see nowdays or in fact in the past do not think for themselves,they simply do what they have been shown either first or second hand. A few think for themselves work out how to catch fish,and either first or second hand teach all the others. Magazines and forums for that matter can help beginers, they also can help thinking anglers in their train of thought. But in a lot of situations you know they will read and follow like sheep. For what it's worth, I think this is spot on. I like to think that when I go out I will always be asking myself the question: "Why are you doing that?". In other words I will try and think my way through what I do and, after a time, be able to build up a store of knowledge that I can deploy and hopefully catch regularly. The other thing I have found is that, as a novice, I did the usual thing in buying books, magazines, DVDs, and joining forums. Very soon I found I had a healthy dose of "information overload". I quickly stopped trying to remember everything, and felt I needed to start simple and slow, and then gradually grow into a thoughtful angler with good water craft skills and a range of fishing options at my disposal. Some good points in these conjoined quotes. Now like others I think that you need to get some experience, yes you can get information from reading a magazine, but most of it is product plugging, or placement. I think that maybe a lot of the what we class as "stupid" questions are because there is no magazine that really covers the basics. They do show the most "innovative" up to date super rig, lead set-up or super all singing all dancing supercast rod and reel (with apologies to Daiwa). As much as you can learn from forums and magazines, the only way to get true experience is on the bank and struggling at times. That struggle normally gives you the will to improve, although in Bart Simpson terms "If you can't do it, then stick in the cupboard with rest of things you can't do" may be apt for many of the people of today, and Instant being the operative word Now when it comes to Inline leads I used them for many years, and in some very weedy waters, with no problems. I didn't lose many fish while playing them (what I don't know about is how many I lost due to no indicator movement). Zipp/Pear style shaped Inlines are reasonably good for casting, although if you really want to go for maximum distance they wobble in flight, which reduces distance, so head to a Pendant or even Helicopter arrangement (there see I said it, use a Rotary set-up ) With Inlines I do have a worry that in Silty waters they push the hooklink down into the silt, or cause it to curve and stick out and up. Also on gravel I think that the force of the lead, if not feathered on the cast and felt down, may damage the swivel or the hooklink knot. Also I have a feeling that Inline Leads may be better for PVA bagging and getting the Lead inside the bag over a Pendant set-up. Sorry lack of experimentation for a while

one here and everyone who used owner hooks in the dim and distant past 2, the Owner spade ends were a very good hook Even tied with braid I never had a spade cut the hooklink, and the points were very sharp. Don't think I lost a fish on them ever, shame I couldn't get any more, but I bought all the shop had at the time