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A slight play on words, but another Kryston product bit like PVA I also believe that Jim Gibbinson folds up his braided hooklinks in a Concertina effect (Must have 3 folds ) and uses Super Stiff to hold it together, he then has an "extending" hooklink.

Each in the right situation? If you want a totally separate hooklink all the way down then the untwisted is better. If you want to untwist just a small piece near the hook then the twisted You may find that the twisted version stops debris going between the strands, yet with the untwisted a twig or something may go between. Also both because they are very supple are in need of a Superstiff'ening to cast and reduce tangles or need to be used in a Combi link

One that gets the bait where the fish feed! It may be on top of the silt if it is the thick black stinky stuff, or it may be in it if it is rich in Natural food, more "brown" silt. And no I don't always think that the Silt/Helicopter Rig is best, it can be worth using longer braided hooklinks If you have a play with the search facility, I reckon that there are few Silt Fishing threads about

Was reading a couple of other threads on rigs and thought that I could bring this one back to the fore for some more reading. Are your rigs catching? If yes then keep using them. If you start to find that results dry up then you may need to adapt, but bear in mind the effectiveness of your rigs can depend on how or what you feed, just by increasing the free bait may make them effective again. Have a read http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=37416 Carp picking up individual baits may need to have different rigs from those feeding over a bed of bait. It may be as simple as the length of the rig or the hair. I do know that when I use Pop-ups and Snowmen hookbaits I tend to "complicate" the issue as I prefer to use a D-rig set-up for them, don't ask why, a Confidence issue I guess

Are your rigs catching? If yes then keep using them. If you start to find that results dry up then you may need to adapt, but bear in mind the effectiveness of your rigs can depend on how or what you feed, just by increasing the free bait may make them effective again. Have a read http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=37416 http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=9536&highlight=complicated+rigs

Viscount and Markhams had the full Drennan Range of Hooks, Super Spades, etc

A thread on The Chase in Dagenham:http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=30682&highlight=chase If you post on an existing thread you bring it back to the top of the section

Like you I prefer spades for small fish as well, although I found with the knot that you get with the Knot tyer (the "twist to tighten" tyer) is perfect for making a hair on larger hooks so I bought up a supply of the Spade end Owners that were about around 15years ago. They worked nicely with braided hooklinks as well. Flipping heck, we're getting "least" ejection without realising it on smaller fish

Unfortunately it does happen at times. You trap some moisture between the tubing and the hook and it causes corrosion, or where the hook eye is it starts to corrode for some reason, even on supposedly rust free hooks. The "rust free" is usually because of a coating of some sort, a hook may get scratched by sharpening or on the lakebed, but the eye area or even the barb seems to get a thinner or missing coating. Keith Was it 10 years ago that Drennan "bought out" Kamasan or was it longer? I used to use both depending on which Tackle shop I went into, although I can't remember the Kamasan or Komatsu number (before Kamasan, same company ) Tucker, If you can get hold of them, Spade ends in larger sizes are very good for Perfect Line Align style with the hooklink material coming from the front of the spade

I'll give another answer as to why I got so wound up other than the obvious Death Rig scenario: Rig Tying Stickies, Lead Set-ups http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=37603 IT IS ALREADY POSTED ON THE FORUM, it takes little common sense to find it. I was not patronising, I was disgusted . You want me to be patronising, and say Oh that is such a good rig, it will work? The chance of that is an absolute No way. I gave a constructive comment (actually link) to a thread that may answer a few questions and so that you can use or set up a safe rig. The question as to how to set up a safe rig has been answered many times, and Tcbuk, I'm pretty positive you have participated in those threads ( http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=31293) and so know that an Upline Swivel is a Big No No! Use a little of that Common sense Please! The only reason that you will be able to log on is so that you larn Darn quick about Rig Safety

I saw that pic and I'm very slowly counting to 10, but at the moment I'm putting swear words between every figure. Think my usual "Kick the PC, headbutt the door, roll a ciggie, kick the front door, smoke and then back via the headbutted items again may well come into play. PLEASE FOR YOUR SAKE IF I EVER SEE IT, AND FOR THE SAKE OF THE FISH DO NOT USE THAT RIG AS IT STANDS, REMOVE THE TOP SWIVEL OF THAT SET-UP, DO NOT SUPERGLUE BEADS ONTO TUBING. YES I DO INTEND TO SHOUT AT THAT, IT IS DISGUSTING . You have been a member of this forum since September 2007 and you think to make a rig like that is acceptable fishing? There are absolutely loads of threads about Running rigs, Rig Safety etc. Either a VERY bad taste wind-up, or APPALLING Fishing (sorry I REFUSE to call it angling ). My nice part of this post: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=26640

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