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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

1. No. I think as Jez says that a sharp hook hooks the fish, and in many cases we play the hook to a better hookhold during the fight. The point goes into the lip, and then as the rod is picked up to "strike" because we are pulling "up" the hook shank the point goes in even further. 2. The sooner I get indication the better, preferably as soon as it picks it up or starts to move, rather than it moving the lead. With a running lead I think that the hooklink "extends" and so line is taken through the run ring. Not sure that makes sense, but I know what I mean Some of my best hookholds on Carp have been on Float fished or freelined surface baits. Do we go to a Leadclip because we need it or because of the "Innovators" or advertising rather than what may actually be best?

This any help? http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=26640 Yes In-lines should be more stable on the bottom, and despite the Lead Clip being advocated by many I also find them useful in weed. With Inlines the Carp should "hit" the lead as soon as it moves.

The Drennan Super Specialist Braid is very thin for a braid, actually quite like cheesewire, definitely not my favourite hooklink material. It cuts deeply especially when you get tangled up in it I tend to use Braids for most of my fishing, and nearly always use PVA either as a bag, mesh or stringer. If you use mesh, then you can attach one end to your Lead clip (whether Running or Semi-fixed), and the other end to the hook, or just the hook. If you use a bag you can put the whole hooklink inside (and the lead for longer distance). As for stringers, attached to the Mainline swivel, the lead clip again, or the hook. Have fun with these http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=27183 http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=32920&highlight=pva It may also be tangling when you reel in, and not when casting. As you pick up the rod and move the lead you may be popping it into the middle of the rig, which then wraps around the lead and clip. Feathering the cast may also help

It can cause the fibres to contract and shrink slightly. Saying that I've been using the steam from a kettle for years. I'm lazy, I tie up about 5 or 6 rigs, and arrange them on the spout with the shrink tube inside the spout, and as the kettle boils it shrinks them down. I then pick up the rigs from the end outside the spout, and while still hot bend the shrink tube into the correct position for my fishing with MY FINGERS and no burns. Then dropped into cold water to confirm that bend It looks weird when you set it up to shrink them. Basically the hook is hooked over the lip with the shrink tubing going down inside and the hooklink materials then coming out and down past the handle or in that direction

Er yes! Again its no longer advertised. Same situation as West Stow and Homersfield, knowing the right people The guy who runs the West Stow "syndi" is also something to do with Nunnery Robbie, You cheeky git The moustache didn't come until the 80's Originally grown thinking it would get me served at the age of 16 Got a unmoustached pic from around 1988or9 somewhere Possibly not for public display Unless you want to scare the kids

Homersfield is Dead mans shoes or knowing the right people, and absolutely no publicity. Henham Estate lake, the Dairy Ponds (day ticket)? or the other lake on the complex thats next to the house? Very closed syndicate. You are more knowledgable than that John Wilson bloke..you should write a book... I never learn Nick last time i made fun of you, you stitched me up, but hey i can't help it. I wish I was as knowledgable as John Wilson or had his results I've got a few copies of his book so I can refer back to them, and have friends in a few syndicates so I can keep in touch. I tried to get into the Henham syndicate a couple of years ago when I was working on the house doing some plastering with a mate. Shame the job finished before we could get a bit more out of it Mate, I don't mind, I take it in the spirit its intended, although every now and again I make fun of people as well. As for writing a book, someone made that suggestion a few years ago, the thread may still be around

Homersfield is Dead mans shoes or knowing the right people, and absolutely no publicity. Henham Estate lake, the Dairy Ponds (day ticket)? or the other lake on the complex thats next to the house? Very closed syndicate.

Hmmm! Welcome to the forum You will have serious problems in Suffolk! A list of venues in Suffolk http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=16535&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=25 Some Norfolk venues: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=16608&highlight=norfolk+waters Both came from the search facility The lakes you are referring to, you have to know the right people. West Stow is mentioned in the Suffolk venues list and Nunnery may have been mentioned before on the forum. Honest answer, keep hoping!

JEEZ! That is shocking, that is a Barbed hook as well isn't it, or the shadow? I honestly don't understand why or how people do something stupid like that. Was it on the "Leader or not?" thread ?

You really sure about that? It is possible, and quite easily. Instead of attaching the rig to the swivel by a direct knot, then you can attach it via a "loop to loop". Works with Mono and braid, although I do worry about the loop knot with fluorocarbon. I have a selection of rigs in my Rig bins already baited with Air Dried baits or pop-ups. To be honest it takes as little time to tie a new mainline to swivel knot as it does to get my fingers inside a quick link to open it. On top of that because I'm experienced enough to know about it, I also dry anything that gets wet before I attach PVA. I make up bags or mesh ready and often have some already made up in the bait bucket. I can then attach them to the hook and/or lead clip after drying the end tackle. Easy enough in the rain or in the winter. In fact the last 2 trips I have been on the rain was heavy enough that PVA was a nightmare whether it was made up or not. I did also point out that a quick link can't swivel, which may increase the possibility of line twist. Rod out the water a lost fish? Merely a take you have not yet received, and a rod out the water being properly prepared is worth the inconvenience of it leaning against the bivvy for a few minutes. The quicklink i`m talking about has a little protruding bit so the swivel can come off quickly, I make my rigs with svivels attatched. Thanks for the constructive critisisms, see you. I'll let you into a secret In Sea Fishing they have been around for a lot longer than in Carp Fishing. I'm not totally sure about it, but I think Carp-R-Us were first with the Quick Change idea in Carp Fishing with "Gizmo" about 1995/6. I was using a quick change link long before that, with Breakaway Spin links (SL2). I found by experimentation that they needed to be sleeved or rigs could pop free (and lost a fish because of that). A mate of mine also lost a fish because the quick link opened out on him, and that was one designed for Carp Fishing. The hooklink swivel slid down into the gap between the 2 "prongs", and one side bent open I also watched fish feeling and ejecting for the movement of the swivel as it picked onto the link clip. (Told you I had too much time on my hands on some waters ). Attaching the swivel to the mainline, I believe it was Courtz who I showed about a loop to loop from the Leader to the swivel (admittedly it was a leadcore splice at the time), but it does work whichever side the swivel is, mainline or hooklink. A loop knot or splice in the Mainline or braided leader can be covered over with tubing, just make sure that the internal diameter is large enough.

I use the same rigs as my mate, in fact he is the only person other than myself I trust to tie my knots, and vice versa (if that makes sense). On the waters we fished together he has been known to bait boat his gear out, whereas me with my Aversion to bait boats have always cast mine I know and agree with what you are saying about lead impact and how it drops on contact with the water. To be honest if its tangle free on a cast then it is likely to be tangle free on a bait boat, especially if you use the imagination of PVA (to keep some bait and rig together) instead of just bait and drop as most do. In fact thinking about it, with a bait boat you could use longer braided hooklinks with less problems than casting them.

You really sure about that? It is possible, and quite easily. Instead of attaching the rig to the swivel by a direct knot, then you can attach it via a "loop to loop". Works with Mono and braid, although I do worry about the loop knot with fluorocarbon. I have a selection of rigs in my Rig bins already baited with Air Dried baits or pop-ups. To be honest it takes as little time to tie a new mainline to swivel knot as it does to get my fingers inside a quick link to open it. On top of that because I'm experienced enough to know about it, I also dry anything that gets wet before I attach PVA. I make up bags or mesh ready and often have some already made up in the bait bucket. I can then attach them to the hook and/or lead clip after drying the end tackle. Easy enough in the rain or in the winter. In fact the last 2 trips I have been on the rain was heavy enough that PVA was a nightmare whether it was made up or not. I did also point out that a quick link can't swivel, which may increase the possibility of line twist. Rod out the water a lost fish? Merely a take you have not yet received, and a rod out the water being properly prepared is worth the inconvenience of it leaning against the bivvy for a few minutes.

The problem with Quick links and the like is that if you connect then direct to the mainline you increase the risk of twist. Attach them to a swivel and you have created an extra pivot point that may be able to be used by the Carp to eject the hook. I'll stick to a swivel join between Mainline and rig

Not forgetting what the Carp are accepting or wary of

Winter Carp Fishing: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=23380 The last thread on Lakemore: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=33376&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=lakemore&start=25 Basically don't think that you have to spod, try your own thing to find fish, or what works

Reckon you may have some fun trawling fishery rules to find any that allow them. Not many threads covering Hertfordshire, but I know that there were a couple of links to Rib Valley in the past

Think about Jonezy's post It is right , set up a standard helicopter rig, but instead of tying on the lead use a rig ring, then attach the lead to the rig ring with a piece of light line, or even a paper clip. Will or may need the use of pva on cast. The other option was to splice the leader material. Then with the splice get it doubled over with the main piece in the middle of the leader holding the Lead in place, so you have the leader either side of the lead, but it can pop free if it snags up. Also works with the leads that have the "split" for the insert Please seriously think about leadcore, and AVOID it if there is any possibility that Fish Safety is compromised in the slightest, as some set-ups are definitely not fish safe, and that includes Helicopter set-ups. Search for the thread "Leader or not?" that 666 started

Nafy, Plenty on the Running Leads mate , and loads more on Leadcore. I'll give you some links that should help you, although you may have a lot of reading Semi-Fixed, Bolt or Running leads http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=26640'>http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=26640 Slack Lines OR Tight Lines??????? http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=27479'>http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=27479 Lead Set-ups http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=37603'>http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=37603 Flying backleads http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php? t=37079&highlight=leaders Leader or not http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php? t=32598&highlight=leaders http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=31739&highlight=leaders