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I sometimes use Pole Olivettes as Pop-up counterbalances. I think its Drennan that manufacturer some that are held on the Line by small pieces of Tubing at either end. Since they are Mouse Dropping shaped they sit flat on the bottom without being too obvious.

Ninghai, WeiHai and Ningbo, China, all 1 parent company, produce many of the Major Brands, Fox, Nash, etc Bayer Perlon, produce Maxima, Drennan, Bayer, Sylcast and Daiwa (I think) Yo-Zuri, many of the American lines Shakespeare, USA

Mate, there are many items of Tackle that are exactly the same. Manufactured in the same factory, but the Company who Buys them, Brands them and Prices them differently. I can think of 4/5patterns of hooks that are the same hook, just different names go on the Packet, be it Nash, Carp-r-us, Korda, Gardner etc. In fact Kamasan and Drennan Hooks are definitely the same factory. Also the same with various Makes of Line. I think in Total there are 6 Line Manufactures in the World. Yet how many brands of Line? Sylcast, Drennan, Maxima and Bayer all used to be Manufactured in the same place in Germany.

Yes it can be done. The NISA Pole Feeders were designed for it on the River Yare, so just adapt your Pole Fishing techniqes to suit. Or think about Float Ledgering Tactics that were in use Years ago and adapt them!

Why The need for a Black Braid? If you look at Kryston SuperSilk it will do the job very effectively. Its white when you get it, but it takes on the Colour of the Silt rather nicely! As for the PVA Bag, unless you make it buoyant it will take the whole lot into the silt

In the Winter the Area from Riverside Road to the back of the Football Ground produces Roach up to the 2lb Mark, Pike to well over 20lb, some Big Dace to nearly a pound and the occasional Big Perch. Not seen Many Bream in the Winter though. Upstream of New Mills Yard there are som e Good Carp and Bream all through the Year Because of the Alco problems at night its not an area I would fish after Dark now. The River Green Area on the Yare at Thorpe is a Good Bet for Big Roach, Bream, Pike and the Occasional Carp in Winter as they hide out of the Main Flow. In Summer head up to the Whitlingham area for the Bream and Carp. There is a Marina at Thorpe on the Island that the Carp head to to Spawn, there are a lot more that Go into that area than you would think. I have seen a good Couple of Hundred Fish in there. Incidentally Guys, REMEMBER NOT TO SWEAR! I will ban the next Person who I sees put any Swearing in their Posts

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Why? What are you trying to do? If the water is weedy then the answer should definitely be No! If its clear then there are other ways to keep the line down. Use Slack Lines and Running Leads, possibly with Weighted Rig Tubing to keep the Line down near the End Tackle. If you want to keep the Line away from other rods then they may be worth considering. In my view Back Leads reduce the Indication that you get relayed to your Alarms. It increases the Time that it may take to get any indication.

I used the Blood Knot for years before I got into Specimen Fishing and it served me well. Its only when I switched to Braids that I started tying the Uni/Clinch knot. I just find it easier and more confidence building to stay with one type of knot on braids and Monos than have a Blood Knot on the Mono, a Uni or Clinch on the Braid.

Must admit I don't like Stiff rigs in silt! If the Lead takes the swivel into the silt deeply or settles in, even with a Loop Knot, you can have a Stiff Piece of Line sticking straight up in the water from the swivel. Fro that you may need to then lengthen the rig to allow for the curve back down to the Lakebed. It also mean you may have to fish more buoyant hookbaits. (Think about it)

I think that nearly every Angler and definitely Carp Angler has broken the odd rule here and there!

Think you'll find the Uni Knot and the Clinch knot are the same?

Cos I was keeping the Breakaway SpinLinks and Leadlinks to myself. Wish I had patented the idea!

Hi Mate, Welcome to the Forum Its ashame about what has happened to those Lake. I know that there are some lovely Fish in there. From what I heard they were going Syndicate, until it was decided as to what was happening with the Site. Problem is no-one knows how to join the Syndicate, and when or what is happening. The whole site is supposed to be Zoned for Housing and Industrial Estates!

Lol Little bit of Sarcasm there methinks! Zammo, Seriously if you can get it as an Introductory Offer from a Book Club, I have seen it for 99pence, its worthwhile. Sorry Nick lol I was serious achewally,I,ll join a book club Spicey if you are using worms at the moment,there is an article in this months Crafty Carper on using worms.Very informative... Hi Mate, No Need to apologise I think we were having as much fun with the statement. I don't know how book clubs can get away with pricing books at such low prices when the Cover Price is much higher? Bures Lake is the London Angling Assoc. Lake I couldn't think of

Can't argue with that! Some are just straight with a Line Aligner I make some rigs up with a Gentle Curve in the style of the Piggyback hooks that Partridge used to make, and some with an Extreme Bend Bent Hook rig style. Since its Shrink Tubing it straightens out and does not damage The Carp. Short Answer, find what works for you with what you want to achieve

Best pic I have seen is this one: http://www.fishing.sh/htmfiles/knots/uniknot.html It can be used for Hooks, swivels, Line to line or as I said, just to create Loops. If you tie it tightly when you make the loop and pull, the only thing that will happen is that it tightens up. The same if you decide to use it as a Loop knot for attaching your swivel or hook

Lol Little bit of Sarcasm there methinks! Zammo, Seriously if you can get it as an Introductory Offer from a Book Club, I have seen it for 99pence, its worthwhile.

Hi Mate, Welcome to the forum What sort of presentation do you want? Do you want stiff rigs or do you want supple or a Combination of the 2? What sort of hooklink material you buy should be relevant to the situation you need it for. For most Braid and Coated Braid hooklinks I prefer Kryston Products, they work for me. Merlin, Super-Silk, SnakeBite, Mantis and Mantis Gold. For Stiff Rigs I like Amnesia. Again, not popular with some, but it works for me. As for the Korda Hybrid, they did recall a load as there were some unexplained breakages, although I think the problem may have been sorted out. My view is try some and TEST THEM AT HOME First. Play around until you have the Presentation you want working for you. Have a look at this. These rigs are the ones I started using about 15+ years ago, they still work even now: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22185

What about Snakebite Gold? The inner core is Supersilk which takes on the colour of the Lakebed

Hi Mate, The publishing date was 2000. I wouldn't say it's the best book for Rigs for fishing on Rivers. Yet on the Location side of the rivers it covers then I would say its spot on. Any chapter can be used to work out on your own Local river depending on the characteristics. As for the cost, I don't know if I would pay £20 for it. I got it from my Book Club for £5.99

Very eloquent and well put! Also I need to clarify a Point I made. I said I don't have the same want of Publicity. What I should have said is that I don't want Publicity. I never put Ron Buss down, as I said his Sponsorship is down to his Integrity and honesty and in Him I trust. I remember reading some of his articles in the Big A4 Catalogue/Magazine that Gardner used to produce. I would actually look forward to the Gardner Newsletter/Mags. As for the articles he has written for Magazines, again they tend to be on what works for him. I wonder if the FAL rig was renamed by the person who edited or proofread the article or it was just a catchphrase that was then used to name the rig? I.e Its "my flick it out and leave" and the person editing re-named it for him.

Also have a look at Sudbury and District Angling Association. They may sound quite a way out from Clacton, but they have quite a few waters dotted around the Colchester area as well. They don't have a website, but the Membership Sec address is: Sudbury and District Angling Society T R Fairless 39 Pot Kiln Road, Gt Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0DG. Permits are also sold through Sudbury Angling Sudbury Angling Centre, Unit 2, Acton Square, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 6HG. -- Tel: 01787 312118 There are also plenty of Carp in the River Stour if you have the Patience to try to find them. For help with that, then THE BOOK Neil Waytes River Carping had a chapter by Ted Head on the Stour LAA also have a couple of Lakes in the area

Potassium sorbate is a mild preservative. Its primary use is as a food preservative (E number 202). Its molecular formula is C6H7O2K and its systematic name is potassium (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate. Potassium sorbate is effective in a variety of applications including food, wine, and personal care. Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. Potassium sorbate is used to inhibit molds, microbes and yeast and to increase shelf life, and is used in such tiny quantities that there is no known adverse health effects. Like I said I don't like Potassium Sorbate in my food, its not got a good reaction with Yeasts Either, which I used to use in a lot of my Bait, also I like the 2day old sugar and enzyme forming on baits from the freezer. Potassium Sorbate prevents this from forming.

Thats the best thing to do, Practise. You'll get to the stage you can tie a knot without even thinking about it