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Do You get on with the Clear Ok? I found the Clear was a lot stiffer than the Black. I think that because of the Stiffness of the Clear it may also make Its Abrasion Resistance less as well? I have the Black on my Marker and Spod Rods at the moment and found that even after a Year on the Spod Rod its strength is spot on (YES I do Check it regularly!). I also found that when I had a Tip Ring Inner worn through by Braid that the Braid got Fragged before the Black Amnesia! If you are struggling to Find Greased Weasel anywhere then Google it and it will come up. http://froogle.google.co.uk/froogle?q=drennan+greased+weasel&hl=en&lr=&rls=GGIC,GGIC:2006-44,GGIC:en&sa=X&oi=froogle&ct=title It is soft, and easy to tie knots in and Lasts as well as the Amnesia. I use it for all of My Beach Fishing. Price compared to "CARP" Leaders is £2.99!

What knots were you using before you started Carp Fishing? Grinner or Uni Knot! Its the Best Knot to use for just about all fishing situations. The only other Knot that can match it for Knot strength is the Palomar.

It depends on how much you tighten up I think. If you tighten up and can just feel the Tension then you have got it about right I reckon. Mind you if you tighten up so that it does slide down then it will be making the Tubing stay pinned down. I don't like Backleads at all and prefer to use Flying Backleads rather than Normal Backleads which I think lose you sensitivity on Takes anyway. For the Past few years I have dispensed with Flying Backleads as I have been fishing with Leadcore and find that by fishing it Slack Lines and Running Leads I get very good Indication

Its also a lot cheaper than Carp Fishing Leaders!

10lb of Breaking Strain per Ounce of Lead you are casting. I use Amnesia or Drennan Greased Weasel in Grey. The Black Amnesia is softer than the Clear, Red or Green. Drennan Greased Weasel is soft and ties a Tidy Shockleader knot. I can't get on with Tapered Leaders but others find they work well. Keep the Shockleader knot to the Back of the Spool when Casting, it will help prevent Crack-offs, birdsnests and line catching on the Knot.

I don't get a problem with Fraying, even on the ends of my Knots/loops. I do Burn the ends down with a Cigarette Lighter though which does prevent this happening anyway.

Braids I use are all by Kryston, I know and trust them for my Fishing and in my view the BEST Supernova, Merlin, Silkworm, SuperSilk and then Coated Braids SuperMantis, Mantis Gold, Snakebite, and Snakeskin. Have used the Standard Braids for the Past 15 years with no problems, and the Coated Braids since the Late 90's. My Rigs are the same i have used since the early 90's and are pictured on the Rig Tying Sticky at the top of this section.

Korda, Fox, Gardner all make ready made Leaders. I prefer to make my own using ESP Leadcore so I can get them to exactly the length I require. I splice both ends so I can Uni Knot it to the Mainline and Loop-to-loop my Rigs on using a swivel. I can change rigs in seconds doing it that way. I prefer to use Running Leads so that in the event of a Snap-off the Lead is not trapped on the Leader. You will probably find that 5ft is probably a Bit long. best length is probably between 2-4ft. Incidentally DON'T forget that the weight of the Inner of the Leadcore, the Lead itself, will count towards your loading of the Rod. So if you are using a 3oz Lead then add the weight of the Lead as well as your Bait/PVA Attachments and you may be overloading the Rod. No Matter whether you fish Leadcore with a Running Lead, Semi-Fixed or Helicopter set-up it must be safe for the Carp!

Thats a Heck of a Range Mate! No easy way from either side to get to them. If you can get your Baits as small as Possible as well it may make a little extra Distance. If you can get away with no PVA Stringered/Bagged Baits which also cut down on distance. You've said that you are using Mantis, as Stiff a Link as you can get away with to reduce the Potential for Tangles and as short a Hair as possible as well. Keep any Shockleader Knots to the Back of the Spool when Casting, because if at the front, Line can "trip up" on it and either reduce Distance or cause a Crack off. Mind you, you probably know this as well as me, but others who read this don't, so hope it helps them as well.

I agree with Neil on most of that, although I've yet to Prove/Disprove the Distance being any better, but it seems that because the Lead is going out first at Maximum Velocity it should pull the Rig along a little bit further than your usual Cast. The only thing I would change would be to go to the Solar Helicopter Rig Kit:http://www.solartackle.co.uk/. The other things I found to work well were Cox and Rawle Rig Beads in the Sea Fishing Section. They are a Dumbell shaped Bead where one end slides off to put the Swivel on. Just make sure the End that slides off is Upline or the Rig may become a Death Rig

Walked around it a few Times, Unfortunately due to moving and getting a new job I can't get the chance to fish it at the moment anyway! I know some of the Carp in there are absolutely gorgeous looking Fish. I've seen the growth of the weed. Some spots you find one day are totally covered over the Next. Mind you its a very clear Water

NO CHANCE, NOT WITH LEADCORE! It creates a Horrible join that things could snag up on and create a Death Rig. The size of a Knot on Leadcore, even with the Inner Removed is a lot larger than a Standard knot in Mono

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22185 Same as I use in Summer. I change the Hair Length or the Rig Length and thats it! Running Leads for me. As for Korda, I try not to buy any of their Gear as I think that the majority of it is Kack. "Safe Zone" Leaders, safe for the Carp? Definitely not! I had one of their Shocka Rigs snag me up at SWP that someone had lost. It was attached to a Lead that could not pull free under any circumstances. I pulled in 50metres of Line through the Weed still attached to the Lead and Leader. If a Carp had been trailing that, it would have been subjected to a Horrible Death if it couldn't get rid of the Hook.

Fishing Long Braided Hooklinks can be a Nightmare, but I do have a way round the Problem and its fairly Simple. It needs to be for me to remember it and comes from Kryston in a Bottle Called Superstiff. I coat my hooklinks in the Stuff, then Fold them down into manageable lengths for Casting. The Superstiff dissolves in water and the Hooklink can then be taken and as a fish takes it concertina's open. The Long Hooklinks with a Running Lead and Slack Line often give amazing runs. A couple of Bleeps then a Run that just increases in speed.

I have moved off Braid for My Spod Rod, as the Braid has totally Ruined a Tip Ring. With Braid Shock Leaders because of the Lack of Stretch you need 20times the Weight of the Lead. Also you need to wear a Finger Stall, A mistimed Cast and Braid can cut to the Bone

Go up to 30lb Amnesia, 3oz Lead will need at least 30lb Leader

Maybe a couple of reasons, It could be something you don't get on with, like I can't get on with Tapered leaders Have about 4 or 5 turns on the Reel when you have your usual Casting Drop and it may reduce the problem. Keep the Knot to the Back of the Spool. It may even be the type of Knot you tie. Amnesia doesn't seem to like, Water, Grinner or Uni Knots in my Hands either. The best one I have found is the one I put up a couple of Posts ago

Lol, For some reason I have enormous problems with Tapered Shockleaders. I Crack-off almost every time with them! It doesn't matter whether I'm using them on Fixed Spools for Carp Fishing or Multipliers for Sea Fishing I just can't get on with them. When using Shockleaders you need 10lb Breaking Strain of Leader per Ounce of Lead, so 3oz of Lead you need 30lb Shockleader. However if you use Braid due to lack of Stretch you need to DOUBLE that ratio. The best Shockleaders I have found and work for me are Drennan Greased Weasel in Grey and Amnesia in Black. For some reason the Black is softer and ties a Better Knot than Green or Clear.

These Basic Tied can be used for the Majority of Carp Fishing. They can be tied using any hooklink Material and easily adapted. In the majority of cases all that needs changing is the Hooklink length or the Hair Length.

Here is a Picture of the Knot to attach Shockleader to Mainline: When it comes to attaching Lead I make sure that I ALWAYS use a RUNNING LEAD or SAFE Helicopter Set-up. The reason being for this is that if you ever have a Crack-off or Snap-off at Range then the Carp can get rid of the Lead. By Virtue of the Fact that you are fishing with a Tight Line at Range, the Running Lead will actually behave as a Fixed Lead anyway. With A helicopter set-up the Carp will normally get hooked against the Lead or the Rod Tip, depending on which way it Runs It doesn't matter if you use Tubing or not, but if you prefer to then do so. I don't see the Need for Tubing on a Shockleader as it actually reduces Distance

I use between 3-5feet depending on circumstances

Mantis is Stiffer than Snakebite. Love it myself! do you kiss it goodnight nick lol Nah, use it like my Ex's; get hooked, tie it up, catch and discard

Mantis is Stiffer than Snakebite. Love it myself!

Hi Matty, Welcome to the Forum Mate Thats what I have been saying through a lot of this Thread. I don't normally use complicated rigs, I use what works for me on the Water i'm fishing. I hardly ever use D-rigs, unless I believe that I can get a better presentation from it (which I think I do when using Snowman Baits). The majority of my Rigs are simple Braided hooklinks with a Line Aligner or Knotless Knot. Its my Rigs that are pictured on the Rig Tying Section and New To Carp Fishing Stickys, tied by my own Fair Hands. I have been using these rigs effectively for over 15years In my view the only things that need changing are normally the Rig length or the Hair length.

Best Way I have found is to have a Spliced Loop at both ends. You can attach your Rigs via Loop to loop and also simply Grinner Knot or Uni the other Loop to your MainLine. The best knot really for Leadcore is probably the Needle Knot, where the Mainline goes inside the Leadcore and out the Side and is then knotted. I think all Rig Bits will Slide over this Knot