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When Carp are pre-occupied picking up on beds of bait then a Short Link will work well especially if used with a PVA Bag. Everything goes back quickly to be swallowed, so a good hookhold can be gained. Better on beds of Pellet, particles and groundbait than beds of boilies If the Baits are spread out further then a Short link may work against you. The bomb will come into play quickly, but if the Carp are having to move further between mouthfuls and aren't feeding confidently then the hook on short link may only hook in the extremity of the lip. This may lead to hookpulls. If you read the Complicated Rigs thread in Advanced section then there is a real breakdown on Advantages, opinions and loads of information on rigs. Steve (ripslider) did some experiments compared to standard thinking and put his results on that thread.

Slugs, thats not a Strange Bait, that one of my Stalking Specials Try Malteasers, Jelly Babies, Cola Bottles and goodness knows how many other sweets. Baked Beans, Sugar Puffs, all work. Think there was another thread not that long ago on strange baits, I'll try to find it!

Easy Answer! http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22183 Basic Rigs thread. From those Basic Rigs the Majority of more complicated rigs can be made. The easiest things to change if you are having hooking problems are the Hair length or rig length. I think all of the Rigs above are made using the Knotless Knot, and that includes the Line Aligned rigs. If you are suffering Hookpulls or hooking at the extremity of the lip then there are a Couple of possible reasons: 1) Your Hooklink is to stiff. 2) Your Hair is too short 3) Your Rig is too short. Possible Answers to above 1) Change from a Mono/fluorocarbon to Braid 2) Buy a wig . Seriously increase the length of your hair on the hook 3) Increase the Length of your rig. If you are deep hooking fish or you can see that the hook has cut from the back of the mouth down to the Lip, then there are again a couple of possible answers: 1) Your Rig is too Long. 2) Your Hair is too Long. 3) The hooklink material may be too soft. Possible Answers 1) Shorten the length of your rig. 2) Shorten the Hair length, get a Hair cut! 3) Maybe a switch to Mono or other Nylon based Hooklink. If you are catching successfully then why change? You should be able to compare your results as to the Other Anglers on the Water. The Rig itself is not the only thing that may be at fault. Yours and the other Anglers Baiting Situations may be creating wary Fish. i.e if they are all spodding or piling in loads of bait then the Carp may associate Large Baited areas with Danger. Conversely if everyone is fishing with just bags or single Hookbaits then the Carp may be wary of a Bait on its own. Its when everyone is fishing single Baits that you may find the need to change a rig, but just by fishing with more bait in the area you could create more Catchable Carp

You could always try a Combi Rig, use Amnesia as a Stiff Section near the Swivel, then using the Shockleader Knot attach a length of Braid to the Hook. Or what about Coated Braid, strip it back about halfway between Hook and swivel. Either way you then have a length of supple braid near the hook and a stiff section near the swivel.

Will dig some out Mate, Got some pics somewhere, of fish that I actually stocked in there when I was working there. Some from Redmire Stock, some Italians and other Fish. Strangely in all the years of Fishing there I only had 1 20. Had loads of fish, but only the 1 20lb Common.

I have been known to Fish Stringers with maybe a Few boilies as freebies and then with Dog Biscuits on the Far end, this holds the Rig up and then allows it to sink down slowly. This method can be used with Bags as well As Neil said, Feathering the Cast, something I didn't think of or put. Feathering the cast as it lands kicks the hooklink forward and avoids Tangles.

Lol, Re-invent maybe? That pic comes from Rob Maylin's Carp, published in the early 90's

Hi Mate, Welcome to the Forum, The Name's Nick, my username backwards Taverham is a Beautiful Place to fish definately No I'm not fishing there any more. I felt that I had gone as far as I could fishwise, and didn't like the way things were turning out with the Bailiff (who has since left). I think over the 10years from 1992-2002 I had caught many of the Fish in the Lake and wasn't going to catch many new ones. Even if they were at higher weights I don't like re-captures and although some of the New Fish Stocks I was getting more recaptures than New Fish. Take Care Mate Nick

Hi Mate, I use Braid mostly myself and don't have Many Tangles. Some Tangles can actually happen on Picking up the Rig from the Bottom of the Lake/River. As the Lead is cast it sits on the bottom, but in the middle of your rig. As a fish takes it gets straightened out, but If you don't get a take and you reel in the Lead snags up on the Hooklink and you APPEAR to have a tangle as you reel in. This sounds like the Tangles you are describing. To Help Reduce other tangles: If you use Tubing have it about 10cms longer than your Hooklink. Pva Bags and Stringers do help reduce Tangles on casting. Try using In-Line Leads, they help avoid Tangles around the Lead. Another tip If you push about 3cms of Silicon Tubing over the Braid to swivel knot it pushes the Braid away from the Lead and helps avoid Tangles. It doesn't make the rig any less effective.

I'm not going to get to far into the Fishery Debate, but Bob left Taverham Mills in a hurry! I had fished there for over 10years and know the Lake better than he does. He would try to tell me where to fish and to do this and do that. He exaggerated Fish numbers and sizes Caught. Many Anglers disliked him and his "False Information". Simon the Taverham Fishery Manager would tell exactly what was caught, but with no embroidering the story. As far as Cobbleacre goes when I was living in Norfolk it was known as a very good fishery, but mostly stocked with Small Carp up to Mid Doubles, but bear in mind this was over 10years ago though. New Lakes have been dug and stocked since I left Norfolk

Extending Link with Braid and also a "Sliding link" Extending Rig. Incidentally although Marked as Terylene any Braid will do, and it doesn't have to be used with a Pop-up

Hi Mate, The same question is further down in the section. http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22976 It can pay to use the Search Facility as there are also a couple of other threads dealing with the same issue

For the Simple obvious Reason, NO CHANCE!

iv tried that but you couldnt do that for a hook lenght Yes you Can! I'll find a Picture of it. It was featured in an Article Last year or so In a Mag, and is a Rig that Rob Maylin published in his Book "Carp" back in the early 90's. There are also another couple of ways to Make extending or Concertina Hooklinks

The first things I would change in any of my rigs are the Hair length and the Rig length. If you want to create an extending rig use a length of silicon tubing and fix it over the swivel end of the rig. With a braid hooklength of say 12 inches have 4inches of tubing. Extend the tubing down the braid and then let go, it will draw the Braid back inside it, you then have a hooklink that extends when you get a take.

Power Gum for Rigs Yuck! The stuff has very little Abrasion Resistance, goes off for No reason and in my view should not be used except for tying stop knots or for tying bait to the Hook!

Hi Mate, If you do go to that length you will probably find that you are doing something different from the Majority of Anglers. As a result you may find that your results are/may be better than theirs. There is no set length as to what length your rigs should be. Its a case of Trial and Error. As long as they are Tangle free and presented where the Carp are then you should be catching. The rig and the Hair length are the easiest things to change. But don't forget that your Baited Area or how much bait you have in the area may have some relevance as well. If using a Large Heavily Baited patch then Short rigs may work best! If hardly any bait or fishing Boilies only then Long Braided hooklinks of up to 2 feet may work. For some real headache material, last year there was a Thread I started titled "Complicated Rigs". There is some real eye opening stuff on there that we came up with in terms of Idea, experiments and opinions!

NO, If you look at the lower rig in the link, the shank of the hook was actually bent like that to create the Flip-over effect.

Hi Mate, Welcome to the Forum, Hope you find loads of Information, tips and advice on here. There are some very good Anglers posting on here This same sort of question has come up recently as well in Carp Fishing Section. Try this link:http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22967 This link also covers Basic Rigs and gives a couple of Pics as well. These rigs can be adapted for just about any material, length and hair length with the exception, in my view, of the Bottom Stiff link.

No, The Bent hook rig had a Bend in the Middle of the Shank to put the point towards the eye of the Hook. Using a Line Aligner and Shrink Tube the same effect can be created SAFELY without risk to the Carp. The Shrink Tubing will straighten slightly as you are playing the Fish. Then go back into an acute angle when Pressure is released. http://www.fishingmagic.com/news/article.asp?SP=&v=3&UAN=2757 These are a good substitute for a Bent Hook rig on this link. Nick

Think its as simple as rolling up a slice of bread and putting it through a Bait Band!

I'm not condoning there use as they were designed to cope with a Particular Situation. Its only when they got used by Everyone and his dog without thought that they became a Problem! Its the Big Fish Syndrome again, on small fish they caused a lot of mouth damage or where the arrangement was not suitable for how the Carp were picking up the Bait. There are still hooks on the Market that cause Damage if the Angler doesn't think about what he is doing!

I Hate Hybrid, I know that it was prone to "going off" and snapping for no apparent reason and they recalled a load. Never bought it since, once bitten twice shy and once I've had a problem I don't go back to the same stuff. If Korda had got it right first time I may still be using it! In Coated Braids Mantis, Mantis Gold and Snakebite I love them, been using them for a lot of my fishing. Normal Braids; Been using Supernova a bit this year, had a few fish on it when used in Combi Links. The nicest Braid I used was SuperSilk. It doesn't look right when you first get it, as it's white, but it takes on the colour of the Lake bed very quickly and camouflages itself.

Only used 40lb as a Shockleader Mate, I Use the 30lb as the Boom section on Combi Rigs. For some reason the Black seems more supple than the Clear! So I tend to use the Clear for the Boom and the Black as a Shockleader. The thicker starins I have trouble knotting and end up pulling the Knots tight in the 40lb Tight with a pair of long nose pliers! 30lb stuff is responsible for a couple of chips in my Teeth as well!

Which ones have you used? Just ask because I've found that the Kryston ones are ok and not stiff. Or again each and everyone to what suits them