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Few ways around this, use the split shot on the Hair itself, or create another small hang from the Hair and attach the putty/shot to that. Pic of that in here:http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22185 I use either Kryston Heavy Metal myself or the Solar Equivalent (its the same stuff). I know that some people do get on well with the Gardner. The alternative is to get your pop-ups less buoyant. It may mean trimming them down (which is a good way to increase the Attraction of them), or go to the Snowman Rig using a Bottom bait as a Counterbalance. I used to use Stack rigs with 4 8mm Boilies on the Hair and a Cork Ball 2nd from the top. For some reason that produced an awful lot of fish in the winter

I think I would have preferred that than having to deal with what is going on!

LOL All good plans come to naught! Had to stay in to deal with a problem caused by the Ex. Have now got the kids tomorrow and Fishing Monday, and Wednesday and Thursday (I hope)

Put what you need onto one spool first then fill to the brim with Backing. Then Transfer to the 2nd spool. Whole lot easier if your reels have a spare spool supplied If you don't then get the backing for as many spools as possible done first. Incidentally Ordinary String is a Good Backing

Standard Preservatives include Sugar, Salt, both can be added, but you won't really get much additional time out of them. (couple of days) The best Preservative for making Bait last longer is Nutrabaits Preservabait, but even then you won't increase the Life by much unless you AirDry them. The preservatives used in Shelf Lifes are things like Potassium Sorbate, which I don't trust, even in MY Food!

Very true! If you can camouflage your rigs so that all you can see is the bait then the rig is more likely to get picked up. You then have to have a Good Hooking Arrangement. It may mean that you "Strike" into the fish rather than relying on "Self hooking rigs", but it can be a lot more effective than not knowing if you have had a Pick-up or not.

It doesn't matter what size.

It doesn't matter what size the Baits you use as long as one is a pop-up and makes the rig do what you want. As for Which way round you fish the Pop-up the standard way is to have the Pop-up on the outside end, but sometimes the Carp can get wary of this and so switch them round. For some reason the pop-up fished nearest the hook often produces bigger fish than the standard presentation when the Carp are wary. There is another thread about on the Reverse Snowman if you have a search. There was also an article published in CarpWorld with the advantages of fishing it the reverse way round.

I switched to Combi Rigs for a Few sessions this year. Amnesia as the Boom section and either Merlin or Super-Nova as the Supple section of the Hooklink and to be honest they did not outfish my standard Braided Hooklinks at all. The only benefit I found was that the rig did not tangle, but since I had no Tangle problems with my Normal Braided Hooklinks it was not a Noticeable advantage. Saying that I did not get much fishing in down to Personal Problems, so it deserves a Real test next year

Hi Mate, Welcome to the forum What is a good rig to use anywhere? It comes down to what works for you. I have used pretty much the same rigs for over 15years and still catch on them! If you look at the rigs Sticky at the top of the page there are a few pics and a how to tie basic rigs

Its a Cyanoacrylate, exactly the same as SuperGlue. Same as Nash Rig Glue, Kryston rig glue etc.

I agree with most of your points, but the exception is using Rig Glue on Leadcore. Rig Glue can actually make the Leadcore more brittle and likely to crack off, as it can on other knots. I don't need to Glue any of my knots and I test them properly before casting out. My Splices are not glued as the Leadcore grips itself. I'm not worried about losing gear, its the safety factor that worries me, and using something that could actually create more possible weak spots is something that I can do without. There is a thread somewhere about SuperGlue and knots that I started

Thread moved to Fishing in France

Grinner/Uni knot for Braid and Mono. Never had a Problem with that Knot!

The Majority of Anglers at the Moment are using rigs between 6-9inches long. Just being different and fishing longer or shorter than the "Usual" can cause the Carp some confusion. Short Rigs work best over Beds of Bait or Bags where the Carp is hoovering up the Bait and you need to make them run to get some indication

The Shortest was about 2.5cms long. The longest was 3metres for Zig Rigging. For a bait fished on the Bottom though, the longest I have used is about 60cms

Agree with you Nick. I first seen this "shocker" type rig publicised in Carp World by an angler called Chris Haswell, like you said maybe 15 years ago. I know it was published before that as well in Hutchy's The Carp Strikes Back, which is circa 1983. Chris Haswell admitted that he had heard of it before publishing it. Danny Farebrass published it in The Korda Rig Guide which is at least 10years old(?)

same here realy as it has been said a lot of rigs and tackle is to catch the angler rather than the carp keep it simple but right and you will catch Think some anglers cause themselves problems by using all singing all dancing rigs with regards to presentation,I think emphasis placed on location in mags etc would be more beneficial than having 3-4 pages of rig clinics where 99% of times a simple line aligner would suffice. I agree with that Mate, The other thing that they don't put enough emphasis on is feeding and how different rigs work best on a Particular Feeding situation. The mags all seem to be making a Meal out of Rigs, but not enough on feeding situation and how a particular rig behaves in that situation. Short Rigs IMO work best on a Bed of Bait; groundbait and particles/pellets, than long rigs. Yet not enough is explained on that. On the Rigs Sticky, the rigs pictured, its easy enough to make longer. Remove Braid from swivel at knot and then tie on Additional length of approx Double the Hooklength as it stands. From a Basic Rig you have gone onto a slightly more Complicated Combi rig. It does work! For those who haven't seen it type in Complicated Rigs as a Search, or go into Advanced Carp Fishing and Page down, and it will bring up a long thread about Rigs and their Behaviour, Lead arrangements and other things. BEWARE THOUGH, this is a long thread where some real in-depth thought provoking ideas are aired. It can be a Headache inducing thread

Must admit I don't find the Thickness of the Greased Weasel a Problem. Wonder if its because I try to fish as Slack as Possible, and know that at Extreme Range the Line will have curved and be running along the Lake Bed anyway? I can't get on with the Clear for Shockleaders, its too stiff, Weird I know. Everyone has what suits them best and Black suits me!

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.