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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

I use 15lb Amnesia for some of my rigs, and in Combi Rigs I use the 30lb Strain. The Loop knot:http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.CFPage?appID=84&template=knot4.cfm Complete with an explanation as well

I have been using Kryston Merlin for years with no problems. Same Problem with lots of Braids and there is an answer to it. Some may get air trapped in between the fibres, even though branded as a Sinking Braid. Get them wet first, squeeze the water out and then cast them out after testing. Other people rub Putty up and down the braid to sink it, or Kryston did or still do a product called "drop em", which you put small pieces on the Braid.

Lol, Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. If you bury the hook with a Pop-up, all of a sudden as the Carp are snaffling the feeder they see a piece apparently break free and may take it as a result! By the same token if you don't put it in the Method Ball the Carp may see it as a piece that has broken free on the way down and take it. So the answer is see what works best for you, and then change it about to see what results you get as they may get wise to one or the other at different times! I would increase the length of the Hooklink slightly though, probably to about 15cm.

If its that coloured It's unlikely to matter what colour hooklink you use. If you want to have a play and see what works best or what you are comfortable with

That be what I reckon as well. If you want to match up then have a look at Kryston Mantis Gold. Nice Brown Colour or I think Wychwood market a Deception braid in a Brown flecked Camouflage version (used to be sold by Big Fish Adventure)

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22185 Try These Mate. I use them for the Majority of my Fishing anywhere. If you want to use pop-ups you can use these just adding Putty or shot to the Hooklink.

So how's it all work with the Terry Hearn Combi rig (as someone else noted) and the various designs of chod rigs out there these days. I think on any given day either supple or stiff could work. Ian, I can't argue with Tery Hearns results on his Pop-Up rig, but I think that with the 2 lengths of Stiff material it sits too high off the Bottom of the Lake. My main concern is that I prefer to fish pop-ups over a Background feed and feel that with a very high pop-up it may get ignored or lead to Foul hooking! Again I found than on the Waters I fish that the Chod Rigs seem to sit too high and also that where some of the Fish have holed up I couldn't use the Chod Rig to get a Bait to them comfortably. (Right Under Trees)