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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)

Between 2-8feet of Line, simple and easy! Either attached to a swivel, or with a Water knot to the Mainline and a Stop and bead preventing the controller coming down the link. For hooklengths I use Trilene XL in 7lb, but others like Drennan Fly leader, Preston Powerline etc.

Try this thread, basic Rigs and how to tie that. Maybe a bit basic since you've fished before, but a good starting point for the majority of people to have some experimentation with http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22185

The top one is a link to a Carp.com article in the Magazine. The second link is how to create the splice. http://www.carp.com/article191.html http://www.carp-uk.net/rigs/leadcore/leadcore.htm I splice BOTH ends and leave them large enough so that I can get my hooklink swivel through the end. I then attach the hooklink as a Loop to loop. The Knot I use to attach the Mainline to the other spliced loop is a Uni/Grinner Knot. Never had one give way or a Crackoff!

Ah right... I stand corrected then Nick, thanks for showing me up in public mate I apologise Wholeheartedly! It was only becasue I have a Wychwood Catalogue in front of me and an article that Colin Davidson wrote about Crimping. Think its a bit of trying to publicise their products I wouldn't trust Crimped Rigs on Nylon either. Not even Sea Fishing, I have seen some catastrophes that have been narrowly avoided by crimps coming apart.

Not as far as I know Chris but it's just not something i'd like to do with my rigs mate I think Wychwood recommended a particular type of line that they marketed and their own double barrelled Crimps

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. My worry is the extra Knots on the hooklink mini swivel or ring! Plus I tend to fish pop-ups over a Background feed area more as a Critically Balanced bait than as a Real Pop-up. My pop-ups are very close to the Lake bed, unless I'm fishing over decaying Leaf and smelly silt. Another thing with Pop-ups is I don't like to cast them in with a Normal stringer as I worry about the stringer dragging the Hookbait down and the point getting clogged up.

I normally fish it straight through, not worrying about a Hooklength. If I'm fishing in a snaggy area I will put on a weaker Hooklength so if I get snapped off then the Carp can get rid of it easily. Incidentally in the Pic it states 3-6lb line, please increase this for the sake of Carp to 6lb minimum dependant on Carp Size you are fishing for!

I'll answer the Pop-up Hooklength, the other you should put another post up for in Carp Fishing. I've switched this to UK Rig Tying as well. I prefer to use a long Braided Hooklength for Pop-ups, I want as supple a Hooklink as I can get away with. A stiffer material may not be taken in properly as the Bait is sucked in. My Normal length is about 15cms for Pop-up hooklengths and I use simple rigs as well. A Uni/Grinner knot loop and the hook knotless knotted on. My favourite patterns are Kamasan B175's, Drennan Super Specialist or Carp-R-Us Longshank Nailers.

Whatever you prefer Mate. The loop allows a bit of flexibility and movement around the swivel, but if you don't have the loop you have instant "Hit" from the Lead! Plus you can also use those ringed swivels. I just don't trust the knots strength of Hybrid after testing it in my Garage!

Use a small peacock waggler float with all the shotting load pinched on close to the hook and see when a fish stands on its nose and sucks the bait in, how the float tip 'lifts' . Strike instantly! Not all bites lift the float. If a fish is moving along the bottom in the opposite direction the float simply sails away. • Fix the waggler at the bottom with a silicone sleeve. • The shot that's on the bottom should be two to four inches from the hook. But be prepared to adjust either way if hittable bites do not materialise.

Hi Mate, Welcome to the Forum. I have seen a few rigs where Crimping was recommended. For certain Stiff Rigs it was supposed to get exact Lengths and dimension required. Unfortunately it needed to use the Correct type of Nylon and specific type of Crimps as the standard Pike Crimps didn't work on Nylons at times. If you are worried about your knots for swivles I would suggest the Uni/Grinner Knot for swivels and the same or a Knotless Knot for hooks. If you look at the Sticky Basic Rigs at the top of the Rig Tying Section there are a few pics of Rigs in there with a pic and description of a Knotless knot. This method works with nearly all Hooklength materials. Nick

I fished it last year then Personal Crisis meant I couldn't renew mmy Ticket this year. I've got unfinished business on there though!

Ardleigh, in the middle of nowhere

No, honestly not Never fished it in my life, never been there sir, it wasn't me Nick

Hi Mate, I've been using a lot of Kryston SuperMantis and Mantis Gold. That has a stiff outer coating and a supple inner and found no problems with it. I found its Breaking Strain very consistent compared to the Korda Hybrid. I have seen Hybrid part for no apparent reason, whereas the Mantis has played fish around snags and rubbed against them with no problems. In fact one fish I played at Ardleigh actually ran around a Buoy and I had to play it back round it. The Buoy was either Chain or rope covered in Mussels and I played it back. The Mainline was fragged, but the outer coating on the Mantis was worn, but didn't break and the Inner core was intact.

HI Mate, There is a sticky on Rig Tying showing basic Rigs: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22185 Inline Lead Set-ups: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22075 Running Lead set-ups:http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=21867 The Tubing I use is Solar and is normally 5-10cms longer than the Rig. Solar Run Ring, Buffer bead all make up the rest. The reason I use Solar is that it works for me and I personally think that it is better stuff than Korda! You can get the Solar Running rig set as a complete pack, they also do the Semi-Fixed Bolt Rigs Accesories or Business End on their website http://www.solartackle.co.uk/ If you look up Zig Rig as a Specific Thread i think you'll find a few threads come up with some Pics!

Hi Mate, Don't just fish a Hooklink material because you "want to" unless you are confident of its abilities first. Before I use a Hooklink material "In Anger", it gets subjected to loads of tests. Abrasion Resistance, Sheer Resistance, Breaking Strain, how it knots and the best knot for it. All get bench and Tank Tested. About the Only hooklink material I didn't test like this was Amnesia, but I have been using it for Sea Fishing for so long I was confident in it already. The reason to avoid a Stiffer style rig in silt is that for a Stiff rig to work effectively it should be fairly short in my opinion

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There was an article on rigs Camouflaged with real weed from the water published in CarpWorld years ago. I've done this on a couple of waters to hide hooklinks in the past. When tying the rig catch a strand of the weed under your knotless knot and at the swivel end tie it to the swivel loop with a piece of fine nylon

I Wonder Why Bob did Leave Taverham Mills? Same thing happened there. He was not entirely honest about what was being caught and from where.

Ouch! I pay £8.50 fro a 100 size 8 swivels!

Good Thinking but Been used for years. It works well when using a Bottom Bait to counter Balance a Pop-up. Different Baits on 2 different hairs, or 2/3 hairs with a large quantity of Hemp/Particles on each. If the Fish are feeding on Particles they just hoover up a large Mouthful, so the mass particle is a normal food item