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Even Danny Fairbrass has said that the best way to get instant indication is to get the swivel or ring as close to or inside the end of the lead to create maximum effect. By using a quick link you are adding an additional pivot point and allowing more movement for the carp to get around. may be on a lead clip or inline but that isnt going to make any differance on a run rig on slack line

Ooh that reminds me of a guy on the lake a couple of weeks ago with that clip. He had a fast take, the fish made the lilly pads, but he got it back. The fish then kited down the margins into another bed of weed. As he pulled it, just out of range to be netted the rod sprang back straight. The rubber on the link clip had slipped during the fight, and the hooklink as it got to the weedy margins CAME OFF the link clip. A good fish too, and I was gutted for him as 1 more second I would have been able to net it I won't use Quick link clips of any sort as I know of this sort of incident happening where during the fight the rubber tube gets dislodged, and the quick links open up, or the hooklink loop slips down the "prong" and onto one side of the link, where it is then able to either then slide off the link, or on one side of the link only has opened out. you cant be 100% on that being what really happen, the knot could of come undone, cut through on the clip if it wasnt smooth, who knows. what it does allow me to do with ease is to unclip the hook link while the fish is in the net and leave the rod and rig and carry it to the matt with out line every where or rod tips in trees in tight swims

i cut a bit down on the sleeve when i used it on a IQ link and did the loop knot too short. it may have been fox, i cant remember

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=52.609615,-0.195179&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=52.608052,-0.194321&sspn=0.018086,0.068579&ie=UTF8&ll=52.611074,-0.198698&spn=0.018085,0.050898&t=h&z=14 if you zoom out you can see the big pit on the left before they drained it or like it is now if you zoom in then on the right is the one i think your on about ,up near mc donalds i dont know much about them but a mate does, if you know which one

i use these nowadays,(dont know what theyre called) the korda quick clips can be too fiddly on some batches, (too short or too long) and with the sleeve that comes with them it meant i didnt need to add a lenght of shrink tubing at the loop for anti tangle purpose on limp braid hook links

which one, the half drained one or the one at eye green??

you heard it before,but the good places have waiting lists. the are plenty of nice carp in ashmere ,take a chance and try it out , you never know the stories may be just to keep people away

have you tried ashmere??dont know the price,but im sure the is no waiting list

its probably the float rising quicker than the bait causing the tangle. inline lead i find is best, and depending on how deep,just tie the lenght you want to fish at ,without a sunken float. put the hook in a bucket or cup if needed to stop it snagging the bank on the cast. or use a the run rig and short hook lenght and add a pva bag of mixers or pva nuggets, something that will pull the line up to the depth your after.

what lead set up are you using ??

What????????? he went to scouts he didnt say he went to school

i use the palomar or grinner unless using a leader,then just loop it on

nice one, cheers

the actual size differs for each company and style iv got some esp G4 raptor size 10 which are smaller than fox arma LS size 10 ( which i used on a zig to catch at the weekend) korda long shank size 12 look twice the size of the above 2 i find its better to use a hook that suits the bait size than go off the number on the packet

do they follow the wind what features are the in the lake ? any bars ,plateaus gullies. what sort of depths does it go to and is it standard or one end/side shallow/deep really il take any thing your prepared to share , im not worried about what rig and bait just the lake and how the fish act, lots of bait/ singles spodding or not any help would be greatly appreciated thanks

yep... but show me something in a tackle shop that isnt a rip off

a grinner or loop knot will do. the is NO WAY it will cut through.youd need a sawing action to get close to cutting through it .which does not happen once its tied to your mainline a bit like a loop on leadcore . it will slide out if you pull it with your fingers but the mainline tied to it grips it and it holds solid

im not going monday now and next booking i can get is next month now,abit gutted as the weather was looking good,

since steve did the vids and it went day ticket 2 near 40s have gone in iv heard , dont know where they came from

yer no worries fella , let us know your results,as if i like the place il be going back , the are some beasts to be had tho aint the , i cant wait ,them cats are gona give me back ache if i get one

are the any ex members or has anyone fished on a day ticket ,that would be happy to share any info on the place , iv watched all the stand by your buzzer clips , so know cambridge baits works , and heard alot of the lads fishing it are on cell. do they follow the wind ,that sort of thing iv been invited to fill a booking , all paid for on monday for 48hrs and just trying to learn abit about the lake to make the most of it while im there. any tips welcome , thanks

yes

the one on the side of a14 after you cross the railway at huntingdon is monks pit (i think not 100%)there is ashmere and fenland fisheries and earith fisheries all next to each other at earith that i know of , thats just a few, when you check google maps the are loads around there just off the A1 / A14 is grenville lake ,if you want to join a long waiting list, looks well worth it tho.

your going to have to narrow it down abit the's afew in that area

the last two replys have confused me nafy= lets just say if a 1.5oz or above lead is needed just to hold in the flow ? then what size hook do you suggest to stop it spinning on soft braid??+ unless i read it wrong ,it is tangles thats the problem. binfield=from the way the 1st post is written i dont think its a hook hold question, the hooks tangling with the link . i just presumed the knotless knot was tied correct .maybe im wrong