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I'm a running rig guy, its rare that I use in-line and even rarer I use lead clips. When using run rigs I just use the lead as a casting weight, unless dealing with tow or flow on a river where I'll up, it to hold bottom though if up streaming this isn't needed and can allow for a semi slack line.On weedy waters Iv experienced more problems with line than the lead arrangement, one example of this was on Abbey on PCF water, using drop off in-lines in solid bags, this lake has a carpet of weed with( viewed from the boat) tree/ mushrooms towers of weed ...I hooked a few that surfaced to the right or left of where the line was entering, no lead set up could stop these snaggings around these towers as it was down to the direction the fish took of in, luckily the were no obstructions on the bank so walking along it I managed to free the line and land the carp(s).

What's happened to spudster/modster Gaz??

Too close to call, Watford could well easily do over Leicester and I think the Spuds will spank Arsenal now Cech and koscielny are out.....But its not going to be Man u , City and Arsenal or ha ha ha ha ha ,current mid table champs Chelsea!!.. Think its going down to the last game.

A tough one to call, hopefully the caterers do us a favour,again!! I fancy the mighty Antonio to bag one......This lad should be ahead of Walcott and Oxlade for England on his current form!!

That must be why the original "angled " metal wire didn't catch on and we all go "netting" these days ........forgive me though ,if hooks are actually casted and not folded .. My experience , with any metal, is it has to be folded back and forth before it weakens enough too snap......Even DF , in one of his early vids uses pliers to adjust his hook pattern.

Think that backs up the theory Giroud spends more time looking in the mirror than practising shooting!!

Only losing 2-0 against the worlds best front three.....that's nearly as a good a win, hey Dal????

Slav is only experienced as the underdog, struggle tactically when we're favourites . Luckily our Dimitri God was on form!!!

I think it's safe to remove the "also" from this sentence unless your talking about Telford house,that is in Kent.

You had me for a second or two,thought you may tell Leeds castle is in Leeds next!!!

It is disgusting, if you think along the lines as one of the Golds mentioned , the ticket income makes no difference to whether the club can afford to buy Ronaldo or Messi!!! really it should only have to cover the cost of stewards and police presence ....12th man is worth so much more!!!

Were we that that bad??? didn't see the game, just the text on bbc sport, it read foul foul foul.

COYI

Stevie GBH proper knocked us out that year, glad you let him go Steve Nice one CM for wish happy birthday fella, 'av a extra brown ale on me.

Didn't think we'd score, Forster's been in great form.

Im gutted moanrinho was sack....as Chelsea relegated and underdogs Leicester being crowned champions would of made this season one of the most unforgettably greatest season in my life time....apart from the Hammers winning the treble !!!

Well in Spr, better than staying in!!

Loving the carved out ledge,that would inspire me to catch with that as photo back drop.

feels trippy saying this sort of thing !!!

super Slav wants sliverware over 4th.

If this thread had been about " bate ", I may have been able to help

Messi was asked the other night how it felt to be the best player in the world, he replied he didnt know and they needed to ask Dimitri Payet!!!

My preferred go to pattern is Fox SSBP, but I find they work best with a kicker. I wanted to try a simplify things and all the talk of the krank seemed worth a go, also I used to really like Carp R us off set nailers, I just cant cant them at my local these days. so I got pack of kranks. I wouldn't be put off using kranks if they've been working for you, I think my problems were probably due to needing a few tweaks with the hair but as I didn't want to waste time tweaking or risk losing one next I went back to what Im confident in. I agree hutch, the twisting was most likely during the fight though I don't think the point ever buried down more like due to the offset point it went through like a safety pin, then as it flipped over side to side during the scrap pierced again etc to create the nipple effect.

I used kranks back in june, all my hook holds were the same, twisted flaps of skin. at first my takes were tench so i put it down to hook size (6)but after the same on a 33 and 27 i haven't used them since. they were the strangest holds iv ever had, never landed a fish which i believe i shouldn't of landed due to not being a substantial hold but all of them were , its like the hook lay flat as it took hold and then twisted ....it was almost like nipple.

The lead on these two set ups is suspended between you and the fish on a tight line. On heli set ups its just hanging from the hook link swivel, which can knock the fish much more aggressively. One thing i found when i played about with chods a few years back was that the lead can snag all too easy if the length between bottom bead and lead is more than 3 to 4 inches. I did as you have Gary, with knotting the leader to stop it slipping, but after 45 minutes trying to free the lead with a fish on ,as the lead had wedged in a fork of an under water branch, I felt it better to have the bead slip then cushion on a 2 inch length of tubing coming off the lead.