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you lost your glasses zam??? kyston stuffs good as well as the sufix.

whats this then??? a weighted bottom bait???

he plays them like a girl though,for ages another vote for arma points from me, though id probably never even tried them if i could still get carp r us hooks from my local

i set mine up so i can take the hook link off.i just do an over hand knot, then pull it down on an old dart, to keep some curve in the loop. i havent add a problem with the knot so far.though on normal rigs id only ever use that on the bait loop. and then i would add putty, but dont think i will from now on

thats a quailty idea nige! better then putty over the swievel, which can lay it on its side.thumbs up

also a lighter lead will reduce the effect youve mention of the lead bouncing.... short hook lenghts and heavy leads can cause droped runs and mouth damage.

an out turned eye is best when using stiff rigs, keeps the gap open better. size wise, i d go to a 4, so you got a could chance of getting it away or out of weed bed,6 would be as low as id go. im using fox arma at the mo ,i think theyre called the SR their out turned version,though most companies do them,some called them chod hooks, but as long as it turns out its fine,you can tweak the shank of hook to get the effect if stuck, but id wouldnt want to risk it.

use the same as you would on any other lead set up,all the different hook link materials are more for blending in with lake bottoms and rig machanics rather then lead set ups.

@nick if using a running lead set up with slack lines with a straight rig,either with a bag on braid or stiff rig style,surely the resricted movement that you describe doesnt come into effect????only on semi fixed leads??

have a look on youtube, loads on there,some no very usefull, but stick with it, you will find at least one that helps http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+tie+carp+rigs&aq=f

i can get mine reasonably tight, but i tread the floss through about half inch or so on one side , then as it tightens ,it bunches the mesh together making it even tighter.

Could the ring cut into the hooklink as it tightened? im not sure that the ring could,but the line could damage the knot........only if the was enough pressure on it ....which i think is unlikley as its only the pressure of sucking/blowing and not playing the fish on the ring/loop

iv had this i found bigger hooks work better.on the occasion that iv been stuck on the bank without ,iv trapped the D tag under the last loop at the eye of the hook as i tighten down the knotless knot....if that makes sense landed up to 24lb like that.its not the most perfect looking D loop ,but works.

i caught my pb(31-12) over hemp n tigers with a 18" braid hook lenght followed that up the next morning with a 20lb leather

after looking though the links nicks added to dannys chod thread i couldnt help but notice the closest pic to the info he was after was this pic............. but NEVER NEVER attach the top bead through the side with a needle while using a leadcore or any leader. use a float stop or shrink tube...any thing that will just hold the top bead on the cast but also allow the ring to pass over and freely move the top bead if the ever the chance that it needs to free from the fish

youve just repeated the same thing....just worded different.....its nothing to do with the way its tied

thats because your using a critically balanced bait, nothing to do with how you tie the hair.

65ft of leader? Seriously? most of the fish iv caught have not even been from out as far as that

well obviously ash is the man.....and your just a noddy

not that iv tried it,but i have seen them tied off by just licking the inside as you twist it,so you dont need the tape

i thought you'd caught on it ,i never used solid bags,well i did blanked and then they got wet in my box.....never brought any since but all iv seen or read suggest short links did have a laugh once when a mate coiled a long rig up in one....i told him he best check it in the margin............doing it like your tidying a extension cable doesnt work

whats your thinking behide such a long hook lenght ,bill

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