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Rigmarole hydrolink 15lb It's not a coated braid though, it's a fluorocarbon with a braided sheath. Works on the same concept for combi rigs though. As the braid hasnt been coated when you remove the inner fluorocarbon from a section it is very supple. I use the black and find it camouflages very well on most lake beds. 10/10 for me

Just thought i'd mention i've also tried hydrolink in 25lb, but it was way too wirey for my liking

Rig marole hydrolink 15lb in black The best hybrid material i have used, and im confident my catch rate has improved since using it Used most others and esp stripteaze and suffix stif silt are also worth a mention

I'm having a bit of a problem, in the past two sessions i've had 3 dropped takes. I fish slack lines and backleads, when suddenly the bobbin shoots straight up to the rod blank and stays there. I've got the feeling that i'm being done. What makes it even more annoying is that there's only 35-40 fish in the lake, and you normally just get one chance per session! They are pressured fish so must be pretty good at dealing with rigs. I'm not sure what could be the problem with my rig, because out of 15 fish i've managed to hook this season i've landed all of them. It's just the few that i'm sure i haven't hooked. The rigs im using are helicopters with a 3oz square pear, and 2ft of solar contour leadcore with a flying backlead. On the business end it's an 8'' cotaed braid (rigmarole hydrolink 15lb) with the last inch left supple, hooksm are ESP D-7 in size 7, with 5mm of shrink tubing coming off the eye, and a peice of blowback tubing along the shank. Bait wise is a 14mm with a 5mm gap between the hook bend and bait. I change rigs after each fish and make sure they are always sharp before casting, and use a PVA nuggest to protect the hook point on the cast. I'm sure there's something i could do to convert these missed chances into fish on the bank? Here's a couple of idead i've been toying with -Larger baits -Longer hairs -Smaller leads -Counter balancing the weight of the hook with fake corn/half a pop up What ideas do you have? Cheers Courtney

Use a drenna submerged pike float

Try the river next to it

I just found the info about the 50 when surfing a different forum, and also got told by a mates dad who used to fish it, i thought i told you it was dead though? I can see the water being a closed shop syndi for quite a while though.

Yes You probably won't apply that much pressure during a fight, as long as you play the fish properly you can land large fish on light lines. p.s. it's cheaper to tie your own rigs

I use korda Hybrid and rig marole hydrolink, making a combi lin. The easiest way to form a hair rig is to use the knotless knot

I've been using a little rig that i came up with after having a play around with a few bits. i presume im not the first one to think of it though. I use size 12 drennan barbel hooks, basically a smaller version of the esp Big-T. Tie up a standard knotlles knot with blow back tubing on the hook shank and mount a peice of floating fake corn length ways. Then coil just enough lead wire (i use the surplus bits from splicing leadcore) so that it sinks the fake corn very slowly. Coil this tightly around the hooklink and push it up towards the eye of the hook, then use a bit of shrink tubing to create a line aligner which traps the lead wire inside it. The section of shrink tubing sits nicely on the bottom with the corn above it conceiling the hook. It may be easier to post a picture than underatnd that though Not sure if it would be relevant on a virgin lake as the fish shouldnt be riggy so a simple set up will be just as effective.

I suppose they both sound the same when you say it

krystonite 8lb or preston powerline 8lb 15oz I use a palomar with both to attatch to the swivel, and a knotless to the hook

I have along with korda hooks too, mainly when using shrink tubing to create a line alighner

I think the fox kwik change swivels are great, keep the rig a bit tidier IMO come in a version without the ring on the swivel aswell (ring ones for use on helicopter rigs), pack of ten with silicon sleeves £2.20

Suffix also make stealth skin which is suited to fishing over silt

Yep they're very good links, and good value at £2 50 for ten and ten silicon sleeves. You may have to trim down the sleeves a bit for using a chod as they are abou 5cm long.

And if you try a builders merchants you can get it very cheap, something like 10 metres for a fiver

Adding shrink tubing helps the hook point to turn into the flesh of a fish, i use a cork on a peice of wire to stop my hands getting scolded

3oz linline lead, a few feet of leadcore and a short combi link hooklength Near enough the same as pezza

I think it is a stiff mono mate

It could also affect the penetration purposes of the rig

Grinner is the best for braid A palomar only has a 60% strength with braid, and is best when tied with mono.

longest is a 14 foot zig shortest is a 2 inch braid for in a pva bag

Use the grinner knot mate