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well said mate i find esp normal swivels cheap and effective, £1.99 for 25 is great value in my opinion. courtz

does anyone know why the kryston leadcore is white:confused:

freelining is great, but for the axtra distance i use the drennan controllers too.

it'll be caviar we feed them next

i think that there are also special tubing threaders made by gardner, i find the pole threaders too thick

i think the nash ones retail at about 2.99 fo a 4ft leder with two fused loops. with a swivel at one end. And they are called 'nash limpet fluorocarbon leaders' it's cheaper to buy a spool of fluorocarbon such as berkely vanish from somewhere like ebay, as it wil be alot cheaper, but more hassle with connecting it. i tie mine to my mainline via a shockleader knot tight lines courtz

yes mate they do i think nash make them under thei 'end game' products or just use some 30lb flourocarbon like a 'mini shockleader' with knots etcc, and have it about 3 or 4 ft long courtz

either the drennan barble range, or for surface fishing i find the drennan carp method ones pretty reliable, and have had to bully an 18lber from a weedbed and the hookhold was great, never had one pull or move around causing mouth damage, and all that for 99p a pack!!!!!!!! Starting to loose my faith in esp hooks, but still think other gear is pukka courtney

about 4mm thickness should be fine, as it will flatten out to fit over swivels if you get what i mean. tight lines courtz

found this image on the web comparing fluorocarbon(orange pop up) and monofilament(white pop up) which may be interesting. You really can tell the difference. This is because fluorocarbon has a light reflection property close to water Flourocarbon: 1.39 Water: 1.41 Monofilament: 1.59 i never knew the difference would be this much though. tight lines Courtz

cheers rob tight lines

they do a 27lb version of berkely vanish on ebay

good question i was just looking for that too:eek: , will reply if i find anything

sooo true, lol my brother uses yellow bubble floats and they go mad for them

just thought i was going over what i'd already said in the other linked post. suppose it's neglible compared to some of your posts:) have tried floating putty befor but they try to eat it too:D tight lines courtz

yes i use the surface rig i posted there with confidence. i also tried freelining with a 5ft knotless hooklength tied to the mainline via a water knot as nick (salockinnodrog) had said in that thread. i found myslef a nice quite bay and managed 5 fish to 14lbs freelining, including a scale perfect 11lb common as shown in the self take photography thread. As for the other rig i use for controller fishing i find it effective as it acts as a bolt rig, and the size 8 swivel stays in place near to the float which should be a tight fit, and if i get snappped the float will eject easily. sorry for blabbering on:rolleyes: tight lines courtz

in my opion the knotless knot rig is the most simple to tie, and it is effective. it can also be modified by adding shrink tubing. you could try a search on say google. or i've got a simple step by step diagram on my website, you can access it by clicking the WWW icon at the bottom of my posts tight lines courtz .................................V................................

http://www.carp.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=17502&highlight=zig+rig here's some more info i posted on the zig, but forget about when i say i like drennan double strength, as i no longer do.lol tight lines courtz

i use preston powerline in 8lb 15oz strenght(9lbs basically) i have cuaght fish to over 18lbs using it, and the best knot to tie it to the swivel is a palomar in my opinion and then a knotless on the hook end. it is very thin and clear. i've found it alot stronger than drennan double strength which has rubbish knot strength and snaps easily. the strength depends on the size fish you're after. i use 9lb as i go for fish possibly over 20lbs, but you can scale up or down accordingly. tight lines courtz

steam or rub it across your leg a few times

i've just started using preston powerline for my zigs and surface rigs in 8lb 15oz rated strength. In my opinion it's much better than double strenght, as the knot strength is higher, and it breaks at just over 10lbs, wheras 10lb double strength would only break at 8lb for me. tight lines courtz

what about the gamakatsu g-hard hooks retailed under daiwa. they are so strong that equiptment cant even cut a barb into them, but they do cost £10 for a packet of 10. tight lines courtz

nice result mate, well done

sorry but my last question was a bit unclear. would it work if you attatch the pva to the lead like i'd said it a previous question, and them nick the hook in the bag so your hookbait is near to the loosefeed. tight lines courtz

what about then nicking the hook into the bag like i said