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tonybranno

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  1. I cant see that rig working at all. What guarantees that the hook will land right next to the bait? Nothing!
  2. Try using the search button at the top of your page before posting. This topic has been done before in the last week..... http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=26208
  3. I use ESP Big T Raptors for 95% of my fishingcos i prefer a straight pointed hook but agree that they can get blunt quick but i suppose that can be said for most hooks really. You cant do anything about it if they get dinked on a twig, stone or bit of gravel when the carp are moving over your end tackle. But when im using a silt rig i use Korda Wide Gapes due to the inturned point.
  4. Just asking..... why do you think that you need to use it? Here it is anyway, look at the claw rig. Its the same. http://www.korda.co.uk/rigs/rigs.html
  5. Im not entirely sure that you will find natural food on a clear clay bottom. But eh, i maybe wrong.
  6. I cant see any problem with fishing with the Suffix that you already have.
  7. tonybranno

    chod rig

    Korda do one as well as Fox. In fact most of the major tackle manufacturers have a chod/helicopter set up in their range.
  8. tonybranno

    chod rig

    Its just another name for the helicopter rig that was doing the rounds years and years ago. Its best fished in silt or chod (obviously) cos it keeps the short hooklink clear from the bottom debris.
  9. I dont know about you but the last couple of days the weather has been rubbish over Leicestershire. Yes i admit there has been a great west/south westerly wind but its been quite bright and the air pressure has been through the roof. Not very conductive to good carp fishing.
  10. Why is using a pear lead wrong? It doesnt matter what lead you use cos its tied on the end of the leader. If you are using an inline lead in the normal manner then you are not using an helicopter rig.
  11. Naaaaaaaahhhhhhh we cant do that. That could be one of our little edges and we cant give them away that freely can we?
  12. You just slide the rig tube into the lead tail rubber.
  13. Im from Leicester and always looking for new venues.
  14. I would never buy rigs already made up. If i make them myself i know they are tied correctly and if something happens like a knot coming loose i can only blame myself and no one else.
  15. You have left the best coated braid on the market off the list .
  16. Questions..... 1. Why do you feel that you have to resort to these 2 particular rigs? 2. Are you sure your standard pop up rigs are not working? My bet is that you got your location all wrong in the first place then lay the blame to the rigs you where using.
  17. Why dont you use a kwik link to join your hooklength onto the swivel?
  18. Ive never used Mantis or Kordas Hybrid but i wouldnt mind giving both a go. I do wish you could get a 12 inch sample so you can experiment and tie a rig with it to see if the hooklink material suits you. The last thing you want is to fork out £8 - 12 on a hooklink to realise that you cant get on with it. I made that mistake with ESP Ghost in 18lb BS, i used it once and ive never touched it again.
  19. Ive heard Kryston Mantis is very good but personally ive never used it. I use Snakebite but once its used up i will try the Mantis because i find Snakebite isnt as stiff.
  20. It was clear to me. Sorry i cant help you though, i dont use shock leaders.
  21. Just thread it on your mainline when the tubing and your mainline are completely dry (else it will be hard or near on impossible getting it through) then just slide it into the end of your tail rubber as normal and away you go. Just for the record i have used rigs with no tubing on before and ive never had a carp scale lift off from any fish i have caught. Is that normal?
  22. Eh? Korda shrinks really well. Try dropping the hook end of the rig in boiling water instead of steaming it. Its loads better.
  23. Ive got these put i dont like using them. I feel they pinch the braid just a bit too much in my opinion and possibly could weaken the hooklink.
  24. I agree with this. I read an article in Carpworld about some guy fishing Bundys Pit. Now this pit goes down to depths of 65 feet and they used to use pop ups but never shotted them down. Cos at that depth the pop up will be a counterbalanced bottom bait anyway.
  25. Why do you want to try a PVA bag with the lead and rig inside it? If you are fishing a silty bottom the whole lot will be dragged into the silt and out of sight of the carp!
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