jules007

Think you will find esp hooks pretty strong, maybe the kamasin ones are a bit thinner

please stay away from leadcore, the very fact that a huge amount of lake owners have banned it from their waters tells a tale in itself try tungsten tubing or synthetic leaders

most people that use the chod tend to go for as short a hook length as poss

I dont see that you do not like his style of writing, he is far from a "whinge" yes a little eccentric but entertaining and not boring

i have read it about 3 times, very good like all his books

i would say when fishing over silt a long hooklink can be a good idea

same as ^^^^^^^the most carp are caught on the most basic rig

which river are you thinking of rob?

Me i dont live nearby, thats the problem why i did not fish it last year, i had membership but ended up at willow pool instead in nene valley after that huge common its about a hundred mile trip for me

Hi tinca and welcome to carp.com most anglers tend to use fairly standard no knot rigs for river carp, same as for lakes, think the key to river carp is prebaiting, getting them used to feeding in one area, i plan to have a go at the river nene this new year, hope to get a couple out!

esp crystal, in 10 or 12lb............jobs a good un

yep i read that as a kid, also shane about same time

better than Terry hearns books?

you dont need "the latest rig" just stick to a simple one with a decent bait and look for where the fish are

the chod/silt rig can be used for bottom baits, even the great man himself (TH) recons it can be used for bottom or pop up bait, however, best not to use lead core on it due to fish safety/welfare, try a synthetic leader in stead

crackin pics, well done again lads i really ought to get a trip over one day!

on sapphire most people suggest not putting in a lot of bait, though not so sure now about that, fake popped up corn over sweetcorn seems to work well and last fish i see caught came out on mainline cell bait in early hours, watch out for the silt, it can be deep and real smelly in some places, if i think of any thing else i will let you know

a good review rich, and a fair verdict on this lake, i have visited this lake when i have been at sapphire lakes and yes its 18 acres of canadian pond weed but what puts me of is the £12.50 for my girlfriend to share my bivvy, better of going to sapphire for less money and better rules

A zig rig or very long pop up rig fished above the cabbage weed, but i wonder is it worth getting a marker rod out and looing for some clear patches? is the lake emmotland no 2?

i do this on my local water and just use a standard bottom bait rig, it works, but if im doing this i like to tie it with soft silk braid as i know it wont be tangled

you dont have to strip coated braid but you get better presentation, try stripping about 6 inches then tie the small loop for the hair and then put the hook on with knotless knot to create a hinged rig

in deep silt i would use a much longer hooklink say 10-12 inch and after casting out pull the lead free from the silt to make sure the bait has not been pulled into silt

IF there is a correct use then maybe, but in all honesty there is no correct use, only dangerous. http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=40970&highlight=leadcore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=39794&highlight=leadcore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=44156&highlight=leadcore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=40711&highlight=leadcore i wont lock this because it will look like i am being petty trying to win an agument the fact is leadcore is dangerous whichever way it is used and therefore not worth using i thought about locking this and decided not to for the same reason, the way i see it , the only reason for using leadcore is the chod rig, and thats just because a few names use it, so whats wrong with the hinged stiff link for pop ups, no leadcore and very similar presentation.

dont go near it! http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=40970&highlight=leadcore

its a lasso knot, form a loop, then make a smaller loop inside the big one and wind a tag end around both loops 4 turns