gobstopper

Just bought a spool of 20lb korda hybrid this morning. Looks very sexy. But in the instructions it says to steam a figure of eight knot before you tighten it. Is this essential and would i have to do this with other knots. also says to remove the coating for a knotless knot, but then how do you go about making a D rig. you think the braid is stiff enough to produce the D?

Cheers neil Im gonig to give lead core and the wighted rig tubbing ago ans see what works for me. Jay Im in the south of sweden. If you want to come over always happy to help another britt and the fishing places here are just stunning even if there are'nt so many carp, but it worth it when you get one. you can mail me on dave1r3@hotmail.com. No worries

Diffrent time zone mate, but it was still early. Those night shifts dont sound good, but it gets the cash in. Used to do them my self. I think that i will just have a play around with diffrent set ups on each rod and see what the results are like. The lake i will fish this year I have never fished before. Its one of the better lakes in sweden for carp, but its big and their is some deep silt. Nothing like back home, its got to be 2-3 miles long, but there are big carp in their, though nobody really knows who big the population is, but i found out that they were first stocked back in the eairly 50s. So their old and i guess wise. I just got to find out how cunning I'll have to be. Cheers for the advice and i would agree with you about the rig tubbing its gotta help Dave

Cheers jay I've read quite a few of the previous threads on lead core, but i had'nt found anything about how to protect the carp from the "cheese wire" cutting effect of the lead core, which is what is bothering me about using it, but if an extended lenght of rig tubbing on the lead core would impead the the release of the leader then i would'nt like to use that either. I recon i will try to get this extra heavy tubbing and give it a go. How would you rate this stuff? Dave

Cheers mate Im really in two minds whether to use lead core or not. Their seems to be alot of cons outwieghting the pros. I did think to smear some sort of lubrication on the rig tubbing above the bead, such as petrolium jelly as this is not water soulably, but im not sure if this will let off unnatural smells that could spook the carp. The reason im thinking to use it is that i will be rowing out my baits some times so i will not be able to use a flying back lead. I have thought of changing my main line to a sinking braid, but as i do not have so much experiance of braid, im not so confidant to use it and im not sure what breaking strains to use, though i know it would defently help with bite detection at long range. I might try some of this sinking rig tubbing if i can find some and just get out and give a few things a try. Thanks again Dave

I plan on starting to use the needle knot to join my lead core to my main line. Do i remove the lead before starting the knot or leave it in?. Also i have seen helicoptor rigs on lead core incorporating a short lenght of rig tubing to mount the beads and swivel on. I was thinking to increase the lenght of the rig tubing to say a foot and a half to help protect hte fishes flank from being cut. Does anyone know how this would effect the rigs ability to shed the lead core as i would'nt want to create a death rig. Ant help would be great cheers Dave

Cheers Lee any info would be a help to get started.

Hi people I have recently moved to Skåne in southern sweden and i was hopping someone had some info on where to fish for carp here where i did not need a boat to reach the swims as iam a boatless angler and the hire fees get a bit too much for a 2-3 day session. Thanks Dave