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I BLANKED but no tangles ref: lead inside the bag: i want my rig laid out neatly on the floor; with the lead inside the bag the rig should 'stretch' out across the bed more. what i did worked; if i was trying to cast distance i suppose i should put the lead in the bag

good idea's ive bought some pva bags with draw cords ready attached (long thin ones) The plan is to hook my hook through the bottom of the bag, stuff it full of bait , pull the draw cord tight and tie the drawcord aound the lead clip (so that the hook length is laid out inside the bag and the lead outside the bag, hopefully meaning the line wont be in a 'pile' on the bed) I'll let you know how i get on

I was looing at the technique of using a pva stuffed with pellets and broken bollies with the hooklink packed in there (hooked in the bottom of the bag) so once it lands, sinks and dissolves the hooklink is untangled and laid in the loose feed bait. Some online guides suggest putting the lead in the bag, some leave it outside. I was going to use a hooklink of about 9 inches: with 6 inches of link from hook in the bag along with the bait etc. Once cast the lead and bag would (hopefully) land seperately (especiually if i feather), once in has all sunk a brief wind in should straighten the terminal out leaving a gap between the lead and the bag. Once the bag dissoves there would be a pile of bait with my braid (untangled) burried in it. My worry with putting the lead in the bag is that the line and bait and lead would be in a big pile on the lake bed and nbot be as neat. As ive said i dont cast very far so aero dynamics are not generally a problem for me Any shared experiences or new ideas would be very welcome Thanks for all your help!

I;ve searched the forum low and high and have not as yet found the answer to my problem TANGLES godamn they annoy me I fish relatively easy waters generally and don't tend to cast more than 30 yards; i mainly fish the river weaver in the margins. I have tried the following so far and all of them have tangled more often than i would like; any help or advice would be appreciated. I always use braided hooklengths of 10lb an mainline of maxima 12lb. I used to use a straight bolt rig with no anti tangle tubing, a swivel then 7-9 inches of braid: that used to tangle I switched to using a pre made anti tangle rig which consists of 24inches of anti tangle tubing, a quick release lead clip, a swivel; then my 8inch of braid connect to taht by a clip on swivel; again the hooklength always seems to tangle round the lead. I then modified the above set up by pushing a new length of anti tangle tubing from the braid over the swivels etc so that the lead had about 24inches of tubing one side, and then 3 inches of tubing the other, fllowed by my braid; again tangles 2 questions really 1 Is it the fact im using soft braid that is causing so many tangles, should i be using a different type of hooklength?? (i still ctach alot of fish despite tangles!!) 2. would using a PVA bag with some bait etc and my hookolength in stop these tangles; i dont mind the cost for the peace of mind (plus it would probably save money on wasted bait!!) any help or advice will be appreciated; i cant stand fishing for 4 hours, reeling , only to find my bolie 1/2" form my lead !! [swearing removed from Post]