mrdevon

Will be trying that one tonight and if I don't land a 70lber first cast I wont be happy

Not 100% sure but some of the hooks and swivels look a little large to be used by a normal carp angler possibly some kind of poaching set up with a numerous hook set up

Not sure if this has been posted before but a shocking scene

Top angling, well done

How about this Ross as an idea Try float fishing your nymphs. Tie like a wet fly with enough weight and do the reverse of a sub float whereby you can still adjust the depth you're fishing at but using a surface controller float if you follow so nothing is gonna get bogged down in the weed

A very novice question with the adjustable zig as never used it I have all the gear to set it up and from what I can tell it works on the exact same basis as a marker float where by I can just let out a foot or so as and when it want to vary the depth

Boring NEXT!!! You only catch because the carp are so curious to pop out and see what idiot is using such an out of date rig circa 2011 Everybody knows it's all about these newfangled rigs with tubing here and rig rings there, the odd bit of NASA designed fluorocarbon coated in space dust to give that extra weight yet at the same time weightless fell on the bottom all topped of with a bait created by the worlds top Michelin star chefs in secret underground bunkers

I've always used a little stick or bag with both heli's and chods mainly for piece of mind than adding freebies With the way the hooklenth sits on the rig and has some free movement I'd have that nagging feeling in my mind that it's somehow spun back up on it's self and tangled

When talking about rigs people often come to the conundrum of what hook should I be using when tying rigs? We have have short shank, long shank, curved shank, wide gape, in turned or out turned eyes, varying degrees in size and material to name a few But just what hook would best be used for what?

Pressured water, quite shallow, unsure on what braidless rigs there are...... Id say float fish it and reap the rewards

No but that other bloke your missus see's while you're out fishing does

Because that would of been too easy or if I'm honest I didn't think of that

I did try that but was still to thick

I was trying to tie one last night using a 15lb stiff mono but when trying to do the D rig I found the hooks I were using just didn't have a big enough eye to pass is through twice unless moving up to a heavier, larger size which I felt were too bulky for the job So basically my question is, what's nice hook to use without it being OTT for the job and unsettling the natural buoyancy of say an 18mm pop up but an eye big enough for the D rig?

I've used a weed rake to good effect on the river and had fish to reward my efforts. I only cleared an area about 4ft or so which had to done from the very awkward non-fishable far bank so I wasn't dragging the rake back through too much weed and decimating the place, then with the aid of a long telescopic pole and bait spoon baited up directly over the cleared spot. It may have been over kill the amount I put in for the size of the area but I wanted to ensure that the fish would be feeding and rooting around in the area long enough to finish off the clearing job I'd started I returned a couple times during the week and topped it up a little with very oily hemp, maize and a mixture of whole and crushed boilies but unfortunately due to the depth I wasn't able to see the bottom and check how the baited area was being responded too but a quick feel with a feature finding lead filled my with confidence that all was going well But this is were the annoying part came in. As I'd cleared the spot from the far side and knew from there exactly where the it was I had no choice but to leave the marker in, walk about 20 mins up the river over the bridge and back down the opposite side, cast another marker out to the same spot (which did take a few attempts I must admit) then another trek back round to retrieve the original marker rod then back again to where I was going to be fishing. About an hour later the lines were marked, clipped up and I was finally fishing albeit knackered from all that walking I was oozing confidence and pleased with the effort I'd put in, now to reap the rewards Several hours past with the odd bleep now and again before the tell tell bleeps that I knew I had a bream on and a few minutes later I had an 8lb'er or so on the bank. So on goes another small bag and out she goes again smack bang on the money and happy when I felt the lead land. 15 minutes passed and it was fag and coffee time when I noticed a few little still patches over the spot as it does when there's oil on the surface so I was sure there were fish in rooting around so off went the kettle, then the lovely sound of a single toner and the line coming off the reel. I struck and it went solid so knew I was into a better fish, after 'persuading' her she was betting coming in my direction and not that of the thick weed and snags I soon had a lovely, dark common in the net that went 16lb 4oz. I happily slipped her back and chuffed with my catch the kettle was back on! I did have a few more fish from the spot during the session but nothing of any notable size but that didn't matter I'd proved to myself that all my efforts and planning had paid dividends and maybe I was getting good at this carp fishing lark

Both CC and M33ta made a valid point about baiting up some clear spots and keeping an eye on them, but before doing so and possibly wasting your time and bait be aware of the water foul on the lake as they'll be just as pleased with a free meal once you're gone

With pop ups I always fish them on a sliding ring attached to a loop of stiff braid pushed through the air then looped back over the hook point causing a nice curve for it to move freely across and had numerous fish on it but the name of the rig escapes me

Not so much would it matter as it may not but would you be confident fishing with it knowing it could cost fish? I'd personally fish a different style rig that I could see in the margin sat perfect

Could it be that the positioning of the silicone on the hook is causing the hook to sit funny under the pop up Have you tried using any other rigs to see if they also have the same effect?

I personally like to have the swivel on the lead too, looks like you've snipped that off

I had a set of 3 Txi Pluses with the RX Pro receiver but due to financially difficulties had to reluctantly sell and currently using some Wychood ones that cost £14.99 each they are very basic but are currently doing the job but I do miss my Delks Just priced up a set of 4 plus receiver and its almost £640

I always fish mine straight on the mainline with the bottom of the feeder bored out a little so it doesn't sit so tight onto the swivel and then with little effort it can easily pull off so if the line does break then the feeder is free to fall off

How long are you leaving it between recasts if no bites?

The last time I used a method I too had a fairly short hooklink and found I was getting a lot of little tugs on the line and single bleeps but no hook ups so after an hour or so out of interest I switched to a stiff rig about 12" keeping it well away from the bulk of the bait on the method and within 10 minutes I was in albeit a tench but it seemed to work and then a cast or two later using the same tactic landed a low double mirror

CC do use a soft or stiff rig with the method?