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Particles work very well apparently. Fishing the Dorchester end of the lake is better for 2 reasons..... Carp seem to congregate that end more (possible decent natural food source?), and secondly, you'll be further away from Weymouth and the inbreeds

Thats why the hooklink should be of a lower BS than the mainline, imo. Also, although I may not have explained myself thoroughly enough, the lead is always able to run free. 6ft of leadcore, is also 3ft longer than I would ever use. The pic below is what I just knocked up to try and show what I meant in words. Clearer than mud I hope

Not if you're using a safety clip. If your using inline, then why would you want the lead to go over the leadcore?

a clip between the mainline and leadcore mate? bit dangerous aint it? Not if the clip is covered with tubing, and the user is confident in their knot tying ability.

You could, if you so desired, when splicing, add a #8 swivel and shok bead to the leadcore before pulling it through, then, onto your mainline, tie, as has been mentioned, either a loop, or, add a rig ring. Then attach both lines with a quick change clip. I would also add, that this is not the way everybody would do it, but personal preference.

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Used the 1 up 1 down method over a bag of betaine pellets over the w/e, and the load of loblox worked a treat. A nice mirror screamed out on the loblox rig at 0125 Saturday.

Whether he has changed his views is irrelevant. The rig is what is in debate, and it works just as well now as it did when Martin Clarke designed it.

Spot on advice stoogi. I used the rig last weekend, and used the pva string tied tight around. Result. Twice. Page 138/1423 Korda Advanced Rig Book. Tackling hard waters.

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sounds very rude That's personal preference & it's got to be 8 inches? But when they take the bait, does that mean you'd lose your cherry? You keep it tied up That's ma boy! That's what it's there for, it's worth dipping it in to experiment Will that do ya? I'm only quoting, you lot said it Not sure I should submit this one but here goes! ROFLMAO

Call it the '167' rig :lol: I could have tied it like that Matt....honest , but I didn't want the hairs to be underneath, away from the hook. That would be defeating the object I wanted to achieve. Having tried it today, I come to the conclussion that I didn't give it long enough. The carp in the lake I fished are greedy. Eat anything, but when they want to eat off the top, nothing will change their minds. Not even hemp, and they jump out the water and meet you at the gate if they smell that normally.

Proved to be a load as well mate. Tried it this afternoon, but all they wanted to do was take bread off the top.

As Tony said....Korda tubing is very good, and retains its shape excellantly, even when the hook has been stuck to a rig board for a few months, as soon as you take it off the board the tube goes back to a curve.