This is such a coincidence..My wife bought me 2 fishing dvd's yesterday "Carp from the start" by Kevin Maddocks...It shows him using the hair on the bend on one rod and on the other a maple side hooked..He was catching loads on both rods...
I was watching a vid the other day DF talking to some French bloke,the hook on his rig had bits of tubing coming off the hook to disguise the shape..Could this be it?
Trouble with zigs is you can really only fish in depths up to 12ft as this is the average length of a rod..There is a way round this by using an ajustable zig with a sub float..Vids of how to tie and use this rig are on utube...
Na sorry Guys It's Mr Men everytime for me,I recommend Mr squaddie Goes to Afganistan for no bloody good reason..Although you might have a job getting hold of a copy,as the government have withdrawn most of them..