Gaz

i have now read this and must agree, what a read, and had me crying with laughter at times

mate i hope he is ok and i gotta say sorry for laughing at some of the replys on here. tbh i often do that but after this i have realised how easy it is so you have given me the kick i need not to do it before i have the same problem

try 6 or 8, but it really is trial and error mate, the reason you are missing takes could be blunt hooks, hair to short or long, big bait small hook, it could be many different factors tbh mate

found some but only for wire/heavy duty mono 200lb

i cant find them

as said i am going to get some so will await your outcome with fluro

jez, i have been told the crimps can shatter fluro? not sure how true this is though but bare it in mind mate. i am going to get the crimps and pliers soon cause i keep hearing how good they are and that the crimp is stronger than any knot you can use

no cause i am locking it

mate, as my last post said even things like fixed lead aint illegal. if we as carp anglers dont moan then the dangerous stuff will always be used so we need to moan tbh

i think you will find that it is still legal to use FIXED leads but would you uase them? or bent hooks and again would you use them? i have out up 3 good links to leadcore so you cant say there has been no help. if the guy had come on asking about fixed leads or bent hooks my response and most others (and probably yours) would have been the same its just that because idiots like shelly uses and promotes lead core people still use it and it is not completely in the public eye the dangers of it

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=47006&highlight=leadcore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=32598&highlight=leadcore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=39794&highlight=leadcore here are 3 threads to get you started on LEADERS AND LEADCORE

its no more dangerous than any other set up in the wrong hands in the RIGHT hands this is dangerous. leadcore is far worse than anything else out there and imho there is no place for it in carp fishing so i can lock a lead to my line that wont come off in a break of but cannot use my lead core on free running set up then . and who the hell said that was safe? no one as far as i can see. this thread is about leadcore and i along with others have stated the dangers of it. do a search and you will find PLENTY of reasons why leadcore is DANGEROUS.

its no more dangerous than any other set up in the wrong hands in the RIGHT hands this is dangerous. leadcore is far worse than anything else out there and imho there is no place for it in carp fishing

just dont use it mate, it is dangerous enough as it is let alone if you dont know how to connect it to you mainline correctly

on thi snote, carp cause far more damage to themselves during spawning than fishing for them will ever do

tubing and leaders are there primarily to avoid tangles (anti tangle tubing) fairbrass being the person he is see a gap in the market and has caught yet more anglers. he knows how to catch people and thats a fact

fluro hook link

this is one book i will read one day, think he is an out and out good angler/carper and seems a decent bloke as well

mono mate, fluro sinks

IF there is a correct use then maybe, but in all honesty there is no correct use, only dangerous. http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=40970&highlight=leadcore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=39794&highlight=leadcore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=44156&highlight=leadcore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=40711&highlight=leadcore i wont lock this because it will look like i am being petty trying to win an agument the fact is leadcore is dangerous whichever way it is used and therefore not worth using

advising people not to use it is education is it not. the stuff is awfull even when used "correctly" in mine and a lot of other people opinions and evidence, you do not need to use it so why risk it?

dont use the awfull stuff in the first place tbh. I am on a phone so it is a nightmare to search but if you search you will find loads of info and loads of reasons not to use it

First of all, how is that considered a swear word yet not censored by the auto-censor? Secondly, how is it more dangerous? I'm guessing you're thinking along the lines of the fact it can, although I've never experienced it personally, potentially kink? the word IS considered swearing but because it is also a word used in a normal conversation the auto censor dont pick it up, it is the context of use. There are hundreds of reasons AND FACTS about leadcore and the dangers of it as most on here well know and have read many times, if you want to take the risk then that is your choice (unfortuanately the fish dont get a choice in what death rigs are used to catch them) but me and others are trying to point people in the right direction to save SOME fish from serious injury or death and that is ALL we are trying to do tbh.

The same could be said for barbed hooks, particles, boilies, sacks then. The only reasons people can give for banning it is via the use of hindsight and a few selective pictures published in magazines. It's no more dangerous, if set up correctly, than any other leader. Even mono straight through can tackle if a fish is left trailing it. I'm guessing you'd advocate the use of them dreadful "Safe-zone" leaders marketed by Korda? You know, the ones with multiple tungsten sections for the bead to get caught on? Hardly ideal is it. Secondly, what do you mean it offers no advantages at all? It does actually help the last 3-6ft of your line sit pretty (better than anything else, providing you prestretch it) flush to the bottom, although it does "tightrope" if angled on debris (the same as EVERYTHING else). It's durable, so the advantages are there if bars, mussels etc are present. I believe (I say believe as I don't know what it looks like through a carp's eyes) it is quite inconspicuous. It provides the best balance as to why leaders are used in the first place. It just seems people are jumping on the bandwagon recently, regarding the dangers of leadcore, even though it has been used for years. Why are people only just starting to make a fuss about it now? Was it not a problem before? Also, whilst I'm rambling. Why are tackle manufacturers still selling the same size leadclips even though they tell you, at every concievable opportunity, not to push the tail rubber all the way on, as it may cause the lead not to eject? Why not make the clip smaller then to eliminate idiots doing so? edited for swearing barbed hooks! i think more places ban barbless now tbh, and sorry but it is FAR more dangerous than any other leader even if tied correctly imho. the stuff is awfull and shouyld be banned imho.

mate the 360 can and does cause awfull damage to the smaller carp, imho i think it should be banned like the bent hook. have a look through these links i have put up. people will say they re safe and as said dave lane uses then BUT that dont mean they are safe just cause a named angler uses it. read through and make your own mind up. http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=30745&highlight=360 http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=31347&highlight=360