Gaz

congrats ben, reckon your gonna do a decent job mate.

this one maybe? www.fishandfly.co.uk/knots/needle/index.html

is this the one mate www.satincord.com/knots/snakeknot.htm

you know but you use it you have to ask a lot of questions that lead us to believe you need a lot of help but yet risk using leadcore which you probably dont know how to use in a safe manner (which there aint really a safe enough way of using it) why risk it? if you must use a leader of some sort then why not just use tubing?

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=41819&highlight=basic+set http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=41751&highlight=basic+set http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=38841&highlight=basic+set http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=22185&highlight=basic+set http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=33265&highlight=basic+set http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=12338&highlight=basic+set here are a few threads that will be of some help to you, if you reply to any of the links i have given you then that thread will come back up to the top again for others to see. i would stay away from semi fixed and g with running rigs because of the dangers and with being new to it just dont take the chance mate. welcome and have fun

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishing.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com problems with knots? then try this it might just help

the thing is when carp feed they pick up everything that is within reach of thier mouths, they then decide what is food and spit the rest back out. they dont always feed by site or smell as such they just mooch around taking in all sorts of debris from the bottom, which is why plastics work even without anything else around them.

have fished with it on it's own plenty of times and caught plenty as well. sometimes i sandwhich a real piece in between 2 fakes

lovely pic nick, i think i know the water as well

so are you saying you would rather end up with a carp dragging your rig AND lead around and end up getting snagged and dying. which is exactly what would happen

but not to tight otherwise a fish could end up trailing it around. better to lose a lead than risk a fish. a lot of anglers fit the rubbers loose to purpously (spelling) lose leads when they have a fish on

the problem here is that no one on this site will admit to leaving litter cause they know they will get stick, i even take an ashtray with me, well a tin with a lid but as jay said (x2gsd) one of the lakes that we are members of is disgusting and 2 or 3 others are pretty bad to the point that jay nearly never bothered joining. i must say though that the club did ban someone last year for litter abuse but it still dont put a stop to it. we have bailiffs that come round and give litter tickets and then come back later to see if you have left any, but it still dont stop them.