Gaz

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

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=32036&highlight=valdore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=43833&highlight=valdore http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=29913&highlight=valdore try these or search for some more as there are plenty of threads on france and valdore mate. got to as though, why book to go to france and then after booking ask for advice on the place? good luck though mate

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?

carefully with the blunt side of sissors if you bite your nails

if you use clips then you should trim the clip down and wet it anyway, not just in snaggy waters tbh

sounds like you had the time of your lives i aint green with envy but you understand why i dont want to see any more pictures dont you well done on a cracking time

try this mate http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=32236

have a search for dreamlaks using the search button but a lot comes up about number2 and not a lot about what your asking mate

not beig funny mate but i doubt you will be able to compress a 3 1/2 tc rod properly anyway. 2.75 are more than capable

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.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=30012&highlight=lac++passion try this

also if you notice all the links between posts click on any you like the look of and have a look through them mate.

method float with slow release mix and 10-14 mm boilie

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

newcastles football kit, after all it aint good for much else

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.

what is the water like? is it big/small very snaggy? all these will have a bearing on what to use. i use 10lb double strength for a lot of my surface fishing.