nigewoodcock

I would still lean towards a lead clip for fishing in dense weed though. Saying that, if I could find them, I would seriously consider using a runring that Jemsue suggested a while ago which will ditch the lead.

Have a think about your marker set up. Why is one of those steams used?

How do you land the fish on that ? you must have a long landing net handle cause when the lead is at the tip ring the fish can still be 15 -20 ft out !! I always use an inline lead that is set up so it will drop off on the take. Makes playing a fish easy, like free lining

i use a rubber bead on the tubing mate bill I would be a bit careful if using a bead on the tubing. When trying to pull one off have you ever noticed the tubing tends to 'scrunch' up? This is one of the reasons why I won't set a helicopter rig up with tubing

I bet you don't have to concentrate as much as you do whilst reading your posts

£1 per each fish landed - given all the advantages of dropping the lead, theres not much cost is there?

Your right TCB - This forum is for learning. You seem to use it for forgetting The above quote was taken from: http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=31293&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Am I still harsh Dave?

You have been posting on this forum for quite a while - do you read nothing on here?

The rig would have to get past the superglued beads first This is everything a helicopter rig shouldn't be. Thats why I tought it was a wind up

If this is a wind up - please remove it. People are stupid / inexperienced enough to copy that

Hello Chris, I'm glad you found this forum - please stick around long enough to learn a few things and read through the stickies. This thread highlights why fisheries are banning things like leadcore.

Adjust it then?

I think that experienced carpers know it's not all about speed; but you would have to ask one!

Pardon?

Again there are loads of threads covering all you are asking. A quick look through the rig tying stickies is worth a shot. I think I recall a post on there with diagrams of how to set up a running rig utilising tubing. Probably done by someone who could tell you a lot more on the subject than me

There are ways round it but I wouldn't use tubing on a running lead just slack lines. If your not using slack lines and only having a small drop on your bobbin then you are not fishing a true running lead.

Have a search on leadcore Nafy and you will see lots of opinions, some for and some against Then make up your own mind if you use it. Just don't let the decision be based on that the alternative is a pain in the backside to do.

There are ways of having all you ask for without the use of leadcore. Tubing being the obviuos.

So why do you need to use the leadcore?

I had a thought and a look at a rig whilst I was 'playing' about with my pop up rigs in search of one that was able to hold in the majority of takes on the lake I was fishing. When using a rig ring, I was having trouble which sounds like you describe - the hook pivoting at the wrong place along its shank? My solution to this that may work in your situation - but not on the lake I was on was instaed of having a ring stop on the hook, glue a small pice of foam on it. After adjusting bits of the rig I settled for a cut off from a fake sweetcorn which needed less glue (almost not needed at all) and as I was using a yellow bait it was neat on the eye (not the most important thing I know)

Taken from another thread on D rigs:

Those Korum quickstops are, I think, designed with the match man in mind so that they can change or re-bait at speed. Most of the time when carp fishing you are not against the clock In the case of 8lb line not being up to the job - that depends on the quality of the line in the first place. As Kev has mentioned, big fish can be landed on low breaking strain line. Infact if you ask a lot of people what line they use in the winter you may find a lot drop down to around 10lb (if safe to do so) to fine down there approch

I think the first thing for you to consider is to get it out of your head that all fish feed in the same way For example, some may be suckers and some may pick at the bait.

All depends on how buoyant the hook bait is. The more buoyant the more likely the need for a counter weight, be that a split shot or putty etc. If using the silt rig then you wouldn't have any need to put a shot on the hook link

I use a D rig for my pop-ups if they need to be more than 1 1/2 inches off the deck. Anything that is popped up lower than that, I use a rig that is similar to the 'KD' rig that all the Korda boys keep plugging. The reason for this is so the hook is either flat on the lakebed or hovering neatly under the bait with the point clear. I don't want the point of the hook bouncing around on the lakebed especially if fishing over gravel. The reason I don’t use a D rig for a bottom bait is mainly due to the fact that my simple knotless knot rig (no shrink tube or aligner as I use a curved hook ) works perfectly fine. If I did feel the need to change over then I feel there are better rigs for presenting a bottom bait than a D rig.