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????? read the back of the packet Also (i know this wasn't the question but as its a misleading title someone may find this useful)- I Actually find that the Korda shrink tube is better than the E-S-P and the Fox, which makes a change.

Could strip the coating off stiff silt- tbh its basicaly useless coated anyway

In my opinion you would be better of with smaller/lighter hooks than those mentioned. A simple £1 pack of size 12/10 Drennans will do the trick The hooks mentioned do all work granted- used them my self- but i found i caught more with the Drennans, they are also alot cheaper For the price of one pack of 10 Armapoints, you can get 4 packs of Drennans in 4 different variations- barbed- different sizes etc, you will drop onto the winning formulae

Ive tried that but its not good enough in my opinion for playing a carp on, It will fully tighten during the fight and is prone to strangling itself that way like all other hooklinks that are poorly tied. Im just using it to create booms between the lead and running link (hen fishing in silt/weed) as there doesnt need to be as much strength there and its anti tangle as its so stiff. Even if it snaps its only doing me a favour All the same, very annoying, i cant use it for my hooklinks

same tbh, but that wasnt the question was it Nick

E-S-P all the way lad I only ever use them when i actually want to loose the lead, the Korda clips tend to only shake the lead off during the fight or not at all (no matter how far you push the rubber on) - thats not always how i want them to work Fox ones aren't bad but they are a tad bulky

Jez, have you seen the nash ones with the large steel eyes? I realy rate them, especially for use on my Zigs. They aren't as safety conscious as the enterprise ones that you talk of, but the lead is only held by a small plastic peg, you can swap leads in seconds without having to break the rig down. I think they are marketed as running rigs for braid line :/ I'm not sure.

(super stiff version): knotting but trouble! I can not get this to knot down tightly without the coating parting. I have tried all the different knots i use and trust in all my other coated braids (All 5 suffix- fox-korda variants of them lol). These knots are the figure of 8, and grinner knots. I have tried over tightening the tag ends, under-tightening the tag ends, equal tension on the tag and hook length at the same time, i have now tried steaming also (which i like to avoid if possible) and even that will not do it (BTW i always lubricate my knots so its not that) I just simply cant get on with the stuff. I only ever use a figure of eight if i can as i fish the pva stick method 99% of the time, but the coating kept parting so i tried using a grinner to a link loop, (i thought id found a use for the useless waste of money that they were lol) but this didn't work. The only option left that i can think of is crimping and i refuse to crimp my hook links- what do i do??? Any Ideas?? (btw i dont rate the rapala knot but I've even given that ago) Thanks, Jack

Drennan double strength isnt bad tbf, fox have launched a line not dissimilar to what ive been using the last few years, 10lb and 0.22 dia £4 100m isnt too bad in all honesty- i haven't tried it though myself, but i saw it and thought it didn't look too bad, best "dedicated" carp line ive seen for the job in all honesty. The Korda Krusier control, now thats a joke of a surface/zig line- two words "tow rope" Its over 0.3mm thick

I dont Nick sorry, ive had a good few months out of the sport because of "other commitments" so im just reacquainting my self with bits and pieces before i get out on the bank again (hopefully tomorrow XD).

Exactly Tying knots properly is basic carp fishing 1 0 1, if you cant join two lengths of material together propperly- you shouldnt be fishing LOL

Unfortunately this rig is on Korda's page now,,, So every Tom, Dick and Harry will be using it, making everyone who uses it properly and ,have done for some time, look like tarts.

4 turn grinner to a self spliced loop does the trick extremely well in my eyes, no big bulky knots or gluing required- hassle free and as safe as leadcore gets

Try a different brand of hooks, i have lost more carp on korda hooks than any other brand!? Fox armor points on the other hand... May not make any difference to you at all but could be worth a try???

Ive never stopped catching on freezer burnt boilies either, never noticed a difference between burnt and un burnt in catch results tbf i try to stop it being freezer burnt where i can but if it does get burnt ill still happily use it

Freeze it

They are like the E-S-P ones. Your hooklink can come off them due to their shape, check them constantly as they work like a key ring but with a "leg" the leg makes them easier to let a hooklink come off i never lost a fish on them, but when i have caught on them in the past, during the fight the hooklink has worked its way around the clip- almost coming off each to there own, if im fishing and i dont want a hinge/pivot, i will use them and cover it with silicon completely but i tend not to use them atall now

Coated braid is great, ive gone back to the good old fox coretex for my bottom bait rigs

supple braid hooklink dave???

Daves is a good antitangle setup.

you can use it just like that

^ the xtra small klip with a section of a brown esp anti-tangle sleeve. ^hooklink clip with the brown korda silicone you can put pva mesh etc on the hook- twist and hook- cap with pva foam for improved presentation

I dont use sillicon to hide them, its to stop the chance of the hooklink coming off the clip, by using a segment of some rubber sleeve etc it stops the loop in the hooklink trveling back pat the lip of the hooklink clip. I cant explain so ill photograph it later

Yeh, like dave says, if you have any probs ill pm you a pic mate I like the extra hinge's that you can create with them Perfect rig presentation everytime (use fig of 8 knots) The link loops are ok, bit pointless tbf but good if you dont trust loop knots

I use the korda ones- perfection. I use the xtra small multipurpose korda klip, but i also use the actual small hooklink klip (korda do everything with a K ) They make life so easy. Cover them with silicon or a section of antitangle/helicopter sleeve or what ever If you damage one or its doesnt seem the right shape anymore- just change it for peace of mind