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Sorry to hear that andy your not having the best of luck lately are you mate ?

Cant say i've heard of deception but i'll be taking a look see mufty mate .... I love a hook thread i know this didnt start out as a which hook ? Thread as such but since its turning into one Im still not at a point yet where i've decided which hooks i prefer , i dont really fish enough to come to a conclusion yet but i have tested and am still testing various brands & patterns such as Gama 204's Muggas Kam 175's Fox arma's I even still try and find a valid use for some oldish fox series 4 longshanks . Truth is i havent really been let down by any of them either in required sharpness or strength in the battle. Except you know who's hooks of course . Got wise to them a long time ago

See , ask & thou shalt receive

To cover basics ? Running rigs , simple knotless knotted rigs , hook sizes to fit bait size , you know the drill things aint changed that much

Sorry mate im not really familiar with east anglia at all . Might be worth PM'ing frogy , he seems to fish a lot of venues up that way . Failing that , Nick may know

Doesnt matter how sharp they are if they open out is it ? Could be a dodgy vatch i spose . As with every brand . Even K

Welcome the asylum young man . Cant help with the fisheries im afraid except that i know there are loadsa great rivers etc down that part of the world . Good luck in your quest ...

Ok mate thanks . I hope someone comes on here later who uses 'em and gives a detailed reason for em I dont use tubing myself and nearly always use running rigs . Cant get much safer than that but im always up for learning something new . Welcome to the forum by the way matt

I dont like the look of them myself , looks too much that can go wrong to me . Do you mind me asking why you need these ? If i wanted to fish with lead clips i'd just change rigs using a quick clip . Just curious

Sorry mate , what with my bad eyes and your wifes big hands

What is it ?

Theres a running rig / semi fixed thread in the past hot topics which is excellent . I still think weight of lead IS relevant in this thread

Lets see how this develops , i know milky will be along with his sixpence worth . In the meantime im going to look few some old threads . I dont think your talking ballcocks smiffy , but i definitley dont believe that that hook is set straight away . Lets see

Surely the idea of running lead set ups is that the fish feel NO resistance on the pick up and swim off with their mouthful . Meaning you have to set the hook yourself by "striking" or "lifting" into the take . If you wanted the fish to hook itself then get the lead clips out My take on sharpys original question is , seeing as you have to set the hook yourself , you want your bite indication to be as "spot on" as possible . And the SOONER you set the hook , the better the hook hold is liable to be ? Therefore i think the lead DOES make a difference to hookholds and because you dont want the lead moving as the fish takes the bait it makes sense to use the HEAVIEST lead you can get away with . Tin hat on ...

I find a lead of 2.5 oz or heavier is better . Cant explain the physics behind it but Nick did explain to me once , something about a tunnel ???? Sharpy , how do you go about slackening your line off , i find it majes a big difference ? I tend to cast , tighten down to the lead and then slacken off a foot or so at a time whilst holding the rod pointing upwards . Takes about 30 to 40 minutes but its worth it and improves indication no end ...

Heres a statement and a half . If i had had access to a prolific river like the wensum , or indeed the avon or stour , i doubt if i would ever have got into carping .

Hello mate , cant help with the lake i'm afraid but i'm sure Nige will know a bit about it

Actually i think they were both very good posts therefore i have left thins be but "liked" em both . Good debate .

Great post

It would depend on the lake i spose . How busy , how many carp , what stamp of carp etc . I would hazard a guess that youd be sacrificing fresh new highly attractive fish-pulling bait in order to put out a load of washed outs that the fish may or may not happen across during the length of your session .

Take a look at bluebell lakes peterborough ...

Apart from a little bit of supernatural i have left , all my hooklength braid is sufix in one form or another . Does all sorts of requirements and only a fiver a spool you cant go wrong . I even use their mono for some stiff links too .