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i would describe it more as shallow silt with a thin 2 maybe 3 inches of silkweed type gear on the bottom which may or may not be algae i`m really no expert as the website states , a decent popped up or balanced hookbait should sort it although i`ve caught on bottom baits before over there. i usually fish a snowman on one rod with a fluro pop up on it . i usually fish day sessions so i wouldnt lead around too much even if i could afford a marker set up after a while you just get to know which swims produce the carp . you just have to get up early in the morning to get in one

it can be pretty good over there mate . i usually fish there because the front lake can get pretty well banged out. you`ll love it if you love fishing in weed , the bottom is covered in the stuff , the official bardag club website calls it fila-something algae but lets face it its weed as for tactics , location etc take a gander at the bardag website it`ll tell you all you need to know and its usually up to date too.

now THAT makes a lot of sense many thanks gents

i still cant work out though , the advantages of the dental floss set up over a hair rig ?

it all helps mate , thanks for your time .

thanks nick it certainly has ......would you say this kind of rig is a bit outdated then ?

okayyyyyyyy.............so why would a bait tied to the eye of the hook with dental floss be a better alternative to a hair ?

thanks willow .....i knew you were going to ask that sorry no its just something i saw in a mates magazine..... following on from that , why would anyone choose to tie a bait to that ring usung floss etc ? are there advantages over a plain old hair ? i mean , why not just stick the bait on the hook like i used to when i was a little `un ?

hi chaps , novice carper here once again with another question ...... i`ve seen a picture of a rig the type of which my inexperienced eyes have never seen before and i wonder if anybody can explain to me what it might be used for ? its a 2 inch braid hooklink attached to what looks like a very stiff 4 or 5 inch long length of mono with a swivel . the hook also has no hair attached to it ....instead it has a small ring attached to the shank . now i`m not stupid enough to think that every fish gets caught on a hair rig but i would like to know what the ring is for ? is it simply to tie your own hair to ? or is there a more revolutionary (to me) use for it ? thanks in advance for any ideas