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Something else I am going to try which relates to this (as my run:fish ratio hasn't been great of late either) is a longer hair! I usually tie the hair so the bait is pretty much touching the bend of the hook and after playing about with a few things over the weekend have decided that 10mm seems like a better gap! Out at weekend for 72 hours so I will see how I get on! Ill be fishing the following on my rods: 1) Magaligner with no leader and inline bolt rig 2) Bottom boilie, no leader and lead clip bolt rig 3) Bottom boilie, no leader and lighter running lead Then obviously I will change the rigs around to focus on the ones catching me fish!

I agree Frank, I think I will still continue to use my bolt rig set ups but I will definitely try running rigs from now on! And you know what its like, if the running rig starts to produce fish, then all 3 rods will soon be on them! Haha

Thanks for all the help guys, just what I needed! I really do think the change in my tactics is going to make a BIG difference this year! Stu

Thats great advice matey! I think my carp fishing is going to change drastically this year! I know it sounds bad but I've always made my rigs on what looks good/neat to me.........and I reckon Im not the only one as well!! One thing I never really use are running rigs, can anyone help on the best set up to use!? Thanks again Stu

Afternoon guys I'm more of a reader than poster and as usual have been reading the forums on a daily basis. Haven't been carping yet this year - I know its a crime but after breaking my wrist in a snowboard accident at the start of the year Ive had to take things easy Anyway, as Ill be able to fish in the next week or so I've been looking at my rigs and a LOT of my lead set ups consist of leaders of some sort, mainly leadcore!!! After hearing some of the arguments for and against leadcore on here Ive got to say I am now not going to use it again! To be honest when I think about it now, I really dont know why I felt the need to use a leader? Im not going to change any of my lead set ups but as I said - Mainline straight through now! My main question is........how do people pin down their rigs from the lead to the rod. The obvious answer is backleads or flying back leads but if I can, I prefer to use a slack line. Its just that 3 foot or so behind the lead Im worried about wafting about? Sorry for the waffle and thanks in advance Stu