I have read trough this long thread.
nice to see people realizing that modern doesn't always cut it down to more bites. I also try to keep it as simple as possible depending on what water. I take natural presentation into account as much as camoflage.
I have seen an article in a dutch magazine about carp fishing saying that a fisherman who was fishing on a water where the carp first came to the spot where the bait laid and that the fish rolled with his body and or waved with his pectorals first to look if the bait wasn't attached to something. call it crazy but i have seen weird things also according to bouyancy, not expecting this from creatures who I thought to be only intuitive and acting on instinct. they actually learn things along the way when they are caught.
2nd thing i have seen is an article stating that if you fish on hard water going back to basics in rig wise and lead types the fish will not expect that or might even forget that they have been caught on the rigs used back in for instance the 80's.
I think that if you combine old with a little new you will have the best of both worlds there where new still have to prove itself over the already proved old ways.
Edit* boyancy into bouyancy and tried to spell right
