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Are you at the lake now Paul?

Use your brain- There is no substitute for ingenuity It is very easy with a bit of thought, why does everybody want to use the chod anyway- fashion???? Why would you need leadcore for a Chod anyway? Surely the rig would move on mono much easier

Very wise words! Keep it simple, less to go wrong and build your confidence up, on harder waters start the same as you can always "tweak" the rig a little if need be latter

Well In! He's a great Guy and an average Carp angler, Sorry Keith

I could live there.....................................

Hi Zigg, PM Keith Moors (moorsey) he has and runs a very successful French Carp water and loves it, I'm sure he will point you in the right direction

Looks like a lovely lake Berty, With some big ol lumps too, let us know how you get on, Good luck! p.s. Great review Gidney!

Inline is OK but I prefer a a flat swivel lead myself and I fish a rubber float stop with a bead up the line" old style " bolt rig, very effective as no resistance on the take until they hit the stop!=Screamer

No lead clip needed, just a freerunning lead, I try to use the lightest lead for the distance fished and the bottom make up, hope this helps, but give it a go.......

Give it a go, trust me, you will catch more than on leadcore and it's safer! I use it for 99% of my fishing and so do a lot of other guys

Hi Chris, A semi slack line fished with mono strait through with a a running lead and light Indicators, Sorted

Proof of how effective Maize is, My good friend caught this 21.5lbs in a day session, never been baited before, the pond is over 2KM long! In China!

Let us all know how you get on! Good luck!

MaizeMaizeMaize! Instant, cheap and they will be back for more! good luck!

They go for Maize with a vengence!

A big bag of maize is nice and cheap, and an Intant bait

Welcome to the Forum, Both of you

Try this: A stiff 5" fluro hook link to a knotless knot, with shrink tube on the hook( make sure the tube is cut off at an angle in a direct line to the hook point) and is only fixed opposite the point on the shank, and for the swivel, I do a double overhand knot passing the swivel though the loops twice to form the loop, this nails them every time and you will land 99% Tip: You can prepare shrink tube at home, just by tying a normal hook as a pattern, and then shape the tube over steam: 1 easier and the plastic will set, and 2 you can reuse with no worry about over heating your rig

I must agree Keith, as I was a was a architectural model maker for 15 years, so working with detail and lines and drawings, also AutoCAD makes me fussy about my rigs. Having said that I only really use two types as I am confident in them and have had many Carp on them, they look simple, but the mechanics are in place and very effective, my general approach is quite methodical but not fixed, and yes Nick I think over a period of time it could become "natural" or second nature which could be seen as watercraft.

I like that quote Yeah I can imagine Keith sitting there in the sun with his feet up, a glass of red wine and the New ATT V2 goes into vibrate mode, Mmmmmmm A hard life, but it has to be done I don't know whether I can put up with it for much longer. I'm sure you can keith and good luck with it Cheer's!

I like that quote Yeah I can imagine Keith sitting there in the sun with his feet up, a glass of red wine and the New ATT V2 goes into vibrate mode, Mmmmmmm A hard life, but it has to be done

Hi Shabar, To be honest I would just use a heavy lead! And cast around as much of the lake as you can to find some spots" hard or clear" when it's not busy As these have been cleared by feeding fish, find these and they will produce Carp, and these areas will be there waiting to be found and any good rig will work on theses areas, Chod rigs will work "over" silt, so will lighter leads and longer hooklinks( be carefull, not too long if baiting with a particle, as you could be biten off) Another method I use in silt is after casting, put tension from the rod tip until you feel the lead pull free, this will bring the lead onto the silt and not deep in it(light lead) again, give it a go

Hi No Info, But looks great! Good luck!

same here Jez, no tubing or leader but a lead and beads! they don't get much money from me

Hi steve, I like to think that the "hook arrangement" is responsable for hooking Carp and fished with a running lead to me is the most sensitive set up by far, and I tend to use shorter stiffish hooklenths as any movement of the bait will give an indication at the rod end"beep"! I have noticed recently while fishing that I get a few single beeps which develope into a run, but with a fixed lead there will be no indication until the hooklengh is extended and the lead is moved