I'm not too sure about this method, as occasionaly the baits will come off the hair and the carp will eat them...leaving them to digest bits of lead wire? Surely not very safe for the carp?
well said that man!
i don't tend to fish pop ups on thier own, if i want a small bait then i will cut a pop up in half and cut a bottom bait in half and hair them together to make a single bait, then trim either to get the critical balance, same thing if i use a full bottom and full pop up, again trim either of the baits to get the critical balance. i tend to use smaller baits in the main also, 15mm is my preference unless i'm fishing "wild waters" (big lakes/Rivers in France) where i will use largeer baits.
