yonny

Mental looking kipper that one 😍

Weed is taking oxygen at night but giving it during the day. If you can find a spot near the heaviest weed it's generally a good bet come bite time (evenings/mornings). Ya lazy git!🤣😉

They have another one called spike which is even longer/bigger (50+) and bunch of others in their 40's. Gotta be the best lins in the country?

I use the Trent Baits cork ball pop ups. UB Baits are also decent. Just the standard proper jobs are more than buoyant enough mate.

It's the pop up mate. I prefer cork ball pop ups. For standard pop ups it has to be Proper Job Pop Ups. They are as buoyant as you'll get.

My choice on heli set up depends on the lake tbh. Leadcore is MILES better for hooking potential (imo) but I'm currently using a fluoro leader set up for distance. Your suggestions (Pin down, qc ring, lead) will be absolutely fine. Maybe get a sleeve of some kind to smarten it up. Any old lead will do mate.

Good call. It was iCARP: https://icarp.org.uk/

I think you will struggle to get a reply Lewis - the post is 3 years old. I found the website for the group. You can contact them through the site. https://www.exmilcarpers.co.uk/

Me🖐️ It sounds like you want to use the hinge due to weed and chod. If you chuck and inline into weed/chod the lead will drag the rig down into the weed, maybe only partially or maybe it'll bury it. You'll be relying on an element of luck to be presented. Luck is not the one mate, you need to KNOW you're presented, every time. Why not bro? A heli is perfect if you're worried about weed/chod/presentation. Imo the 'roddie' rig is the stupidest rig that anyone ever came up with. It takes all the disadvantages of the chod and makes them worse. Avoid at all costs imo.

This^^^^^ The human body constantly yields heat, you just need to harness it by wearing decent togs. This time of year you barely need a sleeping bag, let alone a heater imo.

I think seed is more effective for mass baiting out in the pond (mass baiting in the margin never seems to work for me, it's all about small handfuls/traps). For margin spots pellets are the one imo. Vitalin good for both. Correct, you cannot overdo molasses.

It's a well established bait that's caught lots of carp mate.

If you think you're overthinking it you're defo overthinking it mate. The key to getting your head round this is to know why you're changing something. There is no point changing from a blowback to a ronnie to a stiff D rig just because they are different. You end up changing so much that even if you do get a take you don't know which of the many changes you've made was the difference. Make sure you have a reason to make any changes. For example if the deck is super clean change to a bottom bait rig. If it's not use a pop up rig. If you see carp spooking off your line/leader change to fluoro etc. etc. Keep your eyes open and use what the fishing situation requires. The lake/fish will tell you what to do if you look hard enough. Apply logic and have a reason for every change. It is the quickest way to success.

I can personally vouch for the size 4 on a ronnie mate, very effective.

No mate, it's a decent pattern. It must be a problem with the rig. What rig are you using?

I am completely unable to get any time on the bank during the coming weeks but for those of you that can, this weekend is looking a bit spesh. Most places have been fishing well during this past few weeks anyway but the weekend sees the massive drop in pressure many have been waiting for. Most places have now spawned so the fish will be on the feed-up. If you boys can get on them I foresee some BIG results on the horizon. I recommend taking a fair bit of bait if you're fishing. Prime, prime conditions.

This^^^^^ Glycerine based glugs offer almost nothing in any way to a bait imo.

Yeah mine has orange and black interchangeable tops. The black is best for bright days.

Decent hooks mate 👍

They do a blackcurrant one "Betalin & Black" that's supposed to be excellent. I've only used standard betalin so couldn't confirm.

A good choice mate 👍

Sabre: Stinga: You can see the curve of the Stinga closes the gape quite a lot.

Sounds fine although a clear line is defo best. An adjustable has to be set up running but it will have a degree of self hooking properties as you say mate. One thing I would add is that when it gets REALLY warm zigs are not always the magic answer. You still need to feed, and feed, and feed, to get their confidence up (same as you would on the surface). Zigs are at their best when it's warm with a real decent wind imo. When it's hot with no wind the carp just want to sunbathe unless you can get them going with prolonged feeding of mixers (and sometimes even that doesn't work).

Put some black foam on bro.

They're very different. The Sabre is basically the chodda but with an unturned eye. Could be considered a wide gape pattern. The Stinga is a curve shank, but not so aggressively curved as most others.