yonny
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Odd looking common mate🤭
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I believe portugese cork is supposed to be the best in the world too!!
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If you can get hold of it try Rig Marole Specimon zig/floater hooklink. Very, very good stuff.
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Pop ups and water clarity what's your preference ?
yonny replied to elmoputney's topic in UK Bait and Bait Making
You'll probs find one that works for you and end up chucking the rest away after 3 or 4 years. I've done that several times in the past lol. -
Pop ups and water clarity what's your preference ?
yonny replied to elmoputney's topic in UK Bait and Bait Making
Cork dust takes on water mate, they dont stay super buoyant for long enough imo. Cork ball pop ups and proper job pop ups are v buoyant. It's a good idea to tank test every pot you buy so you know what you're dealing with. Flavour and smell ain't that important to me unless I'm fishing singles. What smells good to us has no relevance in the pond. Colour and buoyancy is v important imo. -
Yes, size 6. No side hooking.
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I have used them but found they're no more effective than a standard piece of foam on a hair. I normally tie a bog standard hair rig of 7 turns with a tiny piece of shrink tube over the eye to hold the gape open mate. Little piece of black foam maybe 10 mm in size. Dead easy.
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Pop ups and water clarity what's your preference ?
yonny replied to elmoputney's topic in UK Bait and Bait Making
Don't bamboozle yourself Elmo. Any one of those will catch fish if you put it in the right place. No need for 10 tubs of hookbaits imo. I normally carry a tub of bright ones and a tub of dull ones. And I think their buoyancy is more important than their flavour. My primary concern is that they behave as i intend. -
Pop ups and water clarity what's your preference ?
yonny replied to elmoputney's topic in UK Bait and Bait Making
P.s. I like white but will switch to duller hookbaits if I dont think I'm getting the bites I should be. -
Pop ups and water clarity what's your preference ?
yonny replied to elmoputney's topic in UK Bait and Bait Making
Pink will be more visible/blatant than yellow buddy. Yellow kinda reflects the tones of any weed and chod giving it a green appearance on the deck. -
All colours work in their day but I've found the bigguns always come to plain old black.
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MPE Tackle. Pricey but very, very light and stable. The best imo.
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Imo if you need to wash out your baits to get a bite there is something very wrong with your bait. We pay all that money for the most attractive bait we can get then wash all the attractors out. Makes no sense to me. If you want a soft bait try washing in; saturating in a water/glug/hydro mix. This adds to the attractors rather than washing them out and softens them up nicely. As they're saturated they don't take on silt either.
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Exactly what I was going to suggest. In terms of tactics, same as any lake mate, find the fish and fish for them.
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The green candy floss is our enemy mate.
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😂😂 Any bobbins will do bud, heavier is certainly better for zigs imo.
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Singers lol? Swingers? Sinkers? Auto correct I'm guessing lol.
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Honestly, I'm no that fussy when it comes to zigs mate. I will use big hooks though (normally a 6). Any old wide gape or curve shank jobby will do, I've even used chod hooks. As long as they're needle sharp I don't think it matters, I don't think mechanics are anywhere near as important with zigs. I always add a tiny bit of silicon to hold the gape open though.
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That is not the fault of the hooks lads. That's you dinging them on gravel on the retrieve. You need physical contact to bend a hook point. The sharper the hook, the less contact you need to bend them. Changing to a blunter hook is not the answer imo. You need to lift that rig off the deck prior to retrieving👍
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I've not bought putty in ages. I use the old Taska Tungsten Chod Beads. They balance my pop ups perfectly. Been using the same ones for maybe 4 or 5 years now, I think they cost me 3 quid. Can't get much cheaper than that.
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Like any fluoro/stiff hooklink it works well on clean substrates with a lead clip. I wouldn't use it on dirtier spots, even with a heli set up. Abrasion resistance is better than mono so should be ok around snags within reason. I'm not sure that's the right reason to use a rig mate. Have a think about what you're trying to achieve. Assess the spot and select the rig that presents/acts most effectively on the substrate👍
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Imo it's not worth saving a quid or two when it comes to something as critical as rigs. If you're looking to save cash save it on the big superficial buys - shelters , bedchair etc.
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I would consider 49% off to be a sale lol.
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With lots of nuisance species around the sooner you get them on those boilies the better imo. With corn and pellet you'll need to be ready to get through a hell of lot of tench and bream to get to the carp.
