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You really sure about that? It is possible, and quite easily. Instead of attaching the rig to the swivel by a direct knot, then you can attach it via a "loop to loop". Works with Mono and braid, although I do worry about the loop knot with fluorocarbon. I have a selection of rigs in my Rig bins already baited with Air Dried baits or pop-ups. To be honest it takes as little time to tie a new mainline to swivel knot as it does to get my fingers inside a quick link to open it. On top of that because I'm experienced enough to know about it, I also dry anything that gets wet before I attach PVA. I make up bags or mesh ready and often have some already made up in the bait bucket. I can then attach them to the hook and/or lead clip after drying the end tackle. Easy enough in the rain or in the winter. In fact the last 2 trips I have been on the rain was heavy enough that PVA was a nightmare whether it was made up or not. I did also point out that a quick link can't swivel, which may increase the possibility of line twist. Rod out the water a lost fish? Merely a take you have not yet received, and a rod out the water being properly prepared is worth the inconvenience of it leaning against the bivvy for a few minutes. The quicklink i`m talking about has a little protruding bit so the swivel can come off quickly, I make my rigs with svivels attatched. Thanks for the constructive critisisms, see you.

jemsue5 And that response helps how ? Does it show where my comments are wrong NO See you

The quick link cant swivel, it allows the swivel a right left movement, thats it. attaching the mainline directly to the swivel means you cant, prepare and change rigs that you have baited, pva`d without retying the whole rig, experienced carpers in winter fishing should already know this. So should those fishing in nonstop rain. Edit: rod out of the water is a lost fish....

I dont do all caps as its refered to as shouting

quick change links connected to your mainline then your hooklink means you can change your hooklink quickly

I would say mines a running rig, once the carp takes the bait , as the quick change link comes out of the safety clip, and on a snag the weakest point is the knot to the quick change link so everthing falls safely away, the carp is left with just a short hooklink which it can get rid of itself in most cases.

Bowmans lake aka willows farm, fish the deep lake, you`ll need a bait boat for a few of the swims.

Having fished Bowmans aka willows farm for a year and had tons of doubles out of the deep including 3 30+s, if you have a bait boat fish the 3 swims to the right of the reeds, and boat to the back 2ft off the bank, fish nash 10mm tuttis size 10 hook, fluoro hook link, if no baitboat, fish the second swim as you come down from the toliets side, cast to the pipe, another to 2ft from the bank, between the pipe and tree, 10mm tuttis on one, 15mm tutti popup on the other, use either pva string, or mesh, with a few freebies, I know its cold, but its also the best time for the bigguns.

Theres over 15 different 30`s I caught 3 of them, 39lb came out november 48lb+ catfish double figure Bream, I had 11lb 9lb+ tench Season ticket £100 2 rods £125 3 rods day/night tickets from the machine, http://www.carp.com/carp-waters416.html HtH