muftyboy

The fish in my area go to around the 22lb mark I believe perhaps 25lb. Not that I can catch them i would say that unless your snag fishing then 12lb would be fine, also i have found that one certain hook works great with the iq2 and that is the solar wide gape x, my catch to run ratio has improved so much since i used this combo. mufty

i used to use iq but changed to iq2 this year and have to say my catch rate has improved and the hookholds are better, never had problems with iq2 tangling either. mufty I think i'll go for the IQ2 then, would 12lb be enough or should I opt for 15lb? i use 12lb and never had a problem, i suppose it depends on the size of fish you fishing for, mufty

i used to use iq but changed to iq2 this year and have to say my catch rate has improved and the hookholds are better, never had problems with iq2 tangling either. mufty

have you thought of trying crayfish tails as bait, you can buy em in morrisons i think or catch a cray and use a nice fresh one. mufty

a bit harsh mate, like he said they were in with a load of other stuff. mufty

I don't agree. Most of my fishing is with size 4s, regardless of bait. same as. I want a big bit of metal to nail'em, regardless the size of hookbait. Size 4's & 5's my favourites. Infact done 1 season using size 2's. They didnt get away;-) did your catch and run rate improve when you changed to bigger hooks? mufty

ive used it as a combi link with silkworm, its a bit of a git to tie mate, its like rope, i also rub some mud up and down it to darken it up a bit. mufty

i have done quite well on small baits with long hairs and size 6 hooks in the past, especially on cold winter days when all my friends have struggled for bites. mufty

personally i like a long hair , i like to have a lot of separation between bait and hook , i like to think that it gives better hooking potential but im sure there will be people who disagree.

in theory it is mate but i was just trying to think of something different that might get you a couple of extra bites on them tough days. with 2 hairs you could use a milk protien bait on one and a fishmeal on the other then bait up with both, then if the carp on that particular day have a preference for say the fishmeal over the milk then you may give yourself a better chance of catching. the main concern for me is the presentation and hooking potentail of such a rig, perhaps a visit to a runs water with 1 rod on a convential snowman and 1 on the double hair is the way forward. mufty

how? your only using a bit of extra bait not any more metal or hooks

i was wondering about tangles but was thinking the use of pva could cure this. i am thinking about ways of using 2 or even more different baits with lots of different attraction and food sources on 1 rig to create the upmost attraction, i did once use 2 different bottom baits cut in to discs then mounted on the hair with a high attract pop up which caught me a few fish, dont know why i stopped doing this mufty

oi oi, was just wondering on peoples thoughts on using more than 1 hair on a rig, maybe 2 totally different baits or 1 bottom bait and 1 pop up, has anybody ever tried this and do you think it could have better hooking potential by making the rig harder to eject or have a negative effect mufty

I use the solar wide gape x when using flouro hooklinks, allways had good hook holds with these, mufty

hi mate i have had this bivvy for a while now, been out in freezing temps and been battered by the rain and it has kept me warm and dry at all times mufty

Is this book the cause of the wettest summer on record lol

solar wide gape x if im using a stiiffer rig material, and gardner muggas if using soft braid

I allways use dog biscuit as loose feed and bread as hookbait and have caught plenty off the top so i would say they dont need to be the same

i have heard it mentioned that the colour red becomes invisible under water, just wondering if that means that carp cannot see red boilies? mufty

i concur

solar wide gape x, still yet to lose a fish in just over a year, [ ive only had 1 bite in that time though]

i do exactly the same as fraser, i also use a solar wide gape x hook with flouro,and use quite a long hooklink, at least a foot long, i don't think ive ever lost a fish on this set up, cheers mufty

thanks for the input fella's, think i might just buy one to start with as i can fish a 4th rod from november and see how i get on with it, cheers mufty

2) it rains and they scream does that mean they are not fully waterproof then?

are delkims really worth the money, perhaps someone can educate me, what makes them so special? , i use a set of bite alarms made by stillwater and if i get a run the alarm sounds, just the same as other bite alarms but at a fraction of the price, just don't get why people would pay so much money for them cheers mufty