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  1. I tie all my rigs on the spot, with as few parts, bits, and pieces as possible. Like you I have been working on developing a good hair rig that I can tie right on the mainline. All I use is a single bead as a weight stop, so the sinker can't travel all the way to the hook. (running rig) I am using Braid, in 10 - 20lb test. Try this and see how it works for you. Line from rod tip,(bead & float stop) through sinker, through bead twice. (through the bead, then around and back through the same direction) (btw this lets me adjust distance between hook and sinker on the fly without retieing) Tie hook directly on the end with a Palomar knot, but leave yourself an extra 6 - 8 " of tag end. Once the Palomar is tied on the hook and snugged up, lay the tag end back over the hook to make a loop for your hair rig. Run the end through the eye, adjust length of hair, then spiral around the hook shank several times like the knotless knot. Back through the eye, and back under the last loop (since its a tag end, and will be attached to nothing, this helps hold the knot in place) Tighten, trim end. I am experimenting with using a very small smear of hot melt glue near the bend of the shank to hold the line to the hook.
  2. What carp doesn't hoover it up and blow it back out? In every underwater video I've seen, carp suck up a handful of sludge, silt, debris, blow it back out, then pick the one piece they wanted out of the pile, and suck it back in. If they are not retaking the bait, I'd look very carefully at anything that could be causing them to drop it and move on. Pardon me if I'm wrong, but I thought the whole point of the hair rig was to catch them as they blew the bait back out? If your not, it seems something is not right.
  3. If in doubt, tie up a rig, then grab your scale and test it to destruction. Palomar knot for 90% of my knots, due to ease of tieing and good strength. Double or Triple surgeons knot for loops. Again easy to tie bank side in the wind and strong. If your running at 10lb mainline you want a rig that will at least stick together to at least 7 - 8 lbs. (PS I always just use a nail in the garage, etc and be careful! Swivels, hooks at those pressures can be dangerous.)
  4. If your really concerned by lead dissolving, it wouldn't be hard to fix. Dip them in a water based Polyurethane finish, hang them till they get tacky, and give them a shower of sand for camouflage. Hey presto, lead is safely sealed away behind a non toxic plastic finish. And they won't look like everyone else's leads.
  5. I realize that I'm stepping into sacred water here. But esp for river fishing simpler is better. Ask yourself, how much lead do I really need to reach the distance? In my case, even with running water, 1/2oz is all that is required, I do carry some 5/8's oz sinkers for faster water. 1/2 oz walking sinker on braid with a inexpensive 30$ graphite rod and 15$ reel and my wife can put the sinker on the far bank 3 out of 4 spots we fish. Probably talking 50 - 65 yards. And that is my wife, a chubby 52 yr old 5'2" tall. And arthritis in her hands to boot. In my case, I can do 75 - 90 yards sitting down, no windup, ease it back and schwingggggggggggggg. Now with a 12 foot rod, decent line on the reel with a 5/8 oz sinker I bet I could almost double that distance. Like fumanchu I agree with the slightly longer hair, don't want to get too long or it seems I start seeing missed takes, hook isn't laying right, etc. And btw that 1/2oz of lead plenty to prick the fish and get him to bolt. At which point the tight line to my rod finishes the job. Plus it makes much less noise on entry than a big 3 0z rig. So if your fishing the river, try one rod dead simple. You might be surprised. (drops the hatch to the fallout bunker)
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